Historical state prohibition of concealed carry[edit]
Illinois was the last state to allow the concealed carry of firearms by citizens.[20] On December 11, 2012, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case of Moore v. Madigan, ruled that Illinois' concealed carry ban was unconstitutional, and gave the state 180 days to change its laws.[21] Subsequently the court granted a 30-day extension of the deadline.[22] On July 9, 2013, Illinois enacted the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, which established a system for the issuing of concealed carry permits.[23][24] On September 12, 2013, the Illinois Supreme Court, in the case of People v. Aguilar, also ruled that the state's Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon law, which completely prohibited concealed carry, was unconstitutional.[25] On January 5, 2014, the state police began accepting applications for permits to carry concealed handguns.[26] On February 28, 2014, the state police announced that they had begun issuing concealed carry permits.[27]