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Illinois Democrats on Monday criticized plans by the Kendall County Republican Party to raffle off a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle similar to the one authorities say was used to kill seven people and wound dozens of others at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

CHICAGO — Two days after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade shocked the country and put renewed focus on weaknesses in Illinois’ gun laws, authorities continued to hash out how alleged gunman Robert Crimo III apparently bought a high-powered rifle despite troubling episodes in his background.

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Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing frequency in schools, offices and theaters across the U.S.

Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and Smith & Wesson post sharp rises following killing of 19 elementary school students and two adults.

Gun manufactuerer stock prices typically increase after mass shootings due to fears of impending regulation

The Mexican government’s U.S. suit against gun manufacturers over violence involving their products is illegal and must be dismissed, Smith & Wesson Brands Inc., Glock Inc. and other companies told a federal judge in Boston.

A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels would open the door to other countries suing them, including Russia over firearms used by Ukrainians in the ongoing war.