Gun rights lawsuits take aim at Illinois, Chicago
By Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune

At least nine separate lawsuits targeting Chicago, Cook County and Illinois are working their way through the courts, most of them backed by the National Rifle Association, which is pouring financial resources and political clout into efforts to loosen gun laws across the country...

Second gun used in ICE agent murder linked to ATF undercover operation
By Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News

Prosecutors recently sentenced a Texas man, Manuel Barba, for trafficking a weapon connected to the murder of Immigration and Customs (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata...

Rep. Darrell Issa on the Latest with Eric Holder and Fast and Furious
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Ginny Simone talks to Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) about Eric Holder and Fast and Furious...

Illinois: Mayor Rahm Emanuel Turning Up the Heat in Anti-Gun Crusade in Springfield
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reportedly turning up the heat on his anti-gun crusade.  Emanuel's anti-gun efforts are focused on two bills that can best be described as attempts to use punitive taxes and warranted bureaucratic fees to discourage Illinois residents from exercising their Second Amendment rights...

Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a bill Tuesday to overturn Virginia's landmark one-handgun-a-month law, a restriction put on the books in the early 1990s when gun trafficking was seen as a problem along the East Coast...

The number of Ohioans who have licenses to legally carry concealed firearms has more than doubled in the past three years, according to figures from the Ohio Attorney General's Office...

After four years of trying to hide from the Supreme Court's Heller decision, Washington realized its gun laws had to change. On Tuesday, the D.C. Council voted unanimously to relax firearm registration requirements...

Legislatures in a dozen states are considering laws that would eliminate requirements that residents obtain permits to carry concealed weapons...