Gun rights groups are asking a federal appeals court to overturn Illinois’ assault weapons ban, setting up a possible Supreme ...

An Illinois judge on Friday temporarily blocked Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker from enforcing a newly enacted ban on certain semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. Effingham County Judge ...

“There are control systems in place ... The report notes that while Illinois gun laws are strict, those of the five bordering states are “much weaker” and that “an outsized share of ...

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...

Kavanaugh predicted Monday the court will soon consider the question of whether assault weapons bans are unconstitutional, ...

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) asked the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold its critical victory over the Illinois ...

Illinois is not the only place Raoul is defending gun control laws. He’s filed friends of the court briefs in other federal courts supporting gun control laws in Massachusetts, Minnesota and beyond.

Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the U.S.—and states with loose gun control laws bear the heaviest ...

Now, Illinois lawmakers are pushing legislation that would strengthen gun storage laws. The Safe Firearm Storage ... its owner's "immediate possession or control" and increases the age to 18 ...

Illinois is not the only place Raoul is defending gun control laws. He’s filed friends of the court briefs in other federal courts supporting gun control laws in Massachusetts, Minnesota and beyond.

(The Center Square) — In defending gun control laws in Illinois and other states, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul recognizes the challenges posed by recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent on ...