A federal appeals court in Chicago on Thursday upheld Illinois’ 2023 assault weapons ban, overturning a lower court decision and delivering what could be a short-lived victory to Democratic Gov. JB ...

A federal appeals court ruling keeps Illinois' assault weapons ban in place, but a Supreme Court case could ultimately ...

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Illinois' ban on AR-15-style rifles and certain magazines violates the Second ...

The Supreme Court likely will have the final say on whether there is a Constitutional right to possess assault weapons — and whether Illinois’ ban ultimately survives. The high court is on track to ...

Cook County’s ordinance prohibits the possession, acquisition and transfer of the weapons in question. It applies to 125 prohibited rifles, such as AR-15s. But gun-rights advocates say only “dangerous ...

Do we?” Our answer to that question, then and now, is “no, we don’t.” That means we must rid ourselves of assault weapons, the tool of choice for disillusioned, nihilistic killers who hope to kill ...

A federal appeals court has upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons. The decision Thursday keeps in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting that ...

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting. The ruling by the U ...