The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), along with its partners, announced today that they have filed a petition for review with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Schoenthal v. Raoul. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Illinois’ ban on carrying firearms on public transportation.

The case, originally filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2022, targets a specific provision of Illinois law.

While the state requires residents to have both a Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) and a concealed carry license to carry a firearm in public lawfully, it explicitly bans carrying a gun on:

“…any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area un

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