We’re political reporter Derrick Blakely and political producer, Ed Marshall, from WBBM-TV in Chicago. We’re following several gun safety bills currently making their way through the Illinois General Assembly. AMA! - Politics

We’re political reporter Derrick Blakely and political producer, Ed Marshall, from WBBM-TV in Chicago. We’re following several gun safety bills currently making their way through the Illinois General Assembly. AMA!
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We’re political reporter Derrick Blakely and political producer, Ed Marshall, from WBBM-TV in Chicago. We’re following several gun safety bills currently making their way through the Illinois General Assembly. AMA!

Posted: 23 Mar 2018 10:04 AM PDT

** Thanks, everyone, for joining us. We're glad we could chat with you here. **

Illinois state senators made some headway in advancing comprehensive gun safety legislation. Last week, they approved three gun safety proposals, all of which were supported by Senate President, John Cullerton.

Here are the proposed bills:

House Bill 1465: Prohibits the sale or transfer of an assault weapon, .50 caliber rifle or other large capacity magazine to anyone under 21. This bill was approved by the state Senate 33-22 and was sent back to the Illinois House for final action on changes.

House Bill 1467: Ban on bump stocks and trigger cranks. This also restores local governments' ability to enact local regulations and restrictions on assault weapons. The bill was approved by the state Senate 37-16 and returns to the Illinois house for final action on changes.

House Bill 1468: Increases the waiting period to receive an assault weapon after purchase to 72 hours, up from 24 hours. This now mirrors the existing waiting period for handguns. This was passed by the state Senate 43-15 and clears the way for it to go to the governor.

House Bill 772: This bill would allow families or law enforcement officers to alert the courts when a person with access to a firearm is displaying threatening or unsafe behavior that could lead to injury to themselves or the general public. If the court finds enough evidence that the person is a danger, a judge can require that person to temporarily turn over any firearm in their possession. This was passed by the Senate 40-14 and now heads to the Illinois house for a concurrence vote.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner had already vetoed an additional measure that would have required all gun dealers in Illinois to obtain licenses from the state. In his veto message, Rauner called the bill burdensome regulation on top of existing federal regulation.

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