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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Gun violence continues to plague the United States 
3and devastate families, schools, workplaces, and communities; 
4in 2016, 38,658 people died by firearms in the U.S., including 
51,490 in Illinois; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, 4,349 people were shot in Chicago in 2016, and 
73,457
were shot in 2017, 625 of who were killed; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The recent sustained surge in mass shootings has

9further revealed the depth of the gun problem in the U.S.;  
10since
the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, over 400 people have 
11been
shot in over 200 school shootings nationwide;  2017 saw the 
12most
deadly mass shooting in U.S. history when 58 people were 
13killed at a Las
Vegas music festival; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, In addition to efforts to enact gun control 
15legislation
at the local and federal levels, the private sector 
16can also
contribute to the effort to reduce gun violence in the 
17United
States; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, In the wake of the Parkland shooting, a number of

19companies have taken steps to restrict gun sales: Dick's

20Sporting Goods raised the minimum age for gun sales to 21 and

21ceased sale of all assault-style riles; Walmart also raised
its 
 
 
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1minimum age for gun sales to 21; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, In New York State, the Comptroller has encouraged 
3credit
card and banking companies to consider reclassifying gun 
4sales
as high-risk sales, handling them as they would 
5pornography or
illicit drug purchases; this is yet another way 
6that private
companies can work to reduce the number of gun 
7sales in Illinois
and the United States; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
9HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
10urge Visa,
American Express, MasterCard, Bank of America, and 
11J.P. Morgan
Chase to reclassify gun sales as high-risk and 
12implement the
appropriate precautions; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent 
14to the
Governor, and to the CEOs of Visa, American Express, 
15MasterCard,
Bank of America, and J.P. Morgan Chase.