
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.