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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS,   The House of Representatives recognizes the 
3safety dilemma that replica guns pose to the public and the 
4people who carry them; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, These replica guns are identical in appearance to 
6real firearms and are indistinguishable from fully functioning 
7firearms; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Even law enforcement officers have a difficulty 
9distinguishing them from real firearms; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The inability of   law enforcement officers to 
11distinguish replica guns from real firearms has resulted in 
12tragedy such as the incident in Cleveland, Ohio, where a 
1312-year-old boy, Tamir Rice,  who had been reported to police 
14for displaying a gun in a park and was shot dead by police as he 
15reached for the replica gun; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The problem of replica guns is a national issue 
17and should be addressed by uniform legislation by Congress; 
18therefore, be it
  
 
  
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
20HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 
 
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1urge the Congress of the United States to enact legislation 
2that would require the manufacturers of replica guns to design 
3them to be clearly distinguishable from real firearms; and be 
4it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
6delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority 
7Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck 
8Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of 
9Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members 
10of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.