People v. Fields

Defendant, age 18 at time of offense, was convicted after bench trial of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (AUUW). Defendant argued that the under age 21 subsection of AUUW statute unconstitutionally disarms adults who are 18 to 20 years old. The 18-to-20-year-old age group is more likely to be interacting with and thus endangering juveniles under 18, and the under age 21 subsection of statute serves substantial and important government interest to reduce armed violence and illegal activity of street gangs and others, and subsection is reasonably related to this government interest. Thus, subsection does not violate Second Amendment. (ROCHFORD, concurring; HALL, dissenting.)