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A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, venue, or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice, or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by military or law enforcement agencies, though the majority of ranges are privately owned by civilians and ...
Recreational target shooting is generally allowed on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; much target shooting is unsupervised, outside the auspices of purpose-built or organised ranges. [1] [4] States may also allow shooting on state-administered public lands. "Dispersed recreational shooting" has resulted in a number of ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
CHICAGO (WTVO) — A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled that the Illinois assault weapon ban can remain in effect while the law is debated. This decision came on Thursday as lawyers ...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” into law Tuesday. Here’s what gun owners in the state need to know.
Illinois’ sweeping new ban remains in effect despite a barrage of legal challenges. The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld the law, rejecting a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs led by Republican ...
The possession of such magazines is legal only on private property such as a home or gun range, or when traveling to or from such a location. [54] [55] [56] The magazine capacity restrictions are part of the same law, passed on January 10, 2023, that barred the sale of assault weapons, and are subject to the same legal challenges described above.
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ gun and magazine ban will stay in effect pending the outcome in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the appeals court ruled Thursday. Illinois banned the ...