Ezell v. City of Chicago (Ezell II)
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
846 F.3d 888 (2017)
- Written by Eric Miller, JD
Facts
The City of Chicago (defendant) enacted an ordinance that simultaneously banned firing ranges within city limits and required gun owners to put in practice time at the range. Rhonda Ezell and others (plaintiffs) sought a preliminary injunction, which the federal district court denied. Ezell and the others appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which reversed in Ezell I, 651 F.3d 684 (2011). The city revised its laws, implementing a regulatory scheme to permit firing ranges in the city subject to certain restrictions. Provisions included (1) a zoning restriction that limited gun ranges to manufacturing districts; (2) a zoning restriction that prohibited gun ranges within 100 feet of a school, church, or residential district, among other locations; and (3) an age restriction that prohibited anyone under 18 from entering a gun range. The litigation resumed. The city defended the restrictions on the grounds of public health and safety but cited little in the way of data. The federal district court enjoined the manufacturing-district restriction but upheld the distancing and age restrictions. Both sides appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Sykes, J.)
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