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Illinois to ban advertising guns to kids and militants

Gun-rights advocates say it violates not only the constitutionally protected right to own firearms but free speech.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023

Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants

Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Chicago-area protesters march in Washington for federal assault weapons ban

Fed up with repeated mass shootings, hundreds of people from the Chicago area took part in a march in Washington, D.C., Monday to call for a federal ban on assault guns.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 18, 2023