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

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’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 challenge to Connecticut's semiautomatic weapons ban could upend the 33-year-old law.

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 ...

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

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

In 2024, Pallmeyer ruled in favor of the defendants — Cook County, Sheriff Tom Dart, Board President Toni Preckwinkle and then-State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. The plaintiffs appealed to the 7th Circuit, ...

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

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons ...

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles often called assault weapons ...