Highland Park mayor pushes for an assault weapons ban across Illinois

Highland Park bans assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Mayor Nancy Rotering says it’s time for the state to take the same action.

Highland Park shooting fallout
Visitors take comfort at a memorial to the seven people killed and others injured in Monday's Fourth of July mass shooting at at Highland Park War Memorial in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 7, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press
Highland Park shooting fallout
Visitors take comfort at a memorial to the seven people killed and others injured in Monday's Fourth of July mass shooting at at Highland Park War Memorial in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 7, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press

Highland Park mayor pushes for an assault weapons ban across Illinois

Highland Park bans assault weapons and large capacity magazines. Mayor Nancy Rotering says it’s time for the state to take the same action.

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Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering is again pushing for tougher gun laws. She called on the Lake County Board to support a statewide ban on assault weapons Friday, a month after the deadly Fourth of July parade shooting.

Reset learns more about how local officials and organizers are working to curb gun violence.

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