U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn says the law bans firearms covered by the Second Amendment and is not supported by ...

U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn is holding off on enforcing his ruling for 30 days to allow Illinois leaders time to ...

A federal judge in Illinois has ruled the state's blanket ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional and violates the Second ...

A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down Illinois’ assault weapons ban on the grounds that it violates the ...

In this August 2012 photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down ...

Government may not deprive law-abiding citizens of their guaranteed right to self-defense as a means of offense,” the judge ...

Illinois lawmakers first passed the assault weapon ban, as well as a ban on high-capacity ammo magazines, in January 2023.

A federal judge has ruled Illinois' assault weapons ban is unconstitutional, according to a decision released Friday.

A federal judge has blocked Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, adopted after a gunman killed 7 people at a parade ...