Illinois Bill Ordering Gun Owners to Turn in or Transfer Ownership of ‘Assault’ Rifles Passes State House

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As different states are looking at their gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings, the Illinois State House and Senate passed a bill late February that would require 18-20 year-olds to turn in their “assault rifles” within 90 days.

The AP reports Democratic Rep. Michelle Mussman sponsored the bill and it passed in the House 64-51.

If signed into law, it will prohibit people under 21 years-old from buying or possessing “assault rifles,” high-capacity magazines, and .50-caliber rifles.

“There’s always the debate about whether or not it’s appropriate to have a discussion in the heat of the moment,” Mussman saidon the House floor. “But I think that what we are seeing right now is a demand from the public that we stop kicking this down the road. That we actually do something about this.” – READ MORE

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