Currently in Illinois there’s a pending “assault weapon” ban that would prohibit many commonly used hunting rifles.
The measure, House Bill 5751 was introduced by Representative Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago), it would prohibit the manufacture, delivery, sale, purchase or possession of semi-automatic “assault weapons.” This bill defines assault weapon to include many firearms that are commonly used for hunting such as semi-automatic shotguns that have either a pistol grip or a thumb hole stock.
This bill does allow for the continued possession of banned firearms that are owned before the ban takes effect but would not allow the purchase or transfer of new firearms that are on the list. Additionally, HB 5751 includes an exemption for the possession of a banned firearm if it is used solely for hunting. However, this exemption does not provide adequate protection for sportsmen who might also use that same firearm for recreational or target shooting.
We at Hunters Against PETA are sending out an alert to all fellow sportsmen in the Illinois area warning them to fight this to the end as we will be doing also.
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