Illinois House passes bill to ban sale of assault weapons

CHICAGO (CBS)– The Illinois Home handed an assault weapons ban.

That is being thought-about a serious victory for the handfuls of Chicago-area residents, together with advocates and gun violence survivors throughout the state, who made it their mission to push this laws ahead.

Simply after midnight, the complete Home handed this assault weapons ban.

Chicago-area residents packed the state capitol Thursday afternoon to rally in help of a invoice that might ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines just like the one used within the Highland Park mass taking pictures six months in the past.

The invoice superior out of committee Thursday evening. Lawmakers have been nonetheless making an attempt to push it by way of throughout the previous couple of days of the lame duck session. 

If it turns into a legislation, those that already personal a gun on that listing will be stored, however would must be registered with Illinois State Police inside 300 days. Critics are questioning the constitutionality of the invoice and are already promising authorized motion.

This proposal will now advance by way of the Senate by the top of the lame duck session, January 11.

There was an enormous displaying of individuals from the Chicago space, together with a bus load from Highland Park, Thursday. 

“We now have by no means been extra shut than we’re proper now, actually proper now due to you,” State Rep. Bob Morgan, a Democrat whose north suburban district consists of Highland Park, instructed the gang.

Morgan launched the Home model of the invoice. The proposed laws would, partly, ban so-called assault weapons and excessive capability magazines, and lift the minimal age to acquire a Firearm Homeowners Identification, or FOID card, from 18 to 21.

There have been a number of variations of the invoice in recent times which have gone nowhere, however help was renewed by the horrific July 4 Highland Park mass taking pictures. Dozens of Highland Park residents made the journey downstate on Thursday, impressed to lastly push the invoice by way of in honor of the victims who have been injured or misplaced their lives that day.

“This isn’t nearly mass taking pictures that is about shootings occur each single day,” Lyric Harris, South Aspect highschool junior from Chicago, stated.