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Illinois House Sends Gun Bill to Senate

Gun rights groups vow to continue fight

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A customer shops for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Ill., on Dec. 17, 2012. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Michael Clements
By Michael Clements and Mimi Nguyen Ly
1/8/2023Updated: 1/11/2023
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The Illinois House of Representatives passed the Protecting Illinois Communities Act on a vote of 64–43 on Jan. 6, moving the Illinois General Assembly closer to a so-called assault weapon ban.

HB 5855 is now headed to the state Senate as SB 2226, where it’s expected to pass before going to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has supported the legislation and is expected to sign it into law. Gun rights advocates vowed to continue their fight against the proposed law that the president of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) calls “blatantly illegal.”

Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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