CHICAGO (WLS) -- A downstate judge has entered a new ruling against Illinois' assault weapons ban. A judge in Macon County struck down the law, finding that it violates the equal protection and ...

The legal battle over "assault weapons" bans is inching closer to the U.S. Supreme Court, as the Second Amendment Foundation ...

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to overturn Cook County’s assault weapons ban in June. Two gun rights groups are appealing that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. They hope the court rules ...

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Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, ...