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Illinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rules
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston in Rockford ruled last Friday with four gun owners who filed a lawsuit in 2022 contending that their inability to carry weapons on buses and trains violated their Second Amendment right to self-defense. Johnston relied on a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case from 2022 that established that gun laws must be consistent with conditions found in the late 1700s when the Bill of Rights was composed. No regulation on where weapons could be carried existed. Illinois became the nation’s last state to approve concealed carry in 2013. The law established a number of places that were off limits to guns, such as public arenas, hospitals, buses and trains.
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Central IL educators preview new goals, initiatives as school year begins
CENTRAL ILLINOIS, (WCIA) — For many districts across Central Illinois, their superintendents feel the school year is off to a great start. As teachers and students adjust to the daily routine of being in a classroom once again, many administrators are looking ahead to new programs being introduced in schools. In Decatur, there is a […]
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