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Groups challenging the law made their bid to the U.S. Supreme Court after last fall’s ruling from the federal appeals court in Chicago, which found that weapons covered by Illinois’ assault-weapons ban don’t have Second Amendment protection.
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Police in Normal have booked a juvenile male for attempted murder in connection with a Thursday afternoon shooting on Shelbourne Drive. An adult man was hit by the gunfire, but does not have life-threatening injuries.
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Police in Normal said Thursday they have identified and located multiple suspects in an afternoon shooting. An adult man has non-life threatening injuries from the incident in the 100 block of West Shelbourne Drive.
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A federal judge has sentenced four people for their parts in a gun store burglary ring that tried to grab weapons from five counties in Central Illinois, including McLean.
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Authorities have arrested a 15-year-old boy for a shooting overnight on Feb. 8. A 17-year-old boy received multiple gunshot wounds to his leg in the 1000 block of West Market Street.
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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%.
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Lawsuit challenges state law passed after 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July shooting that left 7 dead and nearly 50 wounded.
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There are minimal consequences for failing to register, and whether the law is even enforced depends heavily on where you live and how authorities discover an unregistered gun.
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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.
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Bloomington Police brought in 217 weapons in a gun buyback program on Sunday. The tally for the no-questions-asked cash event included 66 handguns, 66 rifles, 56 shotguns, 25 assault-style weapons, and four so-called ghost guns that are assembled from parts and do not have a traceable serial number.