guns

IL Governor Bruce Rauner just signed a bill allowing judges to decide if gun ownership rights should be removed from an individual and the reason is hard to argue.

Protecting our kids in school is a hot topic, regardless of what side of the gun issue you're on. If this Illinois school district gets the green light it could become the first in our state to arm their teachers.

With the images of gun violence, panic, injury, and death at the forefront of everyone's mind yesterday, the Rockford City Council has approved the purchase of the ShotSpotter Flex, a gunfire detection and location analyzer system.

Dixon police are in the process of investigating a report of a student with a gun on school property on Wednesday morning.

Back in July of 2013, Illinois became the last state in the country to legalize concealed carry after a federal appeals court in December of 2012 struck down a previous ban on the carrying of concealed handguns. So, how many folks in Illinois went out and paid their money, took the required classes,…

A day after the U.S. Senate rejected four different gun control proposals, Illinois House member Gregory Harris, D-Chicago, introduced a new gun control measure in the House, and it's gaining some bi-partisan support.

Here's a unique spin in the debate over gun control.

We're always pleased to welcome U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin to the show. This week he joined us on the morning the President was set to unveil his executive orders on guns. We spent some time talking about that topic and turned the conversation to national security and the President&a…

Where can you legally fire your gun in Lee County?
For now, the answer appears to be anywhere you wish. According to the Dixon Telegraph, currently there are no laws governing what residents can and cannot do with firearms.
County leaders are now looking into creating an ordinance to establish some gu…

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network
Adding another barrier to gun trafficking may have been an unintended side effect of newly signed legislation regarding pawn shops.
The law says pawn brokers can't take in or buy items where the serial number or other identifying marks have been removed, alt…