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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's failed foreign policy...

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 guidelines: The issue arose after neighbors complained about noise when a store owner who sells fire

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, altered, or destroyed...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Gun owners used their lobby day Wednesday in Springfield to make sure they have a friend in the governor's office. While at the Capitol, gun rights organizations handed out cards to all state legislators, as well as special cards addressed to Gov...

When the debate over a concealed carry law in Illinois was taking place, estimates were that as many as 300,000 Illinois residents could apply for the license in Year 1. New data from the Illinois State Police shows that was not even close to accurate...

Many Illinois residents have been waiting a long time for concealed carry to become a reality.  Now that the law is in place, State Rep. Joe Sosnowski is doing what he can to assist those who wish to apply for a permit: “Currently individuals in Illinois can start applying for concealed carry only through the State Police website; however, the agency will not begin accepting paper applications unt

Here on the Riley and Scot show we've replayed many times some audio of Illinois governor Pat Quinn's lament that if Illinois were to pass a concealed-carry law, we would turn our state into a Wild West shooting gallery. The governor opined that Illinoisans would draw their "loaded and concealed handgun to assuage their anger" should a fellow shopper accidently run into them with a shopp