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A Shelbyville couple and several gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a statewide ban on handguns in home day cares, arguing the prohibition violates the Second Amendment rights of the operators of the businesses.
The suit was filed Monday against the state and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which sets licensing rules for child care facilities. A spokeswoman for the agency declined to comment on pending litigation.
Since 2017, Jennifer Miller has operated a licensed day care out of her house in Shelbyville.
She and her husband, Darin Miller, both have firearm owner’s identification cards and concealed carry permits, but they were told by a DCFS employee in March and April that they could not keep handguns in their home while operating a licensed day care, according to the lawsuit.
“The Millers would possess and carry loaded and functional handguns for self-defense and defense of family, but refrain from doing so because they fear Jennifer’s day care home license being taken away from them by the State,” the lawsuit says.
Jennifer Miller said owning a handgun is her Second Amendment right, adding that that she and her husband have gone through background checks and extensive firearm training.
“We’re just average, law-abiding citizens trying to make our way in the world,” she said.
Miller said her daycare parents are aware of the guns in the home, and none have protested.
“We’re rural Illinois, and it’s kind of a gun culture here,” she said. “Everyone hunts or knows someone who does. It’s not like Chicago or someplace where there are so many unlicensed guns. People around here are pretty responsible and everyone I know that carries a concealed weapon has had the training.”
HT: Breitbart