Headline: Illinois House passes measure to raise assault-style weapon buying age to 21

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Possession of assault-style weapons by anyone under 21 would be illegal under legislation that the Illinois House endorsed.

Assault "style", style matters.

The plan sponsored by Democratic Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg would prohibit minors from buying or possessing high-capacity weapons, attachments, .50-caliber rifles and cartridges. They would have 90 days to transfer ownership.

The legislation was OK’d 64-51.

Interesting how some white kids being shot in Florida prompt them to pass a slew of new gun restrictions in Illinois, the 762 black and brown kids killed in Chicago in 2016 didn't matter I guess. 151 people have been shot in Chicago since the Feb 14 Parkland event until today, a little over a month later.

Critics decried the idea that the government would confiscate property. Mussman said authorities will not visit homes to pick up weapons. But a first offense for getting caught with prohibited firearms would be a misdemeanor offense.

This is false, the first offence if they are caught with a .50 caliber round is a misdemeanor, if they are caught with guns or magazines they purchased legally then they are guilty of a felony, here is the actual law

The Illinois House has voted to ban “bump stock” accessories that transform rifles into assault-style weapons.

Despite the fact that bump stock accessories do not transform rifles in to "assault-style weapons". They don't add any additional capability to a firearm. That's why they were not banned before.

What does make something an "assault style rifle" under this law?

(1) "Assault weapon" means:
(A) any rifle which has a belt fed ammunition
system or which has a detachable magazine capable of
holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
(B) a semi-automatic rifle that has the ability to
accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
following:
(i) a folding or telescoping stock; or
(ii)a shroud that is attached to, or partially
or completely encircles the barrel, and that
permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the
non-trigger hand without being burned;
(C) a semi-automatic pistol that has the ability to
accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
following:
(i) a folding or telescoping stock;
(ii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially
or completely encircles the barrel, and that
permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the
non-trigger hand without being burned; or
(iii) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or
more when the pistol is unloaded; (I guess now no one will be heavily armed!)
(D) a semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine
that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds of
ammunition; or
(E) a semi-automatic shotgun that has:
(i) a folding or telescoping stock; and
(ii) contains its ammunition in a revolving
cylinder; or
(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5
rounds of ammunition, except as may be authorized
under the Wildlife Code and excluding magazine
extensions during the snow geese conservation
order season; or
(iv) an ability to accept a detachable
magazine of more than 5 rounds of ammunition;
(F) a .50 caliber rifle centerfire rifle capable of
firing a .50 caliber cartridge, not including any
antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that
has a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses
black powder for hunting or historical re-enactments.
"Assault weapon" does not include:
(A) any firearm that:
(i) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever,
or slide action;
(ii) is an unserviceable firearm or has been
made permanently inoperable;
(iii) is an antique firearm;
(iv) uses rimfire ammunition or cartridges; or
(iv) has been excluded as an assault weapon in
a Department of Natural Resources rule.
(B) any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of
this Code.

So what makes it an "assault weapon"? A shroud! The heavens only know how many lives could have been saved in Parkland if only they had banned law abiding 18-21 year olds who have satisfied all the other conditions in Illinois to own firearms from possessing deadly shrouded weapons! And we all know how deadly telescopic stocks can be, they can allow people of different sizes to use guns more safely! Imagine if the state of Illinois just banned adjustable seats from bicycles for 18-21 year olds, it's practically the same thing.

On further reflection this is brilliant, no one will be able to go on shooting sprees because they will burn their fingers, they have it all figured out.

The legislation was the first of seven gun-restriction measures the House is considering Wednesday. The plan sponsored by Democratic Rep. Martin Moylan of Des Plaines was OK’d 83-31.

Lawmakers are responding to the Parkland, Florida massacre on Feb. 14 that killed 17 students and the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer a day earlier.

And totally ignoring the slaughter in their own state! White Floridians lives matter in Illinois.

Moylan sponsored similar legislation last fall because the gunman in the October Las Vegas mass shooting used a bump stock. It failed then because critics said it was too broad.

I guess he was really moved by white people being shot in another state then too. Amazing how he does not give a shit about the daily and ongoing slaughter in his state's biggest city. None of these laws will save a single life, and of course there was no discussion about pharmaceutical drugs that are advertised with the warning "may cause suicidal thoughts or actions", a warning guns do not come with.

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