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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a rally to call on the National Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as an amendment in the Constitution, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 28, 2022. — Andrew Harnik/AP

March 28, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul on gun rights, cash bail and more

Since 2019, Illinois' attorney general has been Kwame Raoul. He joined The 21st to discuss issues ranging from Illinois' assault weapons ban to retail theft and cash bail.

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Prof. Vikram Aram is the dean of the University of Illinois School of Law.

March 01, 2023

Best of: UI Law Dean talks assault weapons law and 2nd Amendment history

For the final part of the show, The 21st was joined by the dean of the University of Illinois College of Law to discuss legal issues surrounding Illinois' assault weapons ban and the second amendment more broadly.

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Assault style weapons are displayed for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply on Jan. 16, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, asked a state appellate court to dismiss a temporary restraining order on Illinois' new ban on semiautomatic weapons. The two-week-old law was adopted in response to the 2022 mass shooting at the July 4th parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. — Seth Perlman/AP Photo, File

March 01, 2023

Best of: Gun owners and advocates decry new ban as unconstitutional

For the second part of the show, we were joined by opponents of the assault weapons ban to get their takes on its constitutionality and continue our discussion of the law.

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill banning the sale and manufacture of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines on the Senate floor on January 10, 2023. — Peter Hancock/Capitol News Illinois

March 01, 2023

Best of: Gun control advocates react to Illinois’ assault weapons ban

We spent the entire hour discussing Illinois' new assault weapons ban. For the first part of the show, we were joined by three supporters of the ban to discuss why they back the law.

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One of the U.S. senators representing Illinois, Dick Durbin, joined The 21st for a wide-ranging interview on policing, the debt ceiling, and more.

February 01, 2023

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin on policing, firearms, abortion, and more

As the national conversation around policing reignites over the death of Tyre Nichols, Democrats and Republicans seem to work together on live entertainment prices, and Illinois faces legal battles over its new assault weapons ban, we spoke with one of Illinois' U.S. senators, Dick Durbin.

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