The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation that would require guns to be removed from the home of an accused abuser when their victim is granted an order of protection in a domestic violence case.

State Senator Celina Villanueva passed Karina’s Law, a groundbreaking measure designed to enhance protections for survivors of domestic violence by allowing for

A bill that would require police officers temporarily removing guns from a person who has an order of protection has advanced in Illinois.

It would require police to confiscate guns within 96 hours from people whose FOID cards have been revoked due to emergency restraining orders.

The Illinois General Assembly just passed a bill for local police departments to temporarily take guns from a person who has an order of protection against them. Orders already revoked a person's FOID card,