Overview
- The Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Illinois’ 2013 law, leaving the ban on carrying concealed loaded guns on buses and trains in effect.
- The move preserves a Seventh Circuit decision from last year that called transit a crowded, confined setting consistent with long‑standing firearm limits.
- The lawsuit began in 2022 when four permit holders sued; a federal judge ruled for them in 2024 under the Supreme Court’s Bruen history test before the appeals court reversed.
- Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke praised the outcome as a transit safety measure, while plaintiffs’ lawyer David G. Sigale said riders lose a lawful means of self‑defense.
- With the court path narrowed, the Illinois State Rifle Association plans a lobby day in Springfield on April 15 and says it is watching proposals including a limit on handguns that can be converted to full auto.