A newly created Illinois House committee aims to tackle more gun control measures.
When the new General Assembly was seated and rules were agreed upon last month, legislators created the Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee. During the committee’s first hearing last week, two measures were discussed. One would modify the state’s interaction with the federal eTrace program. Illinois Attorney General Deputy Chief of Staff John Carroll tried to allay concerns on how eTrace would be used.
Committee Chair, Democratic State Representative Maura Hirschauer said debate around such a bill is why the committee was created.
Another measure they heard would prohibit anyone with a stalking misdemeanor conviction in another state from coming to Illinois to buy a firearm. The committee meets again on Wednesday of this week.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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