(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether a state law requiring gun owners to have a Firearm Owners Identification card is unconstitutional.
The court is, for a second time, considering the case of a Southern Illinois woman who was charged with possession of a firearm without a FOID card. The weapon was in her home.
A judge ruled the FOID requirement imposed a burden on her Second Amendment right to keep a firearm in her own home for protection.
Garson Fischer, an assistant Illinois attorney general, argued the law imposes a minimal burden and serves a legitimate interest in keeping guns out of the hands of felons and the mentally ill.
On the other side, attorney David Sigale argued that the law imposes a significant burden because it imposes penalties on those in violation, even if they are entitled under state and federal law to own a firearm.
