People v. Chairez

Section 24-1(a)(4), (c)(1.5) of the unlawful use of a weapon (UUW) statute, which prohibits an individual from carrying or possessing a firearm within 1000 feet of a public park, is unconstitutional. As the law functions as a categorical prohibition without providing an exception for law-abiding persons, it is a severe burden on second amendment right of self-defense. The unconstitutional portion of the statute is severable from the remaining portions of statute.  (FREEMAN, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, GARMAN, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)