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There are restrictions on our Second Amendment right. Many of those restrictions amount to straight up infringement. In order to infringe on something, the threshold is actually very low. Illinois is not known for being a state all that friendly to gun owners. They have and continue to obstruct the law-abiding from exercising their Constitutional right. A peculiar case from 2018 out of the Prairie State was appealed to the Seventh Circuit in early 2022. The case is Miller v. Smith and involves the Millers being prohibited from keeping and bearing arms at their property because they are licensed foster caregivers. Recently the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), who’s suing on behalf of the Millers, filed their reply brief in the appeal. The SAF is suing alongside the Illinois State Rifle Association and Illinois Carry.
Here is what the law does
The law in Illinois is overreaching and bans the possession of firearms at multiple locations, including licensed daycare and foster care properties. Per the opinion from Illinois Central District Court of Springfield, the following regulation was cited:
DCFS has also promulgated the following rule regarding firearms in foster family homes
(o) Any and all firearms and ammunition shall be stored and locked up separately at all times and kept in places inaccessible to children. No firearms possessed in violation of a State or federal law or a local government ordinance shall be present in the home at any time. Loaded guns shall not be kept in a foster home unless required by law enforcement officers and in accordance with their law enforcement agency’s safety procedures.
In other words, the guns should be stored in such a manner as to render them useless in many situations where quick access to hem is crucial. Go read the whole piece at Bearing Arms
