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Illinois Sued as Wait for Mandatory Gun Owner Cards Stretches Months

by Chris Eger

Illinois officials are named in a federal lawsuit filed this week by individuals who have been waiting months for mandated FOID cards, needed to own guns.

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Fewer shootings, but more murders in Chicago as top cop calls for more gun laws

by Brian Seay

Chicago's top cop says CPD has recovered 5,000 firearms this year, but called for more gun laws to help drive down the city’s persistent gun violence.

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Tucker Carlson, Josh Horwitz, take on the source of crime guns in Chicago

by Greg Camp

Where do the guns used in crimes in Chicago come from? The usual answer offered by gun control advocates is that they are brought in from other states.

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