Feds bust three for Kentucky to Chicago gun pipeline
— May 16, 2018Three men suspected of illegally bringing between 80 and 90 firearms to Chicago from Kentucky for sale to street gangs have been arrested by federal agents. John L. Phillips,…
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Fight to license gun shops continues in Illinois Senate
— April 2, 2018Illinois would see a significant drop in violent crime if gun dealers were licensed, according to one state senator. For 16 years, state Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has tried to get…
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East St. Louis Charter students support Parkland in walkout
— March 17, 2018With the permission of school administrators, approximately 30 students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) assembled at 10 a.m….
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Illinois Senate panel takes up gun-control measures
— March 13, 2018The indifference to gun violence in the black community is unconscionable, according to a state senator who represents some of the areas hardest hit with violence. “When dozens of…
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Gun-dealer license bill passes State Senate
— May 16, 2017After first being introduced 15 years ago, a bill to require Illinois gun dealers to obtain a license from the state passed out of the Illinois Senate April 27 with a 30-21 vote and…
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Illinois Senate moves gun-control measures forward
— March 19, 2018State senators have approved three gun-control measures aimed at curbing the possibility of a future mass shooting. Senators last week passed bills banning bump stocks and trigger cranks…
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Chicago area students ready to march for gun reform
— March 13, 2018Chicago students are using their voices to promote change in the wake of tragedy by organizing March for our Lives Chicago in response to the Valentine’s Day shooting at Stonewall…
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Licensing of gun dealers, ban on bump stocks advance
— March 12, 2018Gun-safety advocates are applauding Illinois House action to license gun dealers, ban mechanisms to create semi-automatic weapons, and increase the age for individuals to legally possess…
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