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Gov. Quinn hasn't given up on the assault-weapons ban that fizzled in the Illinois Senate today.

Illinois is the only state that doesn't allow concealed weapons. But the state legislature could vote to change that in the current veto session.

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In South Korea, guns are so highly regulated that even the criminal underworld has trouble arming itself.

Chicago's City Council has approved an ordinance that allows gun ranges to set up shop in the city. Without discussion, the City Council approved the ordinance on Wednesday.

Gov. Pat Quinn has no problem with Illinois being the only state where it's illegal to carry a concealed weapon.Quinn stood by his opposition to concealed weapons on Thursday - just days after lawmakers in neighboring Wisconsin passed a law to lift that state's ban.

An Illinois state senator wants a gun advocacy group to apologize for comparing alleged attacks on gun owners to the actions of Nazi Germany. In the April issue of GunNews, publisher Guns Save Life uses a gold Star of David with an article that compares the treatment of Jews during the Holocaus