In the post above, the link probably is not broken. The site was taking more hits yesterday than it could handle.
IllinoisCarry memo:
Major Victory In Illinois!
Court Rules Ban on Right to Carry
UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!
The U. S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals handed pro-carry advocates a huge victory in a 2-1 ruling today. The court declared the state's ban on the Right to Carry unconstitutional. The court remanded Shepard vs Madigan and Moore vs Madigan back to their respective U.S. District Courts with a directive mandating the courts deem the ban unconstitutional and ordered them to grant a permanent injunction against the ban in both cases. The 7th Circuit justices also granted a 180 day stay on that decision to allow the state legislature time to pass a reasonable Right to Carry law.
The Illinois Attorney General's office can request an en banc ruling from the entire panel of 7th Circuit judges or appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The challenge IllinoisCarry members now face is fending off a bad Chicago-style Right to Carry bill and to get a good bill passed.
IllinoisCarry extends its appreciation and gratitude to the Second Amendment Foundation and attorneys Alan Gura and David Sigale for representing IllinoisCarry and other plaintiffs in the Moore vs Madigan lawsuit. IllinoisCarry would also like to thank the Illinois State Rifle Association, the NRA, and their attorneys for representing Mary Shepard in Shepard vs Madigan.
Thank you to Dick Heller, Otis McDonald, and Rhonda Ezell for their landmark rulings which laid the foundation for the ruling delivered today. Thank you to these great patriots whose trailblazing Second Amendment victories made today possible.
To follow the discussion of this landmark ruling please visit IllinoisCarry.com.
PERSONAL COMMENT: If you are from IL or have friends from IL, encourage them to stay on top of this. IGOLD this year may be more important than ever until there is actually a concealed carry bill in place.