Sandy Hook would surely be the end, I thought back then, writes MediaDervish. Meaningful gun control would come. Now, we have a chance in Illinois to ban assault-style weapons and raise the minimum age to obtain a firearm owner’s identification card.
Raquel Gabin, left, hugs her mother, Joseline Castanos, while listening to speakers during the Moms Demand Action anti-gun violence rally on June 8, 2022, in Washington. Politicians and activists continued their push for additional gun safety legislation.
Alisia Dieudonne, 19, was attending North Carolina A&T State University when she was fatally shot in October 2016. She established a foundation in Alisia’s name to support scholarships for students who have experienced trauma through gun violence. She also joined Moms Demand Action, an advocacy group fighting to end gun violence. She speaks at events and meetings. She counsels and connects with an endless stream of friends, neighbors and acquaintances who have been traumatized by guns.No one wants to count. The slaughter started long before Sandy Hook.
The legislation would ban assault-style weapons, raise the minimum age to obtain a firearm owner’s identification card to 21 from 18, increase resources to enforce red flag laws and stop the influx of illegal weapons into Illinois. This month, lawmakers held a series of hearings to listen to testimony from law enforcement leaders, gun advocacy groups, anti-violence activists, community leaders and researchers. The gun lobby is pushing back, arguing the proposed legislation is unconstitutional. At a Dec. 20 hearing, one longtime gun rights advocate vowed that if the bill passed, “We will see you in court.”
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