Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 22-4305

• File #: 22-4305
• Version: 1
• Name: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 7/5/2022
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 7/28/2022
• Final action: 7/28/2022
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN WHEREAS, on November 14, 2006, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban, Chapter 54, Division 4, Section 54-210, et seq. making it unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, offer or display for sale, give, lend, transfer ownership of, acquire, carry or possess any assault weapon or large capacity magazine in Cook County; and WHEREAS, in 2006, the Cook County Board of Commissions placed an Advisory Referendum on the General Election Ballot on the question, "For the health and safety of children and the entire community, shall the State of Illinois enact a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, sale, delivery, and possession of military-style assault weapons and .50 caliber rifles." That resolution passed by a vote of Cook County voters of 997,975 (86%) to 151,016 (14%); and WHEREAS, in 2014, the Cook County Board of Commissioners placed an Advisory Referendum on the G...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LARRY SUFFREDIN, BRIDGET DEGNEN, DEBORAH SIMS, JOHN P. DALEY, SCOTT R. BRITTON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, STANLEY MOORE, DENNIS DEER, ALMA E. ANAYA, BILL LOWRY, BRANDON JOHNSON, BRIDGET GAINER, DONNA MILLER, FRANK J. AGUILAR, KEVIN B. MORRISON, LUIS ARROYO JR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
7/28/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

PROPOSED RESOLUTION REGARDING AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN

WHEREAS, on November 14, 2006, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban, Chapter 54, Division 4, Section 54-210, et seq. making it unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, offer or display for sale, give, lend, transfer ownership of, acquire, carry or possess any assault weapon or large capacity magazine in Cook County; and

WHEREAS, in 2006, the Cook County Board of Commissions placed an Advisory Referendum on the General Election Ballot on the question, "For the health and safety of children and the entire community, shall the State of Illinois enact a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, sale, delivery, and possession of military-style assault weapons and .50 caliber rifles." That resolution passed by a vote of Cook County voters of 997,975 (86%) to 151,016 (14%); and

WHEREAS, in 2014, the Cook County Board of Commissioners placed an Advisory Referendum on the General Election Ballot on the question, "Shall the Illinois General Assembly enact the Illinois Public Safety Act (Senate Bill 3659) which would require universal background checks for firearm transfers and prohibit the sale and transfer of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments and high capacity ammunition magazines?" That resolution passed by a vote of Cook County voters of 1,092,729 (86.65%) to 168,298 (13.35%); and

WHEREAS, as residents gathered from across Chicagoland to celebrate our nation's birthday, they were victimized by another instance of our nation's gun violence epidemic. During a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a man with a troubled and violent past killed seven people and injured dozens more, whose ages ranged from 8 to 85 years old; and

WHEREAS, many Chicago residents continue to be victimized and traumatized by gun violence. Over that same Fourth of July weekend, 57 men, women, and children were shot in multiple incidents across the ...