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The Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee met to
discuss several measures, including allowing for certain
individuals to get their Firearm Owner’s ID Card back after a
mental health evaluation.
Committee chairwoman, state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia,
said they hope to address issues impacting communities.
“We are not evaluating or judging, but instead we are looking at
access to guns in our system and the policies that we currently
have in place that aim to protect people in crisis from harming
themselves or others,” Hirschauer said.
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, said they’re ready
to collaborate, but within limits.
“I look forward to finding ways we can reduce violence in our
society while at the same time respecting the constitutional
rights of Americans,” he said.
State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, said the issue is
crucial.
“We do too much in Springfield in haste and under duress and on
a topic like this that people feel so, so strongly about in
every corner of Illinois and on a topic like this that has
literally life and death consequences in every corner of
Illinois,” she said.
Illinois State Rifle Association's Ed Sullivan said the gun
owners’ lobby is willing to work together to get things right.
“We can make things safer so people that truly are dangerous are
not going to have firearms because obviously we don’t want
suicides,” Sullivan said. “We don’t want the problems.”
The committee also discussed policies around restraining orders.
Legislators didn’t advance legislation during the subject matter
hearing. |
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