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With Illinois' assault weapons registration looming on January 1, some questions remain from the public on which guns are banned, how to file disclosures and what happens next.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy V. Cunningham wrote the unanimous opinion that found the Illinois State Police can deny records requests for details about Firearm Owner’s Identification Cards, even if the requester is seeking their own records.
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The bill is the first of a series of new restrictions that would rely on the state legislature giving St. Louis and other cities the right to pass their own gun control measures.
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The St. Louis Board of Aldermen's 6th Ward alderwoman is the first Latina to serve in the legislative body.
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Officials at the Illinois State Police said they are working to finalize rules for registering assault weapons and other items that are now tightly regulated under the state’s new assault weapons ban as a Jan. 1 compliance deadline approaches.
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The high court is already set to consider several gun-related cases this term. The U.S. Supreme Court had also declined to issue an injunction on Illinois' ban back in May 2023.
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The 2-1 ruling sets up a likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court.
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Hundreds of community members, students and alumni from Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience mourned the lives lost one year after a deadly shooting at the south St. Louis schools.
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The restrictions only apply in unincorporated areas of St. Louis County. They had the backing of the police chief and the union representing police officers.
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Illinois' veto session runs from Oct. 24 to 26 and Nov. 7 to 9 in Springfield. Lawmakers will have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.