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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Taser gun has been used by law enforcement and |
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| correctional officers to subdue suspects and prisoners; and
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| WHEREAS, Many injuries and even some deaths have been |
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| attributed to the misuse of Taser guns by law enforcement and |
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| correctional officers; and
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| WHEREAS, There are no uniform standards on the use of Taser |
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| guns by law enforcement and correctional officers; and
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| WHEREAS, Amnesty International has documented that the |
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| Taser gun has been used as an instrument of torture; and
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| WHEREAS, Several law enforcement agencies have limited the |
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| use of the Taser gun in subduing suspects and prisoners; and
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| WHEREAS, The House recognizes the need to study the use and |
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| misuse of the Taser gun by law enforcement and correctional |
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| officers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| there is created the Task Force on Taser Gun Use consisting of |
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| 9 members, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House
of
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| Representatives, the House Minority Leader, the Senate |
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| President, and the
Senate
Minority Leader; and 5 members of the |
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| public appointed by the Governor; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the uses and |
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| misuse of Taser guns by law enforcement and correctional |
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| officers and shall make recommendations to the House on |
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| suggested legislation concerning the use or restrictions on use |
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| of Taser guns by law enforcement and correctional officers and |
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| such other recommendations concerning Taser guns as the Task |
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