There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a firearm study released Monday. The Small Arms Survey says 393 million of the civilian-held firearms, 46 percent, are in the United States, which is “more than those…
It took days to figure out where all the bullets flew when a man licensed to carry a gun exchanged shots with a masked 16-year-old boy and killed him on a busy street in Oak Park last year. Investigators counted about a dozen shell casings outside a bank on Madison Street, according to police reports….
Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary. At least five counties recently passed resolutions declaring themselves sanctuary counties for gun owners — a reference to so-called sanctuary cities such as Chicago that don’t cooperate with…
WEST VALLEY CITY — About 35 students walked out of Hunter High School Wednesday to support of the Second Amendment and show “there is another side to this story,” said student organizer Collin Thorup. The national school walkout in March in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, may have captured international attention,…
A North Carolina man who became an internet sensation by speaking at a city council meeting in support of gun rights says he was standing up for freedoms that the nation’s Founders died to give all Americans. “Now, if those people could give their lives for those causes to give us the freedoms we have…
On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a state prohibition on firearm possession within 1,000 feet of a public park violates the Second Amendment. The case is People v. Chairez. Chairez pleaded guilty in 2013 to possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of Virgil Gilman Trail, a public park in Aurora, IL. He later…
“Senate Democrats cited mass shootings in Las Vegas and Newtown, Connecticut, before filing legislation Wednesday to expand background checks on those purchasing weapons at gun shows. The legislation was filed a day after the FBI released more than 1,500 pages of documents that were part of the investigation into the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School…
“Today, multiple gun control bills were released by the House Rules Committee and have been referred to the House Judiciary Committee for a hearing. Additionally, Senate Bill 1657 has been returned to the House Floor for a potential vote. It is now more important than ever that you contact your state Representative and strongly urge…
“By now you’ve seen it a thousand times. On Twitter, in print, and on the air, Democratic politicians and progressive activists try to name and shame conservatives — especially conservative politicians — who offer “thoughts and prayers” in the aftermath of a mass shooting. “Your job isn’t to pray,” they argue. “Your job is to…
“On a rainy afternoon in June, Mary Ann Krivda pulled her four-door sedan into a St. Petersburg, Florida parking lot. Krivda, who began driving for the ride-sharing service Uber four months ago, saw her passenger, an elderly woman with a walker, standing under a tree. Krivda, 53, stepped out of the car to help the…
