While shootings do not stop in the United States and President Joe Biden is urging Congress to ban assault weapons, the state of Illinois, which governs Chicago, has completed its own legislation.
According to Chicago media and ABC/CBS broadcasts on the 11th, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (57, Democratic) passed the “Illinois Community Protection Act” (Protect Illinois Communities Act) was signed and promulgated.
This makes Illinois the ninth state out of 50 states and the 10th, including Washington DC, to ban the sale and possession of military weapons, according to ABC.
In the Illinois state legislature, where the Democratic Party has a majority over the passage of the bill, both the Democratic and Republican parties have repeatedly argued. After multiple revisions, the bill passed the state legislature earlier this week by a vote of 34-20 in the Senate and 68-41 in the House.
It went into effect immediately with the signature of Governor Pritzker.
Under the new law, the manufacture, sale, and possession of more than 100 types of offensive weapons, including some semi-automatic firearms, large-capacity magazines (10 rounds for long guns, 15 rounds for pistols or more), and rapid-fire devices, are prohibited in Illinois.
Firearm owners who already own the weapon must voluntarily report to the state police, the gun licensing authority, and complete registration by January 1 of next year.
You can continue to own firearms that have been reported and registered, but you may be charged with a crime if the possession or possession of unregistered firearms is discovered.
At the signing ceremony, Governor Pritzker said, “Gun crime is rampant in Chicago and elsewhere in Illinois. We need real action to remove dangerous weapons from the streets that could lead to mass destruction.
He emphasized that this law is “the strongest offensive weapon ban law in the entire country,” and hoped to “make Illinois a safer place by preventing the spread of assault weapons, large-capacity magazines, and illegal gun parts.”
The state of Illinois spurred legislation to strengthen gun control after a shooting occurred at the site of a parade celebrating Independence Day in Highland Park, a suburb north of Chicago on July 4 last year, killing seven people.
The accused, Robert Cremo III (21), is known to have used an assault weapon he had legally purchased in the crime.
However, the Illinois Rifle Association (ISRA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) said, “American citizens have the right to bear arms as a means of self-defense.” “We plan to file a lawsuit against the constitution,” he said.
The National Rifle Association estimates the law will affect 2.5 million legal gun owners in Illinois.