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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes the
3safety dilemma that replica guns pose to the public and the
4people who carry them; and
5 WHEREAS, These replica guns are identical in appearance to
6real firearms and are indistinguishable from fully functioning
7firearms; and
8 WHEREAS, Even law enforcement officers have a difficulty
9distinguishing them from real firearms; and
10 WHEREAS, The inability of law enforcement officers to
11distinguish replica guns from real firearms has resulted in
12tragedy such as the incident in Cleveland, Ohio, where a
1312-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, who had been reported to police
14for displaying a gun in a park and was shot dead by police as he
15reached for the replica gun; and
16 WHEREAS, The problem of replica guns is a national issue
17and should be addressed by uniform legislation by Congress;
18therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

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1urge the Congress of the United States to enact legislation
2that would require the manufacturers of replica guns to design
3them to be clearly distinguishable from real firearms; and be
4it further
5 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority
7Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck
8Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of
9Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members
10of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.