MOORE v. MADIGAN

Nos. 12-1788, 12-1269.

702 F.3d 933 (2012)

Michael MOORE, et al., and Mary E. Shepard, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lisa MADIGAN, Attorney General of Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Gura (argued), Attorney, Gura & Possessky, Alexandria, VA, David D. Jensen , Attorney, David Jensen PLLC, New York City, David G. Sigale , Attorney, Glen Ellyn, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in No. 12-1269.

Charles J. Cooper (argued), Attorney, Cooper & Kirk, Washington, DC, William N. Howard , Attorney, Freeborn & Peters LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in No. 12-1788.

Karl R. Triebel (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civ. Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, Joseph A. Bleyer , Attorney, Bleyer & Bleyer, Marion, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Suzanne M. Loose , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Jonathan Klee Baum , Attorney, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Stephen L. Wood , Attorney, Chicago Transit Authority, Law Department, Alexander David Marks , Attorney, Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., Patrick J. Rocks, Jr. , Attorney, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago, IL, Todd Sunhwae Kim , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Office of the Solicitor General, Washington, DC, Brian S. Koukoutchos , Attorney, Mandeville, LA, for Amici Curiae.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

These two appeals, consolidated for oral argument, challenge denials of declaratory and injunctive relief sought in materially identical suits under the Second Amendment. An Illinois law forbids a person, with exceptions mainly for police and other security personnel, hunters, and members of target shooting clubs, 720 ILCS 5/24-2, to carry a gun ready to use (loaded, immediately accessible — that is, easy to reach — and uncased...

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