LOCKPORT, Ill. (CBS) -- The Illinois assault weapons ban is now being reviewed by a federal appeals court after a downstate judge ruled it unconstitutional. But just what factors are put into use in ...

In response to Rep. Julie Casimiro’s comment “There is also no doubt that RIPTA is mismanaged” (“Speaker brought accountability to this year’s budget,” Commentary, June 22), a correction is in order.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s a push by Democrats, and President Joe Biden, to revisit the idea of an “assault weapons ban” following a shooting at a Texas elementary school where 19 students and two ...

Every few months, the same kind of clip goes viral: a lawmaker asks a simple question — “define an assault weapon” or “define an assault rifle” — and the official on the receiving end either punts, ...

A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois’ assault weapons ban include many of the most common firearms that American consumers use for self-defense. Steven ...