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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 
4persons 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; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, We urge the Congress of the United States to enact 
19legislation that would require the manufacturers of replica 
20guns to design them to be distinguishable from real firearms so 
 
 
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1as to protect the public and law enforcement; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
4urge the Congress of the United States to require replica gun 
5manufacturers to design these guns to be bright colors; and be 
6it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be 
8presented to each member of the Illinois Congressional 
9delegation.