Assault Rifles

Assault weapons and hand guns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield, Ill.

Downstate judge's effort to shoot down Illinois' assault weapon ban put on hold pending appeal

Jon Seidel

A ruling Thursday by the federal appeals court in Chicago allows the law to remain in place while the legal controversy it’s generated continues to work its way through the courts.

Connecticut State Police Detective Barbara J. Mattson holds a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle, the same type of gun used in the Sandy Hook shooting, during a 2013 hearing in Hartford, Conn. The gun-maker Remington is being sued by the families of the victims.

Illinois News

Appellate court upholds restraining order on assault weapons ban

Peter Hancock

In 2-1 ruling, court says law likely violates equal protection guarantee

Guns for sale at a gun show in Naples, Fla.

Illinois News

Illinois House votes to ban assault weapons and broaden abortion protections

Dave McKinney

About six months after the Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill to ban assault weapons.

Politics and Government

More Gun Legislation Filed At Illinois State Capitol

More gun control legislation has been filed in Illinois in the wake of the Florida school shooting.State Sen. Ira Silverstein, a Democrat from Chicago, is…