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The opinion was handed down in a lawsuit by a central Illinois lawmaker who argued that banning the sale of high-powered rifles and high-capacity magazines violates the state constitution.
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Nancy Rotering plans to continue her anti-gun activism, noting the ongoing gun threat is "pervasive" and "harming us as a society."
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State Sen. Tom Bennett voted against the recently-approved $50.6 billion budget, but pointed to some areas he sees as positive.
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In 2-1 ruling, court says law likely violates equal protection guarantee
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The challenges keep coming in reaction to a new state law that gun owners say violates their Second Amendment rights.
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A central Illinois lawmaker who was just appointed to an Illinois Senate seat says lawmakers don't deserve the pay raise they just gave themselves.
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Those living on Bloomington’s south and east side have a new state representative representing them in Springfield. His name is Dan Caulkins, a Republican from Decatur.
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Bloomington-Normal groups and institutions are decrying the shootings at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs over the weekend and calling for change in national culture and laws.
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The national March for Our Lives movement came to downtown Bloomington on Saturday as about 75 gun control advocates chanted "protect kids, not guns."
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Charlie Schlenker talks with state Sen. Jason Barickman about policy choice in the debate over guns. Barickman is a Republican from Bloomington-Normal. Barickman says he acknowledges the system is imperfect and society needs to find ways to do better. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.