House ‘bump stock’ ban fails — opponents say it outlaws too many guns (Illinois)

Chicago S-T ^ | 27 oct 2017 | Tina Sfondeles

[rellimpank]

SPRINGFIELD — Downstate Democrats joined with Republicans Thursday to thwart a ban on devices that make a semi-automatic rifle shoot about as fast as a fully automatic weapon — arguing the bill would have outlawed too many types of weapons.

State Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Smithton, said about 40 percent of the “50 to 60″ guns he owns would be banned under the bill.

[jughandle]

Whoa...is that a “D” after the State Reps name?? Can’t believe that would get past the editor. Fellow must not be too popular locally..

[stars & stripes forever]

[Fellow must not be too popular locally.]

Southern Illinois Democrats are hunters and pro-2nd Amendment.

[budj]

The next step from the Ill dummocrap morons will be to outlaw belt loops.

[arthurus]

That was also phone in possession of the Vegas shooter.

Maybe I'm dense, but I don't understand the "phone" reference.

[zeugma]

Maybe I'm dense, but I don't understand the "phone" reference.

We should ban phones because he used one.

[chaosagent]

Maybe I’m dense, but I don’t understand the “phone” reference.

---

I think auto-correct changed ‘found’ to ‘phone’.

[jughandle]

I’m in NJ, I was picturing one of our socialist/progressive types in that area..

[stars & stripes forever]

[I’m in NJ, I was picturing one of our socialist/progressive types in that area..]

Unfortunately the 2nd Amendment is about all that is conservative about them. They are lockstep with Democrat Party platform on every abominable bill there is.