Beginning in Heller, however, the Supreme Court has drawn a distinction between arms "in common use" for "lawful purposes ...

Officials in the state have already filed an appeal after the Trump-appointed judge’s ruling, which cites recent Supreme ...

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

Devising a concrete plan to strengthen its self-defense capabilities and recalibrating its policy on North Korea would be top ...

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

The ruling increases the likelihood that the conservative-majority Supreme Court will one day consider whether the Second ...

A federal judge in East St. Louis found Illinois’ gun and magazine ban is unconstitutional and enjoined the state from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A downstate federal judge has ruled Illinois' assault weapons ban unconstitutional on Friday. The judge in ...

Though John Zook Jr. was in the midst of a mental health crisis, the prosecutor said officers were justified in shooting him ...

He stated: “The Government may not deprive law-abiding citizens of their guaranteed right to self-defense as a means of ...

The judge sided with plaintiffs who claimed that the assault weapons were largely used for self defense purposes, which should be legal. “The court must take action as justice demands,” McGlynn wrote ...

The defendant was convicted on attempted murder and related charges in July. He was initially charged with murder, but that ...