Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending Illinois' ban on assault-style weapons after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday said he’s working to ensure Illinois has help from top experts to defend its assault weapons ban ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault ...

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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear major Second Amendment cases challenging state and local bans on commonly owned ...

Cook County, Sheriff Tom Dart, Board President Toni Preckwinkle and then-State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. The plaintiffs appealed to the 7th Circuit, which ruled against them, arguing they “failed to ...

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia on Wednesday over a proposed “assault weapons” ban signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) that was previously meant to take effect the same ...

The U.S. Supreme Court next term will consider whether the Second Amendment prohibits state from bans on "assault weapons" ...

Gun rights advocates are closely watching the Supreme Court after the justices agreed to hear a challenge to Cook County, Illinois' assault weapons ban.

The Supreme Court will hear a major Second Amendment case that could determine the future of Cook County's assault weapon ban ...

Virginia's new assault weapons ban is set to take effect Wednesday, but two court injunctions have thrown enforcement into ...

California's long-standing ban on semiautomatic assault rifles could be struck down by the Supreme Court.