Civilian ownership of assault-style weapons has been legal at the federal level for over two decades. These firearms remain controversial, however, and several states have passed laws that effectively ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — An Illinois lawmaker is seeking to reverse a statewide protection on rooftop solar projects, introducing a measure that would allow cities and villages to restrict or even ...

Virginia House Democrats on Thursday muscled through a sweeping package of gun control legislation, passing more than half a dozen bills aimed at restricting access to certain firearms, tightening ...

This photo, provided by the Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James on Aug. 28, 2022, shows some of the 296 firearms, including 177 ghost guns, that were surrendered to law enforcement at a ...

(KRON) — A man who is facing charges in Illinois for alleged sexual assault of a minor is accused of committing the same crime in Vallejo, police announced Tuesday. Adam Lares, 32, of Roselle, Ill., ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg police detectives said a woman's report of sexual assault on a date led them to Illinois to make an arrest. Now, police believe there may be more victims in the ...

Virginia Democrats are moving forward with several bills they say will reduce gun violence in Virginia. On Monday, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved several gun control-related measures.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Democrats are moving forward with several bills they say will reduce gun violence in Virginia. On Monday, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved several gun ...

Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly on Monday advanced legislation that would fundamentally alter the state’s firearm laws by outlawing the future sale and transfer of “assault-style” firearms ...

WASHINGTON — An assault weapons ban was introduced into the Virginia General Assembly for a third year in a row on Wednesday as Commonwealth Democrats eye a wishlist of proposals that had proven ...