[ad_1] The Justice Department (DOJ) has announced a new rule targeting pistol attachments known as “stabilizing braces,” the latest step in implementing President Joe Biden’s desire to see tighter gun control. DOJ said in a press release on Jan. 13 that it has submitted the final rule to the Federal Register, formalizing the regulation that Biden

[ad_1] The Justice Department on Friday announced new rules governing popular gun gadgets called “stabilizing braces” that attach to the back of a pistol so that the firearm can be braced against a shooter’s shoulder for greater stability. Such braces in effect convert the gun, if its barrel length is less than 16 inches, into

[ad_1] Republican lawmakers and gun rights groups blasted the Biden administration over a new rule that tightens regulations on pistol stabilizing braces. The Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF) finalized a new regulation Friday that will treat guns with stabilizing accessories like short-barreled rifles, which require a federal license to own under the

[ad_1] “This is a Second Amendment right,” said Robert Bevis, owner of Law Weapons & Supply. “They don’t have the right to prevent the sale of firearms. If you have the right to bear arms, you have the right to acquire firearms and buy them.” Robert Bevis and the National Association of Gun Rights have

[ad_1] Illinois’ new assault weapons ban is only days old, but it’s already on uncertain legal footing. Republican lawmakers and gun shop owners say so. But so do constitutional law scholars. Illinois Democrats who crafted the legislation — which took effect Tuesday and was enacted in response to the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass

[ad_1] Florida officials have put forward a proposal to prohibit the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases, arguing that the collection of data by state financial institutions violates the Second Amendment. The trio of Florida state officials—all Republicans—laid out on Jan. 10 the “Florida Arms and Ammo Act,” a first-in-the-nation policy proposal to bar tracking guns

[ad_1] Several Illinois sheriffs will not enforce the state’s recently passed gun law, with many arguing it violates the Second Amendment, according to NBC Chicago. Sheriffs from Kankakee County, Boone County, Winnebago County and McHenry County posted messages on social media saying they will not comply with the portion of the law that requires residents

[ad_1] Sheriffs from numerous Illinois counties on Wednesday said they won’t enforce a new ban on so-called “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 12 rounds, signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday. Iroquois County Sheriff Clinton J. Perzee was among a number of Illinois law enforcement officials who took to social media

[ad_1] CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (WLS) — Gun dealers are expected to file lawsuits in the coming days to challenge Illinois’ new ban on the sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Roger Krahl owners RGuns in Carpentersville, which manufactures and sells AR-15-style weapons. Or they did, until Tuesday night when the state’s ban went into

[ad_1] In the hours before Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law banning military style firearms Tuesday, Kee Firearms and Training in New Lenox was busy with customers scrambling to buy gun products listed in the bill while they were still legal. Customers and employees weren’t sure when the law would be signed, though it was

[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