Chicago Required Gun Training, Then Banned Every Place to Train

Summary

Chicago required residents to complete live-fire training for firearm permits while simultaneously banning public shooting ranges within city limits. In `Ezell v. City of Chicago`, 651 F.3d 684 (7th Cir. 2011), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down this ordinance, ruling that the Second Amendment right to possess firearms necessarily includes the right to acquire and maintain proficiency. The court found Chicago's actions to be a "handgun ban rebuilt with paperwork" and later struck down subsequent restrictive zoning in 2017.