HR0735 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes the safety dilemma that replica guns pose to the public and the people who carry them; and

WHEREAS, These replica guns are identical in appearance to real firearms and are indistinguishable from fully functioning firearms; and

WHEREAS, Even law enforcement officers have a difficulty distinguishing them from real firearms; and

WHEREAS, The inability of law enforcement officers to distinguish replica guns from real firearms has resulted in tragedy such as the incident in Cleveland, Ohio, where a 12-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, who had been reported to police for displaying a gun in a park and was shot dead by police as he reached for the replica gun; and

WHEREAS, The problem of replica guns is a national issue and should be addressed by uniform legislation by Congress; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would require the manufacturers of replica guns to design them to be clearly distinguishable from real firearms; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.