California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in the case Schoenthal v. Raoul, currently pending in the Seventh Circuit. The case challenges Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public transportation.
"While people travel to work, to their homes, or with their children, they should not have fear gun violence," said Attorney General Bonta. "It is commonsense that loaded guns do not belong on buses, trains, or subways. States have the responsibility to protect their communities. The fact is: more guns in more places makes us less safe."
The multistate coalition argues for reasonable gun regulations consistent with the Second Amendment to help maintain public safety. The brief emphasizes restricting firearms in sensitive places like public transportation and how these restrictions align with Supreme Court precedents.
Attorney General Bonta joins his counterparts from the District of Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont in this legal action.
A copy of the brief can be accessed online.