Illinois residents who are moved by #Parkland and #NeverAgain, now is your chance to act. File a witness slip as a proponent for any or all of these 5 gun violence prevention bills scheduled to be heard in the House Judiciary Committee at 3pm tomorrow: (thread)
HB1465 sponsored by Michelle Mussman which will raise the legal purchase age to 21, currently has 986 opposing and 64 supporting my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Cr…
HB 1467 Amendment #1 (Moylan) – Will ban the sale of bump stocks in Illinois. Currently has 826 opposing and 74 supporting: my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Cr…
HB 1468 Amendment #1 (Carroll) – Will place a 72-hour waiting period on the sale of assault weapons. Currently has 931 opposing and only 71 supporting: my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Cr…
HB 1469 Amendment #1 (Burke,D) – Limits the capacity of magazines to 10 rounds. Currently has 919 opposing and only 64 supporting: my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Cr…
HB 1664 Amendment #1 (Conroy) – Creates a Dangerous Person Hotline and toll free number to enable a person to notify the State Police if they have reason to believe someone is a clear and present danger. Currently has 87 opposing and only 59 supporting: my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Cr…
For each of the 5 bills you will need to create a new slip. If you support the bill, select "Proponent".
In Section IV, select "Record of Appearance Only."
Be aware that your name, who you are representing (yourself, usually) and position will become public.
In Section IV, select "Record of Appearance Only."
Be aware that your name, who you are representing (yourself, usually) and position will become public.
All of these bills are listed together here: my.ilga.gov/Hearing/Hearin…
And you can find the full text of the amendment here: ilga.gov/house/committe… click the bill number, then Full Text, Then Amendment
And you can find the full text of the amendment here: ilga.gov/house/committe… click the bill number, then Full Text, Then Amendment
