Handgun laws


Handguns are displayed in the glass case at Freddie Bear Sports in Tinley Park, Ill. in January.
(Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune / January 16, 2013)



























































SPRINGFIELD—A federal appeals court has rejected Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s request for a rehearing on the case where the state has been ordered to allow citizens to carry guns in public.

Madigan made the request following the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision in December that gave Illinois 180 days to put together a law that would allow concealed weapons in Illinois.

There has been no word yet from Madigan’s office on her next move. She could choose to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court or decide to let the ruling stand.