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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives, like all Americans, are heartbroken at the 
4amount of senseless gun violence in the United States; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, However, we do not believe the actions taken by 
6President Obama address the root cause of gun violence, such as 
7illegally obtained firearms; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Furthermore, we do not believe that the unilateral 
9actions taken by President Obama provide an environment to 
10begin a productive or collaborative discussion; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, We are in agreement with the United States Supreme 
12Court's decision in the case of the District of Columbia v. 
13Heller, which confirmed that the Second Amendment protects an 
14individual right to keep and bear firearms; we also agree with 
15Justice Antonin Scalia that the Second Amendment ". . . 
16elevates above all other interests the right of law-abiding, 
17responsible citizens to use arms in defense of hearth and 
18home"; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, On January 5, 2016, the President announced a 
20series of gun control actions in the form of executive orders 
21during a press conference at the White House; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, One executive order will increase the number of 
2vendors who are required to conduct criminal background checks 
3when they sell guns; and
 
4    WHEREAS, These executive orders will result in hiring more 
5federal employees to handle those reviews and require dealers 
6to inform federal authorities when a gun sold online is lost or 
7stolen during transit; these executive orders on gun control 
8will also affect many individuals by revoking licenses for 
9dealers who do not sell a sufficient number of firearms; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, This body will take every action to protect the 
11Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens; therefore, be 
12it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
15pledge to uphold our oath of office to support the Constitution 
16of the United States and the Constitution of the State of 
17Illinois.