Caulkins v. Pritzker

Summary

The Illinois Supreme Court reversed a circuit court judgment declaring the Act's exemptions unconstitutional under the equal protection and special legislation clauses. It held that plaintiffs failed to allege they were similarly situated to trained professionals, and that grandfathered owners either were not comparable because of their reliance interest or were treated the same as plaintiffs who already possessed restricted items. The court also held that plaintiffs waived an independent Second Amendment challenge and that their failure to cross-appeal barred their three-readings challenge.