Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks
The measure passed 9-5 and would bar sales of semiautomatic pistols with a cruciform trigger bar, a design supporters say can be converted with a switch.
- The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 on Wednesday to advance House Bill 4471, which would prohibit the sale and manufacture of semiautomatic pistols defined as "easily convertible" to full-auto.
- State Rep. Justin Slaughter, the bill's sponsor, framed the measure as a "consumer product safety measure" after Chicago police recovered 1,300 modified Glocks used in crimes.
- John Weber, the Illinois director of the National Rifle Association, argued the bill would effectively ban Glocks from Illinois while questioning whether such pistols qualify as "common use" firearms.
- Separately, the committee advanced House Bill 5209 on Wednesday with a 9-5 vote, establishing new training requirements for mental health providers evaluating Firearm Owner Identification card reinstatement.
- Legislators in Maryland and Connecticut have approved similar policies in recent weeks, though California's ban faces a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association challenging its constitutionality.
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Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks – Capitol News IL
The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines Wednesday to pass House Bill 4471, which seeks to ban the sale of any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar in Illinois.
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