On Friday, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn calmed the dentist-turned-businessman’s nerves – ruling Illinois’ ban is “unconstitutional.” In a 168-page opinion, the downstate judge cited the law as ...

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

Illinois' assault weapons ban was ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Judge, a decision that will be appealed by the ...

Illinois' attorney general is asking an appellate court to intervene after a federal judge on Friday overturned the state's ...

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

Friday’s ruling followed a four-day bench trial held seven weeks ago in East St. Louis, Illinois, where Judge McGlynn heard arguments from gun owners and sellers claiming that the firearms banned ...

The state of Illinois’ assault weapons ban is unconstitutional ... “While the Court is sympathetic to those who have lost ...

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

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

Federal Judge Strikes Down Illinois Assault Weapons Ban** In a landmark ruling for gun rights advocates, a federal judge has declared Illinois’ assault weapons ban unconstitutional. U.S. District ...

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