Illinois Assembly Looking To Tighten Its Already-Strict Laws To Curb State’s Gun Crime

The Illinois General Assembly will consider a bill to place further restrictions on gun owners in a state already known for strict gun-control laws.
Gun rights advocates vow to fight what one calls a “blatantly illegal bill.”
Doug Mayhall, president of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said his organization would sue if the bill is signed into law.
“We are definitely doing that,” Mayhall told The Epoch Times.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign HB 5855 into law if it makes it to his desk. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
The Protecting Illinois Communities Act (HB5855), sponsored by Illinois state Rep. Bob Morgan (D-58th District), would ban so-called assault weapons along with magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition….}

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