Carrying concealed weapons has always been thought of as the actions of a criminal. As a result, states started to ban carrying concealed weapons in public, while still allowing open carry. However, some states, specifically Vermont, have never had any laws …show more content…
Madigan,” in 2012. This case was originally “Shepard v. Madigan,” because originally, there was a woman, Mary Shepard, who was attacked. She owned and possessed a gun, but was not allowed to carry it outside of her property, due to the Illinois State Statutes that prevented the carry of a concealed weapon outside of your own property. As a result, this woman was attacked, and complained that, because of the no-issue laws, she was unable to protect herself, and she and a co-worker had suffered serious injuries. This case was dismissed, but later brought up again in the case “Moore v. Madigan,” where Michael Moore and others filed suit against the attorney general, Lisa Madigan, because the State Statutes against concealed carry were unconstitutional. They ended up winning this case, and Madigan was forced to enact a shall-issue