Illinois Proposing Assault Weapon Ban!

Don't surprise me , with Illinois. Bunch of clowns must be running that state.

IL is among the most facist of states when it comes to 2A. I used to live there, I remember! I like how they wrapped 50 caliber into that piece of crap legislation. I hope it doesn't get passed.

meh

IL has the government it deserves at this point

bigfatdave said:

meh

IL has the government it deserves at this point

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Really? Chicago has the government it deserves! The rest of us don't deserve what that <deleted> gives us.

I wonder if anyone bothered to think that prohibiting posession of something someone owns results in a "taking" of property, which could cost the state a bunch of money...

Thats not how it works. They will give X amount of time to register the property or dispose of it or whatever they want you to do.

What is this meh thing?

It's an expression of disgust/apathy.

What about all the jobs this will kill? DSA Arms and Rock River build nothing but "assault weapons"

Say meh out loud while shrugging your shoulders; it will make more sense.

I wonder if 'semiautomatic assault rifle' means any semi larger than a .22?

This bill won't pass. Too many downstate senators that won't go for it. Even the downstate Dems are for CCW here.

Political posturing during an election year so each side can tell their constituents they stood up for what they believe in? I hope it goes nowhere, and that Chicago gets an attitude adjustment in the court room soon.

Besides, leave DSA alone - I wanna FAL!

That reads more like a .50 caliber ban to me...otherwise, whats their definition of "assault weapon"?

meh, meh.

No effect. The more I try to keep up with things, the further and further I fall behind.

It's official, anti gun politicians have gone completely insane.

7 (B) a semi-automatic rifle that has an ability to
8 accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
9 following:
10 (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
11 (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
12 (iii) a shroud that is attached to, or
13 partially or completely encircles the barrel, and
14 that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with
15 the non-trigger hand without being burned; or
16 (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to
17 accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;

WHERE THE <deleted> ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO PUT YOUR OTHER HAND THEN!!!!

Also:

18 (C) a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to
19 accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
20 following:
21 (i) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
22 stock;

Then under the law it isn't a pistol, do these people even read the laws that we have before they try to make new ones?

Also their definition for a .50 caliber rifle:

8 (4) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle
9 capable of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does
10 not include any antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C.
11 Section 921 (a)(16), any shotgun including a shotgun that
12 has a rifle barrel, or a muzzle-loader used for "black
13 powder" hunting or battle re-enactments.

Gee at least they exempt muzzle loaders, but not rifles chambered in .50-70.

It just points up the disconnection with reality of those who claim that Illinois is going to get shall issue concealed carry by any means other than a SCOTUS decision.

Illinois is one of the few states that's going BACKWARD on 2nd Amendment rights.

This state needs an enema

A wise man once said, "This state needs an enema". Maybe not an exact quote but close enough.

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It seems like they borrowed heavily from existing California statute.

Various portions are clearly near direct copies of California law.


As long as such laws stand in California, they tell other jurisdictions that clearly such things are legal options which have not been struck down as unconstitutional.


So in 1968 the GCA generally limited the bore diameter to .50 inches. Back then there was plenty of large cannons, considerably more powerful than a .50 readily available for purchase, relatively inexpensive as WW2 surplus, which were even sold mail order.
The .50 BMG has existed many decades prior to that, yet was clearly and intentionally not included.
Over 30 years later that arbitrary .50 diameter limit was not enough, the .50 Cal previously a wimp compared to many common AT rifles had become a demonized monster. As one of the most powerful common rounds at the edge of the arbitrary .50 inch diameter limit it became the iconic epitome of power.
Calls for its ban were raised in a few of the most anti-gun states. California passed such a ban in 2004.


25-30 years after the banning of the .50 you would hear about the horrible excessively powered .45 and .40 caliber rifles. Clearly more powerful than anyone needs, posing extreme risk and in need of a ban. What did any honest man need a .40 inch bore diameter rifle to do that a .30 could not do?
A new round within the legal arbitrary diameter size would have become the new cultural icon and epitome of a powerful round. It would need to be banned to save us all.

Deanimator, Illinois is not going backward on gun rights. This proposed legislation has been shot down before and it will be again, by those of us here in Illinois that remain committed and politically active. We aren't there yet but we have made strides in the right direction and will continue.

Kush said:

WHERE THE <deleted> ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO PUT YOUR OTHER HAND THEN!!!!

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Over the muzzle, of course. It'll teach you not to use such evil tools.

That also eliminates firearms like the Mini-14 or any other semi-automatic rifle.

It is a ban on firearm ownership where these weapons are in common use.
Heller made it clear that it is unconstitutional.

It's an annual tradition in Illinois to have these bills. (The sad part is that one day they might make it through.)