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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Don’t Get Zoned Out of Your Second Amendment Rights   

Property owners may occasionally face challenges when municipalities interpret zoning ordinances in ways that could limit certain lawful activities. We recently represented a client in a case where the municipality sought to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Statute Regulating Stun Guns and Tasers Unconstitutional - A Portion of the State's Unlawful Use of...

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• In People v. Webb, the Illinois Supreme Court found that an Illinois statute prohibiting the carriage or possession of a stun gun or taser in public violated the Second Amendment. • The Court applied a two-part test to...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Informing Illinois Newsletter - March 2018

Illinois Supreme Court Says Gun Ban Near Parks Is Unconstitutional - On February 1, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the portion of the Unlawful Use of a Weapon (UUW) statute that criminalized the possession of...more

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Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Zoning Regulations and Age Restriction Governing Shooting Ranges

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On Jan. 18, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit struck down Chicago's zoning regulations limiting shooting ranges to only a small portion of the city, as well as the city's ban on minors entering shooting...more

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Pro Bono Q&A: How One Law Firm Is Helping a California City Curb Gun Violence

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A JD Supra Pro Bono Profile: Q&A with Farella Braun + Martel partner Tony Schoenberg about his work related to a Sunnyvale, Calif., ordinance that bans the possession of large-capacity gun magazines. ...more

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