A host of new laws in Illinois will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. From gun safety to rogue towers, protection from squatters, ...

Opponents of the measure said it also infringes on the right to keep and bear arms by making home defense more difficult.

According to Edwards, city councils are using zoning to “ice out gun stores” and “chill the exercise of our Second Amendment rights,” even while pretending it’s just neutral land-use planning.

A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and used the data to reach gun rights supporters with ...