Illinois lawmakers voted to prohibit the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed the bill, which was driven largely by the killing of seven people at a 4th of July parade last year in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
Critics warn the governor’s signature will trigger court challenges which will ultimately overturn the law as a violation of the 2nd Amendment.
Those who currently own such guns would have to register them, including serial numbers, with the Illinois State Police. Merchants could sell or return current stock and Illinois-based manufacturers could sell their wares outside Illinois or to law enforcement. Welch, a Democrat from the Chicago suburb of Hillside, took the lead on the measure from the original sponsor, Rep. Bob Morgan, a Democrat from suburban Deerfield who was participating in the Highland Park parade when the shooting began.
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