Lawrence Jarvis Hall, III v. State of Florida

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• holding Illinois's unlawful use of weapons statute and the AUUW statute, which generally prohibit the carrying of guns in public, violate second amendment right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home
• stating that while a “blanket prohibition” on public carry requires a greater showing of justification than that the “public might benefit,” a law imposing a “lesser burden” would not require the state “prove so strong a need”
• reversing denials of preliminary injunctions and remanding with instructions to enter declarations of unconstitutionality and permanent injunctions
• reversing denials of preliminary injunctions and remanding with instructions to enter declarations of unconstitutionality and permanent injunctions
• striking down Illinois law prohibiting most people from carrying firearms in public
• holding Illinois licensing scheme for open carry unconstitutional

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