NEWS articles
almost 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
CeaseFire, the anti-gun violence organization, was shut out of the 2010 state budget. Some fear it could it mean more gun violence this year.
almost 4 years ago | Alex Parker
The Chicago police superintentdent says the department is buying military-style rifles for street cops even though members of the community are against it.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Some city residents, led by a youth empowerment group, will demonstrate against Chicago police plans to let street cops carry assault rifles similar to those carried by U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Experts say bullets from the M4 can travel nearly twice as far as those from a handgun, potentially posing risks for bystanders. Even so, Chicago patrol officers will soon receive the assault weapons.
almost 5 years ago | Steven Chaitman
The city's defense of its handgun ban could prove a pivotal moment in how the Supreme Court interprets 2nd Amendment rights.
almost 5 years ago | Jennifer Slosar
City officials will meet with their lawyers to discuss how a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a similar prohibition in Washington D.C. could affect Chicago's handgun ban.
almost 5 years ago | Jennifer Slosar
The district has added after-school and Saturday programs at over 150 schools in the wake of several violent incidents.
Twenty students have been killed by gunfire this school year.
5 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
Suspected of gun offense
almost 6 years ago | Geoff Wallin
Two guns, cash, also found
almost 6 years ago | Geoff Wallin
Stake-out leads to arrests
almost 6 years ago | Geoff Wallin
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