Southern Illinois Representative Dave Severin has filed a bill to repeal the firearms ban. The legislation claims the law is unconstitutional.
Severin says he committed to filing the legislation during a forum of Southern Illinois legislators held recently in Marion. He’s also received hundreds of text message and thousands of emails and petition signatures on how people feel about the law.
“The problem in the state of Illinois is mental health concerns that we need to be addressing for those who have needs. Not banning guns for us who are law abiding citizens who have guns to hunt with and protect our families.”
Severin says the people that he represents and those across the entire region believe the firearms ban that Governor Pritzker signed is a direct attack on Second Amendment rights and he agrees.
The Illinois House returns to action on Tuesday, January 31st.
