Assault Weapons

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 17, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Taking a stand on a key gun control issue in the wake of Friday’s school…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 16, 2012 - U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., says there’s no question that the Connecticut murders of…

Illinois legislators are scheduled to go back to Springfield this week to tackle any bills the governor vetoed this year.Of the major legislation the…

Updated 12:31 p.m. with use of amendatory veto.Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed a statewide ban on assault weapons.The Democrat used his amendatory veto power…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 25, 2012 - WASHINGTON – In 2004, then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed a law to ban assault weapons in…

Updated to include link to opinion.Gun rights advocates scored a victory when the Illinois Supreme Court allowed a challenge to a Cook County assault…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 26, 2009 - U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, says he's opposed to this week's…