Wilson v. Cook County

This case presents question as to whether Cook County Deadly Weapons Dealer Control Ordinance, which criminalized possession of certain assault weapons, is constitutional? Appellate Court, in finding that said ordinance was constitutional since it only concerned subcategory of weapons that were beyond ordinary handguns used for self-defense, rejected plaintiffs’ claims that ordinance: (1) violated Second Amendment; (2) was overbroad; and (3) violated notions of due process and equal protection.