Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A bill which Second Amendment advocates see as a threat – a “gun storage” bill – is on the move. An Illinois House committee passed it Tuesday afternoon, putting it a House vote away from going to the governor’s desk.
“How is a firearm owner supposed to know if the individual they’re dealing with us an at-risk person?” asked State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis).
“It’s my understanding there is a ‘reasonableness’ standard,” said the sponsor, State Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-Batavia). “If you can reasonably know that a person is at risk. It’s that ‘reasonableness’ standard that applies.”
The bill, which a gun lobbyist says has already been declared unconstitutional, passed the House Gun Violence Prevention Committee on a partisan vote.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:09PM
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