[ad_1] Illinois on Tuesday banned the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches that convert handguns into assault weapons. “We will keep fighting — bill by bill, vote by vote, and protest by protest — to ensure that future generations only hear about massacres like Highland Park, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde in

[ad_1] Illinois has become the ninth state to approve a statewide ban on assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines. On Tuesday, the Protect Illinois Communities Act passed by the General Assembly along party lines, bans AR-15s and other military-style weapons, and limits long-gun magazines to 10 rounds and handguns to 15. The measure was passed

[ad_1] Guns classified by Illinois as assault grade can no longer be sold in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the law Tuesday night , hours after it passed the legislature on the final day of the General Assembly’s session, and roughly six months since the July 4 mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day

[ad_1] Illinois House approves assault weapons ban Illinois House approves assault weapons ban, bill heads to state Senate 02:47 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill banning the sale and distribution of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines on Tuesday evening. The ban takes effect immediately. The House voted 68-41 to approve the Protect Illinois

[ad_1] Gun rights groups are promising to fight a proposed semiautomatic weapons ban in Illinois after the state Senate advanced gun control legislation championed by Democrats. The Illinois Senate on Monday passed its version of the “Protect Illinois Communities Act,” which would ban so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines from being manufactured or sold in

[ad_1] Lawmakers in Illinois on Monday night approved a bill to ban the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic weapons, which critics say are commonly used for self-defense and recreation. The Protecting Illinois Communities Act passed the Illinois Senate on Monday night by a vote margin of 34–20. The legislation will now return to the state House

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Illinois lawmakers approved a bill that will ban the sale and manufacturing of certain assault weapons in the state. The state’s Democratic-controlled senate passed the legislation by a margin of 34-20 late Monday after deliberations that started on Sunday, with Governor J.B. Pritzker pushing for the ban at his inauguration speech in

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday offered up bold promises in his second inaugural address, vowing free college tuition for working-class families and more affordable and widespread health care and child care. The Chicago Democrat sketched an agenda he called as “bold as our people are, thinking not only about the next

[ad_1] Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s inauguration speech from Monday, Jan. 9th, 2023 as provided by his office.  *Remarks As Prepared For Delivery* During the campaign last year, I drove all across the state, and I couldn’t help but notice some signs in people’s yards that said, “FIRE PRITZKER.” I was concerned about this until my kids

[ad_1] Community members continue to voice concerns about gunshot-detecting technology being considered in Portland. At a recent Inter-Faith Peace and Action Collaborative meeting, opponents of the technology known as ShotSpotter pointed out its weaknesses. Jonathan Manes, attorney at the MacArthur Justice Center in Chicago, where the ShotSpotter surveillance system has been implemented, said there are

[ad_1] Six months after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade left seven people dead and dozens more injured, and just one week before the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s lame duck session, lawmakers are continuing negotiations on a bill that would ban assault weapons from being purchased or owned

[ad_1] Dozens of faith community leaders came together Wednesday morning to share their support and perspectives on proposed state legislation aimed at addressing one of the biggest problems to plague Chicago — gun violence. Pastors, reverends, rabbis and imams, including the Rev. Michael Pfleger and Pastor Cornelius Parks, filled the stage of Good Hope Free

[ad_1] Faith leaders from Chicago to Highland Park are calling on state lawmakers to pass a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Seventy-five pastors, rabbis and imams sent a letter to the Illinois legislature urging it to pass the the Protect Illinois Communities Act during its five-day lame-duck session, which starts Wednesday. House Bill

[ad_1] This week, the Illinois General Assembly begins its lame duck session and lawmakers will likely use the final days before a new legislature is sworn in to vote on one of the nation’s most hotly debated topics: banning semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines.    Casting a shadow over the debate in Illinois are the

[ad_1] MSNBC’s Ali Velshi kicked off the new year by guest hosting All In on Monday and looking back at 2022 with a segment that called for more gun control by comparing it to simple traffic laws and falsely suggesting that the typical American gun owner is better armed than those who fight in war.

