Over 112,000 Illinois residents have been banned from owning guns, with uncertainty about 84,000 still possessing firearms. This issue highlights the challenge of gun control in the state, particularly in light of the Hadiya Pendleton case that exposed Chicago's gun violence problem.
More than 112,000 Illinois residents have been deemed too dangerous to own guns, but the state doesn’t know if 84,000 of those people still have them, according to a new analysis by the Cook County sheriff’s department. https://t.co/j52WLLXIo4
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues. Three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to new data. https://t.co/G08luiEXTc
More than 112,000 Illinois residents have lost the right to own guns. The state doesn’t know if 84,000 still have them, sheriff says. https://t.co/jURWMSZ1PR
More than 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows https://t.co/ksLSVbBUty
More than a decade after the killing of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton put a spotlight on Chicago’s entrenched problem with gun violence, Illinois prosecutors worked to salvage a conviction against the alleged shooter before the state’s highest court. https://t.co/nr4JrMaqXa
Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows https://t.co/3VhLQTV7rY
More than 112,000 Illinois residents have lost the right to own guns. The state doesn’t know if 84,000 still have them, sheriff says. https://t.co/Cm8dMnOwMI