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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...
Supporters of assault weapons ban in Illinois tell lawmakers bill doesn't go far enough
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lengthy list of schools provided the virtual background for Joseph Saunders as he testified...
Illinois Democrats want to act with 'urgency' on proposal banning assault weapons
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban the sale and ownership of...
Senate passes version of assault-style weapons ban; Act returns to House for vote
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Illinois Senate on Monday passed an amended version of the assault-style weapons ban. The...
Illinois law enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD — Some of the state’s leading law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to...
Beyond the SAFE-T Act: These bills passed during the Illinois General Assembly veto session
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile much of the attention was on the amended SAFE-T Act, the Illinois General Assembly passed a...
Legislators return to Springfield for lame-duck session
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe lame-duck session, the final five days of the 102nd Illinois General Assembly, begins today at...
Your turn: Illinois SAFE-T Act reforms will still let dangerous criminals back on streets
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Illinois House and Senate recently convened in Springfield for the second week of veto session, concluding Dec. 1. The session dealt with major issues of state policy on which action was ...
Illinois appellate court upholds restraining order on assault weapons ban
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois’ new assault weapons ban from being enforced will remain in place after a divided state appellate court panel’s ruling ...
Capitol Fax: There's push-back on proposed gun legislation
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere’s been sort of an unwritten rule the past several years in Springfield to stay away from doing...