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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, House Resolution 550 of the 97th General Assembly
3created the Firearm Public Awareness Task Force; and
4 WHEREAS, The Firearm Public Awareness Task Force was
5charged with finding and analyzing data from states that have
6concealed carry laws and the types and number of crimes
7involving handguns before and after the date that a concealed
8carry law went into effect; and
9 WHEREAS, Every week there continue to be reports of
10tragedies and crimes involving firearms; illegal guns continue
11to flow into Illinois from other states; individuals who are
12not legally authorized to possess firearms continue to find
13ways to acquire them and utilize them in crimes; and
14 WHEREAS, Since the Firearm Public Awareness Task Force
15completed its work in March of 2012, gun crimes continue to
16proliferate and mass shootings are increasing in number and
17severity: on December 14, 2012, 28 elementary school children
18were killed and two others wounded in Newtown, Connecticut; on
19December 2, 2015, 16 people were killed and 24 wounded in San
20Bernardino, California; on June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed
21and over 58 wounded in Orlando, Florida; and on October 1,
222017, 58 people were killed and over 515 were wounded in Las

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1Vegas, Nevada; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
4Firearm Public Awareness Task Force is reconstituted; and be it
5further
6 RESOLVED, The Firearm Public Awareness Task Force is
7charged with gathering data and studying the following:
8 (1) Reviewing the previous report compiled by the task
9 force and discussing the effects that concealed carry might
10 have had on the proliferation of crimes involving firearms;
11 and
12 (2) Shootings in Illinois by regions and what might be
13 contributing to more shootings in one area of the State
14 compared to others; and
15 (3) Gun dealers and gun sales that may have led to illegal
16 usage or straw purchases; this should include the number of
17 guns and ammunition sold and any registry concerning
18 ammunition purchases; and
19 (4) The transportation of firearms, especially newly
20 manufactured firearms as they are transported through
21 Illinois; this should include the study of the repeated gun
22 thefts at the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard; and
23 (5) Mental health laws and treatments for those individuals
24 who have access to firearms; and

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1 (6) Current laws on handguns and rifles and the states with
2 the best practices; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the Firearm Public Awareness Task Force
4shall be comprised of the following members, all of whom shall
5serve without compensation:
6 (1) five representatives appointed by the Speaker of
7 the House of Representatives;
8 (2) five representatives appointed by the Minority
9 Leader of the House of Representatives;
10 (3) a representative of the Department of State Police
11 appointed by the Director of the Department;
12 (4) a representative of the Cook County Sheriff's
13 office appointed by the Cook County Sheriff;
14 (5) a representative of the Illinois State's
15 Attorneys' Association appointed by the head of that
16 organization;
17 (6) a representative of the Illinois Fraternal Order of
18 Police appointed by the head of that organization;
19 (7) a representative of the Illinois Sheriffs
20 Association appointed by the head of that organization;
21 (8) a representative of the National Rifle Association
22 of America appointed by the head of that organization;
23 (9) a representative of the Illinois State Rifle
24 Association appointed by the head of that organization;
25 (10) a representative of the Illinois Council Against

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1 Handgun Violence appointed by the head of that
2 organization; and
3 (11) a representative from the Illinois Firearms
4 Manufacturers Association appointed by the head of that
5 organization; and be it further
6 (12) a representative from the Cook County State's
7 Attorney's office appointed by the Cook County State's
8 Attorney; and
9 (13) an individual who advocates for victims of gun
10 violence appointed by the Speaker of the House of
11 Representatives; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the Speaker shall designate a member of the
13task force to serve as the chairperson; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the Department of State Police shall provide
15administrative and other support to the task force; and be it
16further
17 RESOLVED, That the task force shall hold public hearings
18and shall issue a written report of its findings and
19recommendations to the General Assembly before the end of the
20100th General Assembly, and upon filing its report, the task
21force is dissolved.