Full Text of HR0163 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, As members of the General Assembly, we are | 3 | | elected by the people of Illinois to
debate and pass | 4 | | meaningful legislation in their best interests; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, When a tragedy occurs, it behooves us to | 6 | | re-examine the status quo and decide how
we can improve State | 7 | | laws to prevent another tragedy from occurring; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, When guns are used in the commission of a hate | 9 | | crime, the tragedies are too often lethal; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Hate crimes have affected many minorities, such | 11 | | as the African Americans who were shot
dead as they prayed | 12 | | during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina because of | 13 | | someone
who was filled with hate against African Americans, | 14 | | the Jewish people who were murdered
mercilessly at the Tree of | 15 | | Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by a person who | 16 | | hated Jews, and young
people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando | 17 | | who were hated because of their sexual orientation; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Anti-Asian hate has risen over the past year and | 19 | | has reached a critical point with the
gruesome shooting deaths | 20 | | of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021, which is | 21 | | yet
another incident to be added to this long list of |
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| 1 | | preventable tragedies that heightens the need to address
the | 2 | | deficiencies in our State's gun policies; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois has led | 4 | | the nation in gun sales; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, With so many people obtaining guns, many for the | 6 | | first time, we must address how we
can maintain public safety | 7 | | and prevent more tragedies by passing meaningful gun safety
| 8 | | legislation that will keep people safe; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, As legislators, we cannot and shall not stand | 10 | | idly by for the next person filled with hate
to easily obtain | 11 | | firearms because of weak gun laws; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we commit to passing meaningful legislation that will prevent | 15 | | people filled with
hate from obtaining the means by which to | 16 | | end innocent lives.
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