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Concealed-carry law returns to Ill. General Assembly

By Mary Diamond | April 8, 2012

If you’re reading this in the state of Illinois, the person next to you is not carrying a concealed weapon - at least, not legally. The Family and Personal Protection Act (HB0148), failed to pass in the Illinois General Assembly by 6 votes last year,...

Ill. legislators remain split on concealed carry

By Brittany Swinton | September 14, 2011

The May defeat of concealed carry legislation left some Illinois residents upset. U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren released a press statement addressing a letter he recently sent to Illinois lawmakers regarding concealed carry legislation. In the letter, Hultgren...

When it comes to gun laws, sacrificing individual rights is not the answer

By Aaron Brooks | January 26, 2011

It is time we accept the fact that people kill people. They do so for various biological, psychological and sociocultural reasons. I do not mean to belittle the loss of life that allegedly took place at the hands of Jared Loughner in Arizona, but we have...