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Assault Weapons Ban Passes House Committee
A proposed ban on assault weapons in Illinois has passed an llinois House committee. The sponsor, State Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago), says the big guns are as easy to get as -- and are less regulated than -- a handgun.

While he voted for the ban, State Rep. Joe Lyons (D-Chicago) sounded sympathetic to the gun lobby: "No matter what we try to do, the mutts of the world are going to find ways to get guns."

HB 5751 has passed the House Executive Committee.

(Illinois Radio Network)
03 18 10 by Newsroom
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