Press release:
“The ISRA has learned from a credible source that Illinois Senate President John Cullerton [above] will
introduce a so called ‘assault weapons’ ban on Wednesday when the
legislature returns for its ‘lame duck’ session. Cullerton hopes to
ramrod the bill through and get it to Governor Quinn for signature by
Friday. If he is successful at doing so, nearly every gun you currently
own will be banned and will be subject to confiscation by the Illinois
State Police . . .
“Based on what we know about Cullerton’s bill, firearms that would be
banned include all semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns. Pump
action shotguns would be banned as well. This would be a very
comprehensive ban that would include not only so-called ‘assault
weapons’ but also such classics as M1 Garands and 1911-based pistols.
There would be no exemptions and no grandfathering. You would have a
very short window to turn in your guns to the State Police to avoid
prosecution.”
TTAG’s sources tell us there will be two bills: one for
semi-automatic rifles, lever guns, shotguns and handguns with certain
features (e.g., threaded barrels); and one for ammunition magazine
capacity.
Mags would be limited to 10 rounds and owners of existing magazines
holding more than 10 rounds would have to register them with the state
police.
One [non-ISRA] gun guy on the front lines in the Land of Lincoln
tells TTAG that the odds of the bills going through are 50 – 50. He
advises gun owners both in and out of state to call Senate President
Cullerton at 217 782 2000 and/or find another legislator to pester at ilga.gov.
“If gun owners around the country melt the phone lines in the next
three days we can push this thing back . . . that would be a tremendous
morale boost ahead of federal legislation.”
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/01/robert-farago/breaking-illinois-bill-to-ban-all-modern-firearms/