Issue Position: Gun Violence

Issue Position

Illinois is facing a gun violence epidemic. According to Everytown, in an average year, 1,310 people die by guns in Illinois. That number includes an average of 183 children and teens. Our state representatives needs to pass common sense gun safety legislation to protect our children and communities from the trauma of mass shootings and hand gun violence. I will be a strong voice in Springfield advocating for the creation of sensible gun control measures.
I support the recently passed Cook County assault weapons ban and will sponsor legislation that pushes for a statewide assault weapons and large capacity magazine ban.
In Illinois, 86% of intimate partner gun homicide victims were women. I will advocate to modify existing domestic violence-related firearm prohibitions to last the length of the order or 2 years, whichever is longer.
Change the current firearm purchase license (i.e., FOID) system to require an in-person application, fingerprinting, and a duration of 5 years.
Require all firearm sellers to perform universal background checks on any person who attempts to purchase a gun.

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