That is not what the proposed law states, Illinois Senate Bill 107, as banned firearms. This is what is states which is bad enough. Note the wording "
and has one or more of the following".
Illinois residents can use the link below to contact their state senator and urge them to oppose this egregious infringment on our Second Amendment Rights, and mention you are really upset about these civil rights infringements on law abiding citizens while many Illinois politicians support sanctuary cities like Chicago and why are they more special than us making us instant felons for owning previously legal weapons we have owned for several years.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190124/illinois-bill-introduced-to-ban-many-firearms-accessories
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ful...m=107&GAID=15&LegID=115114&SpecSess=&Session=
(2) "Assault weapon" means:
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(A) a semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to
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(i) only a pistol grip without a stock
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attached;
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(ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
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protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
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hand;
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(iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
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stock;
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(iv) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that
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partially or completely encircles the barrel,
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allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the
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non-trigger hand without being burned, but
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excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; or
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(v) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator;
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(B) a semiautomatic pistol or any semi-automatic
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rifle that has a fixed magazine, that has the capacity
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to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
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(C) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
10 accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the
11 following:
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(i) any feature capable of functioning as a
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protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
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hand;
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(ii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
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stock;
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(iii) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that
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partially or completely encircles the barrel,
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allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the
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non-trigger hand without being burned, but
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excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
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(iv) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator; or
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(v) the capacity to accept a detachable
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magazine at some location outside of the pistol
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grip;