IL — Following last year's passage of a statewide ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, Illinoisans responded ...

Illinois lawmakers passed the assault weapons ban, officially known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, during a special lame duck session in January 2023. It came in response to numerous ...

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (CN) — Gun owners and advocates challenged Illinois' ban on assault weapons and extended ammunition magazines in a federal bench trial which began ...

A federal judge in downstate Illinois is holding a hearing this week to determine whether a ban on assault weapons violates the Constitution. Associated Press Share An attorney representing gun ...

An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the assault-style weapons now banned in Illinois are intended only for ...

EAST ST. LOUIS — An engineer who spent decades designing weapons for one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers testified Tuesday that the assault-style weapons now banned in Illinois are ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois’ assault weapons ban include many of the most common firearms that American consumers ...

EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge invoked images from the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Thursday at the end of a trial in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state ...

The owner of a gun store testified Monday that Illinois’ ban on the sale of assault-style weapons and large capacity magazines has had a significant impact on his business and prevented his ...

An attorney representing gun dealers and owners said in court ... of a federal trial in East Saint Louis over Illinois’ assault weapons ban, in which U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn will ...