A federal appellate court has struck down California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state, ruling that the prohibition violates the Second Amendment. The decision, issued ...

In Washington, D.C., a gun cannot be legally owned unless it is registered, and it cannot be registered if it qualifies as an "assault weapon" under D.C. law. That policy, the U.S. Justice Department ...

Assault-weapon bans have survived years of courtroom attacks, but a new wave of litigation is forcing judges, lawmakers, and you as a voter to confront how far the Second Amendment really goes.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In a 2-1 opinion supported by two judges appointed by President Trump, a federal appeals court ruled that ...

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — The Connecticut State Supreme Court has upheld protective orders which bar gun ownership, even when the underlying case does not explicitly involve violence. The ruling rejects an ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --The federal government is suing Washington, D.C., to ease its gun-ownership laws, which are the strictest in the nation. The U.S. Department of Justice filed the suit Monday in federal ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised as a “win” a U.S. Supreme Court ruling temporarily preventing President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in Chicago, but ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling as a “win,” but Republicans and legal scholars say SCOTUS could be giving President Trump an opening to deploy ...

(The Center Square) – One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith (D-Chicago) introduced House ...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Four Illinois Democrats toured a federal immigration center outside Chicago on Monday, the latest members of Congress allowed inside immigration facilities after a judge last ...