A group of doctors and anti-gun activists wants Illinois to pass a law that would charge gun manufacturers for the financial cost of gun crimes. Meanwhile, a Cook County ban on assault weapons is scheduled for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in December.

It got Say More thinking: what do listeners think should change about Illinois’ – or America’s – gun laws? Have we given up on meaningful gun safety, or is it that we’ve embraced its centrality to our Constitutional freedoms?

Listeners, experts and advocates on both sides weigh in.

GUESTS: The Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, executive director, Live Free Illinois
Richard Pearson, Illinois State Rifle Association
Dr. Anthony Douglas, surgeon, University of Chicago