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.
Per standard procedure, the bill will return to the House for lawmakers to discuss the changes and conduct a concurrence vote. Both chambers must agree on any differences before the legislation heads to Gov. Pritzker.
If an assault weapons ban does pass, the Illinois State Rifle Association has vowed to sue the state, claiming the measure is unconstitutional and violates Second Amendment rights. "We believe that this is unconstitutional," stated Richard Pearson, Illinois State Rifle Association executive director."And so if it goes further, and you get to the senate and the governor signs, we will, of course, be back and take it to court."
Supporters of the bill are hoping that lawmakers pass the legislation before Wednesday, when Illinois' 103rd General Assembly is set to get sworn in. "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.
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