Illinois lawmakers are pushing a backdoor gun ban. HB3320 and SB2279 would impose what amounts to a $1,600 tax per firearm, driving manufacturers out, shutting down FFLs, and pricing families out of self-defense. This isn’t safety—it’s control. Stand up now before Illinois loses its lawful gun industry.
Illinois lawmakers are pushing two dangerous bills—HB3320 and SB2279—that would fundamentally cripple the lawful firearm industry in our state.
Under the so-called Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act, the state would extract nearly one billion dollars per year from firearm manufacturers. That cost doesn’t stay in Springfield. It gets passed directly to distributors, retailers, and ultimately to you.
When the math is done, this becomes an effective $1,600 excise tax on every firearm sold in Illinois.
That isn’t regulation. It’s a financial weapon aimed at the Second Amendment.
Gun stores in Illinois already operate on thin margins. Many are family-owned businesses serving their communities for generations. They cannot survive inventory that becomes unaffordable overnight. Manufacturers will stop shipping to Illinois. Retailers will lose access to products. FFLs will close. Jobs will disappear.
And the people hurt most won’t be criminals—they’ll be law-abiding citizens. Parents. Seniors. Veterans. Single mothers. Everyday Illinoisans who want the ability to protect themselves and their families.
The Second Amendment does not exist only on paper. It protects the practical ability to acquire arms. If the government can price that right out of reach, the right is effectively gone.
These bills do nothing to stop violent crime. Instead, they punish lawful commerce and impose collective financial penalties for actions manufacturers do not control. This is a backdoor ban dressed up as a “fee.”
Illinois gun owners must speak up now. Contact your legislators. Share this video. And stand with the Illinois State Rifle Association as we fight to protect lawful firearm ownership in our state.
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