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FOID, red flags and restraining orders: How state laws regulate firearm purchases
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA mass shooting in Highland Park at a Fourth of July parade prompted questions about how the suspect...
Illinois Democrats want to act with 'urgency' on proposal banning assault weapons
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban the sale and ownership of...
Taylorville, Illinois man accused of falsifying information on FOID card application
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Taylorville man is accused of hiding a felony conviction on his application for a state Firearm Owner Identification card. Patrick Nichols, 60, of Taylorville, was charged Thursday in Christian ...
Illinois Supreme Court: Firearm Owners Identification records exempt from public disclosure
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people may obtain records about their own Firearm...
Father of accused Illinois gunman faces charges in July 4 parade mass shooting
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Illinois prosecutor has filed felony charges against the father of the man accused of opening...
Highland Park Suspect Considered 2nd Attack in Wisconsin, Police Say. What We Know So Far
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Lake County, Illinois, police officer walks down Central Avenue in Highland Park on July 4, 2022,...
Red flags and firearms checks: How the Highland Park suspect slipped through the cracks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe July Fourth shooting suspect's legal firearms purchases after repeated police background checks...
More than 112,000 Illinois residents have lost the right to own guns. The state doesn’t know if...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMore than 112,000 Illinois residents have been deemed too dangerous to own guns, but the state...
Fact-check: Did Highland Park July 4 shooter buy guns legally?
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViral Facebook post: Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.” PolitiFact's...
Illinois State Police beefs up 'clear and present danger' part of FOID process
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police announced Monday they will start using a broader definition of what constitutes a “clear and present danger” when reviewing a person’s Firearm Owners ...