With Illinois’ gun and magazine ban being challenged in a case expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there needs to be a federal ban. On the one-year anniversary of the Independence Day parade shooting in Highland Park Tuesday, Pritzker said there needs to be more gun control.
The White House Wednesday even highlighted Illinois’ law as what the Biden administration would like to see nationwide. Todd Vandermyde, who’s consulting plaintiffs in the challenge to Illinois’ ban, said more gun control won’t make the streets safer. He said the governor’s other policies are – quote – an abject failure.
Just in Chicago, violent crime has risen 86% over the past two years, and 56% over the past four.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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