Illinois became the ninth state to ban assault weapons after Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law. State lawmakers also pushed through support for out-of-state patients seeking abortion care. (WBEZ)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker looks to supporters after he defeated GOP challenger Darren Bailey on Nov. 8, 2022. Pritzker signed into law a ban on the sale, manufacture and delivery of assault weapons, making Illinois the ninth state to generally prohibit the weapons.Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker looks to supporters after he defeated GOP challenger Darren Bailey on Nov. 8, 2022.
“It’s been quite a past 24 hours,” a beaming Pritzker said as he strode in front of cameras at the state Capitol for the bill-signing ceremony. “Yesterday, I began my second term as governor of the great state of Illinois, and today we made history, becoming the ninth state to institute an assault weapons ban and one of the strongest assault weapons bans in the nation.”
“That’s why today, I couldn’t be prouder to say that we got it done,” Pritzker said to applause from supporters gathered behind him. The House had passed its own assault weapons ban last Friday, but Senate Democrats added more weapons to the banned list and moved up the date to next July 1 when universal background checks would be required on all private gun transactions between individuals.
“Maybe the political winds are in your favor here today,” said state Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, a key advisor to failed 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey. “But I can tell you that we will not comply, and you’re not going to do a darn thing about it because the law, the Constitution and the founding principles are on our side.”
Illinois’ plan also requires health insurers to cover abortion-inducing medication, HIV-prevention drugs, and hormone-therapy medicines used by people transitioning from one gender to another.
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