Updated 1/10/2021 10:51 PM
Contact your own state senator and urge them to pass SB1966 the BIO Bill before noon Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Gun violence prevention remains an issue that needs to be addressed at both the state and national level. Today I would like to focus on what we can do here in Illinois.
We are fortunate that a strong coalition of advocates along with some dedicated legislators have made some significant headway in Springfield, but we need to push harder to see some important progress come to fruition.
There is an important piece of legislation that was passed by the Illinois House but still needs to get approved by the Illinois Senate and signed by the Governor. SB 1966 the Block Illegal Ownership Bill/Fix the FOID. The bill was put together to address major issues that came to the forefront after a 2019 shooting in Aurora where an employee killed 5 people and injured 5 others despite the fact that the shooter had a revoked Firearm Owner Identification Car
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The Illinois Legislature has a chance to save lives by reducing gun violence. But it must act quickly.
The local firearms toll is staggering. In Chicago alone, 769 people were killed in 2020, mostly by guns. More than 4,000 were shot. Just over this past holiday weekend, 30 were shot and six were killed. Gun violence also has increased in cities around the state.
Illinois does not have to meekly accept such horrific mayhem.
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Legislation called the Block Illegal Ownership bill would plug legal loopholes through which guns flow to the criminals who turn streets into killing zones. It passed in the House in 2020 but stalled in the Senate as the Legislature took fewer votes during the pandemic.
Year of surging gun violence adds to urgent need to plug loopholes in Illinois gun laws
The Illinois Legislature has a chance to save lives by reducing gun violence. But it must act quickly.
The local firearms toll is staggering. In Chicago alone, 769 people were killed in 2020, mostly by guns. More than 4,000 were shot. Just over this past holiday weekend, 30 were shot and six were killed. Gun violence also has increased in cities around the state.
Legislation called the Block Illegal Ownership bill would plug legal loopholes through which guns flow to the criminals who turn streets into killing zones. It passed in the House in 2020 but stalled in the Senate as the Legislature took fewer votes during the pandemic.