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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, It is the unalienable right of all citizens to |
3 | | keep and bear arms for defense of life, liberty, and property |
4 | | under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United |
5 | | States of America and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of |
6 | | the State of Illinois; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, The legislative and executive branches of the |
8 | | State of Illinois have unreasonably and consistently |
9 | | encroached on the liberty of Illinoisans who wish to exercise |
10 | | the rights secured to them under the Second Amendment to the |
11 | | Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights of the |
12 | | Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of all American citizens, |
14 | | governmental units, and elected officials to uphold, with equal |
15 | | vigor, all of the "unalienable Rights" with which they are |
16 | | "endowed by their Creator" and set forth in the Constitution of |
17 | | the United States and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of |
18 | | the State of Illinois; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Certain counties in Illinois have moved to shield |
20 | | their Constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms |
21 | | and the economic benefits derived from the sale and operation |
22 | | of firearms from overly-burdensome, unreasonable, and unlawful |