© 2024 WNIJ and WNIU
Northern Public Radio
801 N 1st St.
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-9000
Northern Public Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

No Rush For Concealed Carry: Gun-Rights Activists To Appeal Judge's Ruling

Illinois gun-rights advocates will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that prevents them from immediately carrying concealed weapons in public.

East St. Louis U.S. District Judge William Stiehl threw out a lawsuit today filed by the Illinois State Rifle Association and Mary Shepherd. They had argued it was unconstitutional to make people wait for the permitting process to be put in place before allowing people to carry concealed firearms. On July 9th, Illinois became the last in the nation to pass a concealed carry law. Illinois State Police are in charge of setting up an application and training system: they have 180 days to do that, plus another 90 days to process the forms. 

Susan is an award-winning reporter/writer at her favorite radio station. She's also WNIJ's Perspectives editor, Under Rocks contributor, and local host of All Things Considered.
Related Stories