SB2343 Senate Floor Amendment added to todays Senate committee hearing.  It proposes to establish severe penalties for bump stocks - as high as 30 years in prison.
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One handgun per month amendment filed for HB1470 and added to House committee agenda
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Senate Judiciary Hearing Capitol 400 Springfield, IL
Scheduled Date 4/17/2018 - 4:00 PM
SB2247, SB2343 (SFA)  and SB2314  (SB2314 AWB preemption needs to be stopped!)

House Judiciary Hearing Room 118 - Capitol Building - - Springfield, IL
Scheduled Date 4/17/2018 - 4:00 PM
SB2561 and HB1470 (HFA) House Floor Amendment (One firearm per month)

Track and File Senate Committee Witness Slips here:
http://my.ilga.gov/Hearing/HearingDetail/15786?SCommittees4/21/2018-page=1&SCommittees4/21/2018-orderBy=&SCommittees4/21/2018-filter=&committeeid=0&chamber=S&nodays=7&_=1523747038442

Track and File House Committee Witness Slips here:
http://my.ilga.gov/Hearing/HearingDetail/15796?HCommittees4/21/2018-page=1&HCommittees4/21/2018-orderBy=&HCommittees4/21/2018-filter=&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1523747553793

How to file witness slips:
http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68611&page=1#entry1144966

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SB2247 Chris Nybo R CRIM CD-BAN BUMP-FIRE STOCK
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning unlawful use of weapons. Provides that 120 days after the effective date of the bill, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in this State, a bump-fire stock for a semi-automatic firearm that does not convert the semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun. Defines "bump-fire stock" as a butt stock designed to be attached to a semi-automatic firearm and designed, made, or altered, and intended to increase the rate of fire achievable with the firearm to that of a fully automatic firearm by using the energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate reciprocating action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
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SB2314 Julie A. Morrison D ASSAULT WEAPONS-MUNICIPALITY
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the regulation of the possession or ownership of assault weapons are exclusive powers and functions of each municipality (rather than this State).  Eliminates existing preemption provision concerning the regulation of assault weapons.
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SB2343  SFA Kwame Raoul D CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
Another shell bill. Potential up to a Class X Felony
Synopsis
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Prohibits beginning 90 days after the effective date of the bill, the knowing sale, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of a bump stock or trigger crank. Defines "bump stock" and "trigger crank". Establishes penalties. Effective immediately
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HB1470 - Shell Bill - HFA Luis Arroyo D CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
NOT a domestic battery bill but a rip and replace shell bill.
Synopsis.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes references in the statute on unlawful sale of firearms from "sell" or "give" to "transfer". Prohibits multiple sales of handguns within a 30-day period. Creates the offense of unlawful acquisition of handguns. Provides exemptions and affirmative defenses. Penalty is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or adopt rules to implement or enforce the provisions of the bill.
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Governor vetoed similar Tannerite bill below before but they are trying again.  Has passed Senate and is back in the House.

SB2561 Julie A. Morrison D (Jonathan Carroll) PREPACKAGE EXPLOSIVE COMPONENT
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that no person may acquire or possess any pre-packaged explosive components within this State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police. Provides exemptions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits unlawful sale or delivery of pre-packaged explosive components when he or she knowingly sells or gives pre-packaged explosive components to a person who is disqualified under the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act; sells or transfers pre-packaged explosive components to a person who does not display to the seller or transferor of the pre-packaged explosive components a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card that has previously been issued in the transferee's name by the Department of State Police under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; or sells or gives pre-packaged explosive components while engaged in the business of selling pre-packaged explosive components at wholesale or retail without being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides that any person who is convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of pre-packaged explosive components commits a Class 4 felony. Defines "pre-packaged explosive components". Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2018.

Updated with info on House bill amendment limiting to one handgun per month.

Updated with Senate bill amendment added to todays agenda.

Not shocking given committee make up but now the fighting goes to the House and Senate floors.

SB2343 SFA bump stock passes 8 - 3 - 1
SB2314 AWB preemption passes  7 - 5
SB2561 prepackage explosive passes 8 - 5

unsure of if SB2247 or HB1470 amendment was called although it appears not.

Guys I went to the Effingham co meeting and was the only one who spoke in favor of the 2A even though there were other gun owners in the room.
If we continue to hide and not be heard we may as well just turn our guns in now.I have only talked with one other person who is going to Igold and
I'm at the gun range 3-4 times a week.

Didn't Chicago/Cook Co used to have a 1 handgun per month policy in the past?

I think so but dont know if it was ever enforced or had a way of being enforced although they may have also had a requirement for a form for every firearm transferred.

This new bill though is at the state level where it could better be enforced.   And there is the other bill banning private sales requiring an FFL be involved.