Other State Illinois just banned So-called “assault rifles” by amending their amusement ride safety act.

[The Heretic]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Firearms/comments/104yp9w

https://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2226&GAID=16&GA=102&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=134879&SessionID=110

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Division of Criminal Investigation of the Illinois State Police shall conduct other investigations as provided by law, including, but not limited to, investigations of human trafficking, illegal drug trafficking, and illegal firearms trafficking. Provides that the Division of Criminal Investigation shall provide statewide coordination and strategy pertaining to firearm-related intelligence, firearms trafficking interdiction, and investigations. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a petitioner may request a plenary firearms restraining order of up to one-year, but not less than 6 months (rather than 6 months). Provides that the order may be renewed for an additional period of up to one year. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes it unlawful to manufacture, deliver, sell, or purchase or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, or purchased by another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge. Makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess an assault weapon, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge 300 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, with exemptions, and provides penalties. Prohibits the manufacture, delivery, sale, purchase, or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, with specified exemptions, and provides penalties. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code to make conforming changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective immediately.

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[Unicykle]

There is no definition of assault weapon in there so basically unless I assault somebody with it it's not an assault weapon.

 

[Yarome]

There is no definition of assault weapon in there so basically unless I assault somebody with it it's not an assault weapon.

There is in the full text. Around page 60 by name as well as by characteristic.

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2226

Legislation listing for the Illinois General Assembly

ilga.gov

Passed by vote around 2am in a lame duck session. Bneaky Sastards.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I don't understand. They are adding language to a law about children's playground slides?

 

[Ginocide]

I don't understand. They are adding language to a law about children's playground slides?

There's no regulations on what you can call a bill, so you can stuff whatever you want, wherever you want, under whatever name you want. It's an inherently dishonest act that any legislative body can use and frequently does use. The Patriot Act for example wouldn't have done well in the news if it was called the Domestic Surveillance Act.

There's also no regulation about what you can bundle together into a single bill, meaning you can tag high contentious items into a seemingly innocuous and bipartisan supported bill to try to slide it in without major public attention, or to force an unpopular change into a bill that has must be passed as a matter of normal function such as an omnibus funding package. In this manner, a weaker opposition cannot put up a fight without grinding the whole of government to a standstill via a shutdown or furlough which is extremely unpopular.

 

[Yarome]

I don't understand. They are adding language to a law about children's playground slides?

...and raised the age for a FOID card to 21 and a mag ban to boot. Your guess is as good as mine what any of that has to do with kiddie slide, though. I guess you have to speak Illinoian.

 

[rurallife]

So how is it banned? Purchase? Ownership? Grandfather clause? Don't have time to whack through the weeds on this one.

 

[The Heretic]

Illinois House passes ban on many semi-automatic guns & high capacity magazines

SPRINGFIELD, Il (WSIL) -- Just before 1 a.m. Friday, the Illinois House passed Senate Bill 2226, a modified ban on high-powered weapons and large-capacity magazines.

www.wsiltv.com

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

How is stuff like this legal? A bill should only cover what it is intended to cover, not have a bunch of things added and hidden within it.

 

[Pretengineer]

From the WSILTV article above:

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I'm sure all the criminals who commit nightly shootings in Chicago will be watching this closely, so they can make sure all the i's are dotted and t's crossed for their stolen guns.

 

[Aero Denezol]

Southern Illinois is as rural as it gets. I can't imagine they give two sh* about what Chicago wants. Will be interesting to see how they enforce this BS.

 

[TTSX]

They also outlawed a caliber of ammunition, not just a cartridge. Well Oregon, at least we're not Illinois

 

[kenboy]

They also outlawed a caliber of ammunition, not just a cartridge. Well Oregon, at least we're not Illinois

YET…..,……

 

[Yarome]

So how is it banned? Purchase? Ownership? Grandfather clause? Don't have time to whack through the weeds on this one.

If you're not in Illinois, does it matter? If you are, I'm sure more news will be forthcoming... and can't expect others to "whack through the weeds" for you to present a concise synopsis of the whole shebang when it doesn't apply to us, right?

 

[Mike7b]

Kinda hard to take Illinois democrats serious after Rod Blagojevich.

 

[Droo]

 

[Howard1955]

Looks to me like someone doesn't want the people to be able to effectively defend themselves.


The Rape Of Nanking

"During the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking, the capital of China, falls to Japanese forces, and the Chinese government flees to Hankow, further inland along the Yangtze River.

To break the spirit of Chinese resistance, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the city was burned, and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. In what became known as the "Rape of Nanking," the Japanese butchered an estimated 150,000 male "war prisoners," massacred an additional 50,000 male civilians, and raped at least 20,000 women and girls of all ages, many of whom were mutilated or killed in the process."

The Rape of Nanking | December 13, 1937 | HISTORY

During the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking, the capital of China, falls to Japanese forces, and the Chinese government flees to Hankow, further inland along the Yangtze River. To break the spirit of Chinese resistance, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much...

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[User 1234]

This "gut and amend" tactic is used in many states.

 

[rurallife]

Fact