[ad_1] Photo: Rineke Dijkstra for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. I will not tell you my triggers, or the things I can no longer enjoy, because they are fluid and changing. Sometimes I look up at a

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Rep. Chris Jacobs left Congress at the end of 2022, but we probably haven’t heard the last of him. “It’s now about 18 years that I’ve continuously served in elected office, so I certainly have a passion for it, and a passion for Western New York,” Jacobs said in a wide-ranging interview days

[ad_1] Alabamians woke up Sunday with the right to carry a gun without a license. The change, implemented by a state law passed last year, marked a major milestone: half of America’s 50 states now allow people to carry handguns without first seeking a permit. Thirteen years ago, only two states — Vermont and Alaska

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – As 2022 comes to an end, you may wonder what state leaders have planned for the new year. Illinois lawmakers have already held several hearings on a proposed assault weapon ban, but you can expect that and much more in 2023. Gas tax increase A freeze on the gas tax in

[ad_1] Palm Beach Post Editorial Board  |  Palm Beach Post Remembering victims of shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School These are the victims of the mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida. Seventeen people were killed that day, including students and teachers. Palm Beach Post

[ad_1] On Wednesday’s Amanpour & Co. show, interviewer Walter Isaacson gave Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) a forum to make a misleading push for gun control as the two discussed the recent 10-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook school massacre. Appearing on the show which is shown on both PBS and CNN International, Senator Murphy recalled that

[ad_1] The Constitution protects my right to safe reproductive health, including – if I so choose – an abortion. For now. The Constitution also protects the right of a law-abiding citizen to own a weapon. Somehow, in the hall of funhouse mirrors that has become the state of Texas, those rights have been confused. Just

[ad_1] It has now been a full decade since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, when a 20-year-old man went into the school with an AR-15-style rifle and killed 26 people, most of them first graders. It was a senseless tragedy, and one that has only been compounded in the years since by

[ad_1] Winter Lantern Festival Debuts for Holiday Season Winter Lantern Festival will debut a spectacular holiday light adventure at the Lerner Town Square in Tysons starting December 16 through February 12th. Created by Kaleido Arts & Entertainment Group, Winter Lantern Festival will feature a total of over 10,000 of LED Chinese-inspired artisan lanterns, along with

[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment What exactly is an assault weapon, or ‘assault-style’ weapon, as the government has labelled them? Published Dec 22, 2022  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  3 minute read 20 Comments Photo by DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images Article content Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently conceded that it is up to society

[ad_1] Illinois lawmakers are pressing forward with an attempt to ban certain firearms they describe as assault weapons, but gun rights advocates say it’s a fruitless effort that will be tossed by the courts. Years of attempts to ban so-called assault weapons in Illinois haven’t gone anywhere. That changed this July when a gunman allegedly

[ad_1] In the final public hearing of the year, law enforcement representatives and lobbyists for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) provided opposing testimony on HB 5855, a proposed assault weapons ban in Illinois. “In all my years of doing this, it’s never been this bad,” said Cook County Sheriff

[ad_1] Opponents of a measure that would ban assault weapons and stop the sale of high-capacity magazines came to an Illinois House hearing on Tuesday equipped to fight for the constitutional rights of gun owners — while law enforcement officials urged lawmakers to stem the flow of military-style weapons they say are ravaging the state. The

[ad_1] Benitez also underscored the ties between the two laws in his ruling, citing Newsom’s condemnations of the Texas measure that deputizes citizens to sue abortion providers as evidence that the California gun law is unconstitutional. “‘It is cynical.’ ‘It is an abomination.’ ‘It is outrageous and objectionable.’ ‘There is no dispute that it raises

[ad_1] UVALDE — Gloria Cazares pretends her daughter Jackie is still alive. Javier Cazares visits Jackie’s room to begin and end each day, wishing her a good morning and a good night. This is how the grieving parents have made it through the days since May 24 when Jackie was one of 19 children and