Illinois assault-style weapons registration is open, but questions remain
Gun owners Friday said they only have had some of their questions answered - and pending legal challenges could change everything.
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Gun owners Friday said they only have had some of their questions answered - and pending legal challenges could change everything.
Just Thursday, we learned Robert Card, 40, was taken by police for an evaluation after acting "erratically" at the United States Military Academy West Point over the summer.
Just Thursday, we learned Robert Card, 40, was taken by police for an evaluation after acting “erratically” at the United States Military Academy West Point over the summer. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey spoke Thursday with national and local gun experts about what should have happened following that incident.
ISP has reviewed 3,174 firearm purchases by those under age 21 since new background checks in the state went into effect in June 2022.
That law also bans the sale and distribution of high-capacity magazines and switches that can turn semi-automatic guns into automatic weapons. This comes after Illinois Supreme Court upholds ban on assault-style weapons
Pritzker said this law follows standards set in other industries.
"That's what compelled me to get involved in this movement because who wants to bury their child?"
Gun rights advocates said the plan is unreasonably vague and violates their rights. Supporters said it's a step in the right direction to stop mass shootings.
Over the last year, those seeds of change have sprouted into measurable transformations at the state level. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Over the last year, those seeds of change have sprouted into measurable transformations at the state level.
The law would allow members of the gun industry to be sued in cases where the public is harmed by gun violence.
A new law aimed at holding gunmakers responsible for violence is getting support from the Illinois Attorney General. Kwame Raoul is among 18 attorneys general who signed onto a brief in support of a controversial New Jersey gun law.
Gun rights advocates have filed at least three lawsuits challenging the state law.
Busloads of gun violence survivors, gun safety advocates, and elected officials will head to Springfield Thursday morning for a rally.
Sruvivors and physicians from across the country are converging on Washington, D.C. to push the Senate to pass a ban before the end of year.
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades.
Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bipartisan-negotiated bill.
The president called for banning assault weapons, national red flag laws, expanded background checks and raising the age to buy a semi-automatic weapon.
Ahead of the expected spike in summer violence - and the tragedy in Texas, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is calling for sensible gun reform.
