An Assault Weapons Ban for the state of Illinois is still on the table after an expected vote on the bill Sunday during a Senate session didn’t take place. And though the Senate is scheduled to reconvene Monday, the clock is ticking to take a vote on the bill before the 103rd General Assembly is sworn in Wednesday.
If an assault weapons ban bill does pass, the Illinois State Rifle Association has vowed to sue the state, claiming the measure is unconstitutional and violates Second Amendment rights.
State lawmakers will be back at 9 a.m. Monday, with the Senate Executive Committee planning hearings on firearms and reproductive rights. All state senators will return to session at 1:30 p.m. after the inauguration of Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other statewide officeholders. "We have until the 11th of January to get this through in the lame duck session," said Ashbey Beasley, who was at the Highland Park parade when the shots rang out."And we are just staying really optimistic. We're looking forward to seeing this go to the senate." in at least some capacity, including California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
The bill also states that residents may not purchase or possess magazines that can hold more than 12 rounds. It also bans the sale or purchase of “switches,” which can increase a weapon’s rate of fire. However, those switches are technically already banned under federal law.
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