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DOJ to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies

  • Aug 17

Suspect in deadly SW Side shooting that led to 'Karina's law' dies

  • Jun 2
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Trump administration sues Denver over assault weapons ban

  • May 5

SCOTUS leaves Illinois' transit gun law in place

  • Apr 7

DOJ charges man accused of selling gun to ODU shooter

  • Mar 13

NRA questions Trump admin. stance after deadly MN protest shooting

  • Jan 28

2nd Amendment debate: Comparisons drawn between Pretti, Rittenhouse

  • Jan 26

Boy shoots another child on NW Side as gun storage law takes effect

  • Jan 2

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Pritzker signs 2 gun safety bills into law

  • Jul 29, 2025
1:23

Gun debate nearly turns violent between lawmakers

  • Mar 27, 2025
2:22

Supreme Court upholds federal regulations on ghost guns

  • Mar 26, 2025
2:04

Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens

  • Jan 31, 2025
0:21

Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens

  • Jan 31, 2025
0:35

Appeals court keeps Illinois' assault weapons ban in place

  • Dec 9, 2024
0:28

State asks for stay of federal ruling against IL assault weapons ban

  • Nov 16, 2024
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Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban

  • Nov 9, 2024

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Remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 13 years later

On December 14, 2012, a gunman opened fired inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooting killed 20 first-grade students and six educators.

  • Dec 14, 2025
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Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the justices to revive a case against a Texas man charged with a felony because he allegedly had a gun in his home and acknowledged being a regular pot user.

  • Oct 20, 2025

DOJ mulling rule that may restrict transgender individuals from owning guns: Sources

Senior DOJ officials have held internal deliberations over issuing a rule that could restrict transgender individuals from being able to own firearms, sources say.

  • Sep 4, 2025

Gun rights groups ask SCOTUS to overturn Cook County assault weapons ban

Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County's ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally.

  • Aug 29, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill aimed at protecting children from accidental shootings into law

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took steps on Monday to strengthen laws to protect children from accidental shootings in their homes.

  • Jul 29, 2025