'Blatantly unconstitutional': Illinois gun store owners fired up over assault weapons ban
“Realistically, this didn't start to materialize until the incident happened in Highland Park. Highland Park is a rich White neighborhood. You look at the inner city and things happen and yet the government didn't react. You know, so do the math," said Krahl.
Illinois gun store owners fired up over assault weapons ban: 'blatantly unconstitutional'
The sign outside R Guns in Carpentersville says it is open for business, but inside, you’ll only find the owner — and he’s fired up.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs bill banning assault weapons into law
The passage comes a bit over six months after a gunman in Highland Park killed seven and wounded more than 48 people at a Fourth of July parade.
Illinois assault weapons ban takes effect
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an assault weapons ban into law Tuesday night.
Illinois House passes assault weapons ban; Gov. Pritzker vows to sign bill
Illinois is poised to become the ninth state in the country to ban assault weapons after the Illinois House on Tuesday approved legislation that will also stop the sale of high-capacity magazines. MORE: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gov-pritzker-vows-to-sign-assault-weapons-ban
Illinois Senate passes assault weapons ban
The Illinois Senate passed House Bill 5471 Monday, which bans assault weapons and high-capacity magazines from being manufactured or sold in the state.
Illinois assault weapons ban in trouble? Senate president not committing to floor vote
Opponents of a ban on military-style, assault weapons still hope to block it in the Illinois Senate this weekend.
Illinois House Executive Committee passes assault weapons ban
The Illinois House committee passed an assault weapons ban bill Thursday after hundreds of gun violence survivors, loved ones of victims, politicians and anti-violence activists gathered at the Illinois capitol calling for change.
Activists flood the Illinois capitol to call for stricter gun laws
The Illinois House committee passed an assault weapons ban bill Thursday after hundreds of gun violence survivors, loved ones of victims, politicians and anti-violence activists gathered at the Illinois capitol calling for change.
Illinois House committee passes assault weapons ban
The Illinois House committee passed an assault weapons ban bill Thursday after hundreds of gun violence survivors, loved ones of victims, politicians and anti-violence activists gathered at the Illinois capitol calling for change.
Illinois lawmakers discuss assault weapons ban
The General Assembly was reportedly discussing gun control legislation in Springfield Thursday as hundreds called for change.
'Fund the police': Biden outlines crime plan, pushes assault weapons ban
Democrats and Republicans worked together in a rare effort to pass gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
Most in US want stricter gun laws, AP-NORC poll finds
The poll found that 71% of Americans say gun laws should be stricter, including about half of Republicans and a majority of those in gun-owning households.
Gun laws across the U.S.
A state-by-state look at gun control and weapons laws across the United States, including background checks, waiting periods, concealed and open carry permits, and assault weapons bans.
Illinois lawmakers call for stricter gun laws during US Senate hearing
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) set the stage Wednesday during a Senate judicial committee hearing on the deadly Highland Park shooting.
Naperville considering ban on sale of assault weapons
Officials in Naperville are considering a ban on the sale of assault weapons.
Sen. Duckworth calls for ban of assault weapons
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth urged her colleagues Thursday to ban the civilian sale or transfer of powerful military style rifles.
Indiana state handgun permit requirement ends
A permit is no longer required to carry a handgun outside of your home or business in the Hoosier state.
Research suggests assault weapons ban would save lives
Northwestern professor Dr. Post says you can't blame mental illness, but instead, gunmen she calls "evil", are often inspired by other shooters.
Northwestern professor: Assault weapons ban would save lives
A professor from Northwestern who studies mass shootings says you can't blame mental illness. She says access to assault weapons is key.