Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Calls For Repeal Of 2nd Amendment
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.
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Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.
What signs asked for, local students demanded during the rally.
People who couldn't make the trip to D.C. are preparing to protest here in Chicago.
A Chicago teenager joined students from Parkland, Florida, and members of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Friday, to say that the nation can't allow gun violence to continue being a normal way of life in the U.S.
Lyft said it is teaming up with march organizers in 50 cities to provide up to $1.5 million in free rides to anyone attending the rallies.
52-year-old John Waltz was being screened at a security checkpoint for a Las Vegas-bound flight on Monday.
Downers Grove Community High School District 99 Supt. Hank Thiele said the students consider the detention a "badge of honor."
The Illinois Senate has adopted a ban on bump stocks, an age limit to own assault-style weapons and an extended waiting period for delivery of high-capacity weapons.
Students across the Chicago area walked out of school Wednesday morning, in a show of solidarity with the growing gun control movement led by survivors of the deadly school shooting last month in Parkland, Florida.
St. Sabina sixth grader Lawrence Lee said the walkout shows the students are standing up for their rights.
A day after repeatedly ducking questions about whether he would sign legislation to license gun dealers in Illinois, Gov. Bruce Rauner announced he plans to veto the measure.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel stepped up pressure on Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday to sign a gun dealer licensing bill, suggesting the governor is avoiding the issue ahead of the primary election next week.
Just days before a nationwide school walkout to support stronger gun control laws, the White House has unveiled a new proposal to prevent school shootings.
School districts are deciding how they're going to handle student demonstrations next week, one month after the deadly shooting in Florida.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel personally delivered a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday, urging him to sign legislation requiring gun dealers in Illinois to obtain state licenses, after not getting a response to an identical letter the mayor sent to the governor last week.
Wednesday brought the biggest drive for new gun laws Springfield has seen in years.
Buses loaded with vocal Chicagoans and religious leaders were heading to the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday, to urge the General Assembly to approve a package of gun control measures.
The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence has said 60 percent of all the guns used in crimes in Chicago come from outside Illinois.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson and other top police brass were headed to Springfield on Tuesday, in an effort to convince lawmakers to ban the sales of body armor and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
The Chicago mayor made his comments after being prompted by a reporter to repeat a favorite quote: "Don't let a serious crisis go to waste."
The National Rifle Association called a similar called a similar tax in Cook County unconstitutional and said it's done nothing to make the streets safer.
The latest weapon was seized early Wednesday morning, WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller reports.
Gun control advocates are now focused on lawmakers at the state level because no one expects changes in gun laws from Washington.
Democratic candidate for Governor Chris Kennedy had some critical words for city and state politicians on Wednesday discussing gun violence.
Chicago police say they've made another arrest in an investigation in which officers infiltrated an invitation-only Facebook group to buy guns and drugs.
