New laws: Gun storage, police background check changes take effect in 2026
Gun owners must store their firearms in secure boxes when children are around under a new state law.
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Gun owners must store their firearms in secure boxes when children are around under a new state law.
Illinois adopts tougher gun laws while courts grow increasingly skeptical.
Illinois lawmakers pass a bill requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in a locked box when near a minor.
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