Chicago Residents Sue to Challenge Shooting Range Ban
Posted by FirearmsTruth on August 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Three Chicago residents along with a gun range designer have filed a lawsuit this week against the City of Chicago reports WLS-AM radio. According to a press release from the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), a lawsuit has been filed in federal court, asserting that Chicago is depriving citizens to keep and bear arms in direct violation of the Second Amendment.
The press release notes:
“Joining SAF in this lawsuit are the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), Action Target, Inc., and three individual plaintiffs including a retired Chicago police detective. They are represented by attorneys Alan Gura of Virginia and David Sigale of Chicago, who teamed up with SAF and ISRA on the landmark case of McDonald v. City of Chicago, which incorporated the Second Amendment to the states, effectively striking down Chicago’s 28-year-old handgun ban.”
Second Amendment Foundation website
