Illinois State Senator Senator Antonio Munoz (D-1) proposes standard firearm magazine ban & confiscation

Illinois: Amendment to Ban Standard Capacity Magazines to be Considered

Today, an anti-gun amendment was offered to Senate Bill 1002, turning 
this bill into another vehicle for gun control.  Sponsored by state 
Senator Antonio Munoz (D-1), this amendment seeks to ban the possession, 
purchase, manufacture, sale or delivery of all magazines in Illinois 
that can hold more than ten rounds of ammunition or that can be readily 
converted to do this.  Further, Illinois residents would have ninety 
days to surrender or dispose of any of these magazines they already 
possess.  In a state that is under court order to enact concealed carry 
reform laws for the self-defense of its citizens, this restriction on 
standard capacity magazines is a step in the wrong direction.

By limiting the capacity of rounds in a magazine, state legislators are 
directly targeting law-abiding gun owners since these magazines are 
standard for many commonly owned firearms used for self-defense. 
Violent criminals are not going to obey a magazine capacity restriction 
any more than they comply with gun bans or other forms of gun control. 
This amendment provides no solution to current crime problems in 
Illinois and only seeks to further disarm and punish law-abiding citizens.

It is important that you contact your state senator TODAY and 
respectfully urge him or her to uphold Illinoisans' right to 
self-defense by opposing Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1002.

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