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Chicago judge rules statute barring felons from having guns unconstitutional

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Chicago judge rules statute barring felons from having guns unconstitutional
A Chicago judge recently ruled, in the case of a felon convicted multiple times, that the statute barring felons from possessing handguns is unconstitutional.
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