Where a defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon under the 1996 unlawful use of a weapon statute, ILCS 5/24-1(a)(4), the conviction must be vacated because the statute is facially unconstitutional.The 1st District Appellate Court reversed a decision from Cook County Circuit Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan.Jose Gamez was arrested for unlawful use of a weapon. He was charged with knowing possession of a firearm in a vehicle at a time when he was not on his own land, in his own abode or fixed place of business …