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The Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly sent a measure to Gov. Bruce Rauner creating a new felony charge for selling a gun or ammo in the state without a FOID card.

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Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin has proposed a seven-point plan to tackle gun violence in Chicago that has claimed 259 so far this year.

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Wednesday the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a ballot referendum to ask voters their feelings on universal background checks and an assault weapon ban.

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As a follow up to the defeat in the courts of the city's ban on gun stores earlier this year, Chicago has now been billed with nearly $1 million in legal fees from gun rights attorneys.

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Citing a high murder rate and blaming it on states with loose gun control, Chicago is asking for federal gun trafficking laws as well as expanded background checks.

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After legal wrangling, a U.S. District Court Judge on Monday deemed that the long-standing ban on gun sales in the Windy City is in violation of the Second Amendment.

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