I found the following in several newsletters from Republican State Senators today:
Legislation to Ban Glocks Punishes the Lawful, Not the Criminals
Illinois Democrats introduced legislation effectively banning the sale of certain handguns to civilians, sparking serious concerns among Second Amendment supporters.
House Bill 4045 and its companion, Senate Bill 2652, would make it a felony to manufacture, sell, or transfer pistols deemed “convertible,” a label aimed at Glock handguns that criminals have illegally modified with devices to make them operate like fully automatic weapons.
Democrats claim it is intended to address criminal misuse of auto-switch devices. However, these devices are already banned under both state and federal law.
How about cracking down on the criminals who break existing laws? Criminals won’t abide by gun bans and restrictions. They need to face harsher penalties. These new proposals only target responsible gun owners and licensed firearm dealers.
Interestingly, the U.S. Supreme Court already ruled that bans on commonly owned handguns violate the Constitution. These Democrat proposals appear to be a backdoor attempt to sidestep that ruling and further restrict the rights of responsible gun owners who follow the law.
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What’s the problem?
Click on the links to both bills and you will see they are dead for this session.
The article is just filler written by a staff member.
