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Illinois gun control law slapped with restraining order by judge just days after it goes into effect - WFIN Local News

Jan 22, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    42% Medium Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    24% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -60% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : That 6-3 ruling in New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen found that the "plain text" of the Second Amendment protected the right of the plaintiffs in that case to carry firearms for self-defense.
38% : ILLINOIS SHERIFFS, LAWMAKERS REFUSE TO ENFORCE GOV'S ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN: 'IN DANGER OF LOSING OUR COUNTRY'"Due to the speed with which this bill was passed, the effect to protected classes could not have been considered, nor could the Legislature have studied if this was the least restrictive way to meet their goal," Morrison also wrote.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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