Just How Far Can Gun Control Go Under the Second Amendment?
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
• 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
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
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
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