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Illinois becomes 9th state to ban assault rifles
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a statewide assault weapons ban on Wednesday, making it the...
At least 74 Illinois sheriff’s departments vow to defy state assault weapons ban
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJust days after Illinois became the ninth U.S. state to ban assault rifles, the state already hit a...
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,...
Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks assault weapons ban
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of...
Can Illinois sheriffs refuse to enforce new gun law? The court system will have a say
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPEORIA — Law enforcement's reaction to the recent assault weapons law approved by Gov. JB Pritzker...
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...
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...
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...
Armed cartels: Why two Texas Democrats seek to ban the private sales of .50 caliber rifles
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThree congressional Democrats, including two from Texas, introduced a bill Thursday calling for a...
Illinois Has Banned Assault Weapons Six Months After The 4th Of July Parade Shooting In Highland...
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe law, which bans the sale, delivery, manufacture, and purchase of assault weapons, comes six...