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Gun rights advocates file opening legal challenges to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two...
Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s assault-style weapons ban
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling...
Illinois House passes assault-style weapons ban; bill now heads to Senate
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Illinois House of Representatives worked into the early-morning hours Friday to pass the Protect...
Supreme Court denies emergency challenge to Illinois' 2023 assault weapon gun ban
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Supreme Court has officially upheld an emergency challenge to Illinois' assault weapons gun ban on Wednesday. On April 26, a group of plaintiffs — the National Association for Gun Rights ...
NRA sues over Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllinois' two-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws “ubiquitous” firearms in “radical” defiance of the Constitution's Second Amendment, a federal...
Prohibition on book bans, right to sue for ‘deepfake porn’ among new laws in Illinois
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMore than 300 new laws will take effect Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation of...
UPDATE 1-US Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault rifle ban
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again declined to block a Democratic-backed state ban in Illinois on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted after a deadly mass shooting ...
Supreme Court strikes down ban on rapid-fire bump stocks like those used in Las Vegas mass shooting
LA Times via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoA bump stock is attached to a semiautomatic rifle. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press) The Supreme...
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 Assault Weapons Ban Passes in Win for Pritzker
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- Illinois lawmakers approved a bill that will ban the sale and manufacturing of...