Gov. JB Pritzker bans assault weapons in Illinois
The recent ban on assault weapons has sparked many people’s opinions, some wonder if this decision is a violation of the second amendment.
On Jan. 10, Gov. JB Pritzker made the decision to ban assault weapons in Illinois. Multiple sheriffs across the state have refused to enforce this ban as they stated it is a violation of the second amendment- the right to bear arms.
According to abc7Chicago, civilians are calling sheriff’s offices, questioning what the police will do about the people that already own assault weapons, and how they will convince them to register their assault weapons.
DuPage County board president Deborah Conroy insisted on the ban because of the incident during the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park. New gun legislation was released after a deadly mass shooting during the annual July Fourth parade.
According to ABC News, the new law bans assault weapons, including or consisting of some semi-automatic firearms, along with high-capacity magazines and rapid-firing devices.
According to the Feinstein senate, assault weapons like the AR-15-style rifle have become the weapons of choice for mass shooters, including in most school shootings. School threats and shootings are a massive issue throughout the country and Antioch Community High School experienced a school threat on Oct. 25. When asking Officer Kourtney Nemec how this ban could possibly affect school shootings in the future, she responded with no comment.
Assault weapons fire multiple bullets at a time while pistols fire one bullet at a time along with having to reload after every bullet. Criminals have easy access to assault weapons and it may be difficult to defend oneself with a pistol in certain situations. In an interview, senior Josh Vales stated that criminals have multiple back doors to acquire weapons, such as the dark web.
According to abc7Chicago, A number of county sheriffs around the state have publicly vowed not to enforce the new law, prompting an open letter signed by 16 state legislators. They believe that this ban is stepping on the 2nd and 4th amendments of the constitution.
TERRY KAUFFMAN • Jan 25, 2023 at 6:06 pm
Highland park had this ban in place and it did not stop the attack. These laws do not address the real issue, mental health. Its pure lunacy and grandstanding. A waste of taxpayers $.
TERRY KAUFFMAN • Jan 25, 2023 at 6:03 pm
Pritzkers and democrats continue to ignore the mental health aspects of assaults and shootings. Its not the gun, knife, bat, club, car, rope, or drug that’s responsible, its the person. Of the approximately 4 million deaths each year, guns are not even listed by then FBI in the top 25 causes of deaths. Cars kill more people. Should we ban cars, doctors, drugs, doctors, processed foods??? Its Ludacris. Pritzkers asinine bill will make citizens who follow laws greater targets for criminals. They don’t care about laws regardless of how many he puts into effect. Try enforcing the already existing laws. Use common sense and start working for tax payers who need protection from criminals.