Jan 13, 2023
Once again, another Democratic governor virtue signaled to the tyrannical gun control lobby and signed a bill banning so-called "assault weapons" in the largely rural state of Illinois, despite the fact that, by far, most gun homicides in places like out-of-control Chicago involve handguns. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure that bans not only such weapons, but also high-capacity ammunition magazines - you know, because criminals so pay attention to such laws. As reported by CBS News: The legislation took effect immediately with Pritzker's signature. Before signing the bill, Gov. Pritzker raised the memory of the July 4th parade massacre in Highland Park last year - which left seven people dead and 36 injured, and left a 2-year-old boy parentless and wandering around. The shooter used a legally-purchased semiautomatic weapon. Pritzker said the massacre was allowed to happen "all because our state and our nation have been held hostage by the NRA and t