Illinois House panel spars on assault weapons ban Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 2:43 pm, Thursday, February 28, 2013 (AP) — Chicago officials sparred Thursday with the National Rifle Association and more-conservative, downstate legislators over proposals being considered in the Illinois Legislature that would ban military-style assault weapons. A two-hour House Judiciary Committee hearing on guns — its third in a week — produced ... Read More