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IL Gunowners: Munoz / Daley are at it again: SB1195
« on: February 26, 2004, 05:45:41 AM »
Illinois Senate Bill 2561 is a rewrite of SB1195-- another bill that will turn now-legal gunowners into felons.

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IL Gunowners: Munoz / Daley are at it again
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2004, 03:49:58 AM »
How so, Randy? I'm not familiar with this bill.
"Beware all undertakings that require new clothes."

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IL Gunowners: Munoz / Daley are at it again
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2004, 04:08:29 AM »
GOA had this to say:

Just when it seems likely that Congress may sunset the
unconstitutional federal ban on new semiautomatic firearms, anti-gun
members of the Illinois Senate in Springfield are pushing
legislation that would make Washington, D.C., look pro-gun by
comparison.

Illinois Senate Bill 2561, sponsored by anti-gun zealot Senator
Antonio Munoz, would outlaw virtually all semiautomatic firearms --
whether or not covered by the federal ban -- and would require that
all banned guns be immediately relinquished.

What would be banned under the Illinois law?  Under section 5 of the
bill, banned firearms would include:

  * any semiautomatic rifle with a detachable magazine of any size
    and any one of five additional characteristics;

  * any semiautomatic pistol with a detachable magazine of any size
    and any one of five additional characteristics;

  * any semiautomatic shotgun with a folding or telescoping stock, a
    protruding pistol grip, a fixed magazine capacity exceeding five
    rounds, or an ability to accept a detachable magazine.

After 90 days, possession of all of these firearms would be
outlawed.  If you fail to turn in, remove, or incapacitate your
semiautomatic firearm, the police could come and seize your firearm
-- at gunpoint, in the presence of your family -- and you would be
guilty of a Class 3 felony and subject to imprisonment.


There is also some confusing language present in the text "any firearm .50 caliber or larger" as before that would knock out most muzzleloaders and shotguns, depending on how it is interpreted.

It is unconstitutional under Illinois law, as the state cannot determine the destruction or forfeiture of property without compensation-- and there is no grandfather clause present. It does nothing to address crime, as always-- guns can't commit crime on their own.

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IL Gunowners: Munoz / Daley are at it again
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2004, 05:31:28 AM »
It's identical (without going to a word by word look) to SB1195 which was defeated last year. This Munoz is just trying to get it passed with a new bill since the old one is dead (I believe).