Gun Control

Illinois GOP lawmakers from Central Illinois held a townhall meeting this week following the end of the Spring session. The town hall took place online on Sen. Sally Turner’s Facebook page. Turner was accompanied by Rep. Bill Hauter and Rep. Regan Deering, who both represent parts of McLean County.

Thursday was the final day of a trial challenging the law, passed in response to the 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park.

The first witness called by those challenging the ban was a downstate gun dealer who testified AR-15-style guns are used for self-defense.

A new law allowed gun owners to keep assault weapons if they disclosed them. Illinois county registration rates ranged from 0.5% to 1.8%.

Lawsuit challenges state law passed after 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July shooting that left 7 dead and nearly 50 wounded.

It turns out the more women there are in a state house of representatives, the more likely it is legislation will pass that deals with firearms. That's according to new scholarship by an Illinois State University economist.

Alex Degman talked with State Police Director Brendan Kelly about how the agency is reporting differently than it did a year ago.

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.

Nancy Rotering plans to continue her anti-gun activism, noting the ongoing gun threat is "pervasive" and "harming us as a society."

State Sen. Tom Bennett voted against the recently-approved $50.6 billion budget, but pointed to some areas he sees as positive.