Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Firearms
Defendant, who was found to have guns stored in a backpack in the trunk of a car, was convicted on seven counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (UUWF) and on four counts of violations of armed habitual criminal statute. Both statutes comport with the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Application of armed habitual criminal statute to Defendant did not violate ex post facto principles because Defendant possessed the guns at issue years after the legislature adopted that statute. .
(QUINN and STEELE, concurring.)