Oct 21 2013

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Oppose SB1342 Mandatory Minimum IL Gun Bill

Update: SB1342 was not called in the Judiciary Hearing today. It might be called later today. The time for filing witness slips has expired. However, we still need your help if you live in Illinois. Please use this easy LINK to contact your elected representative to oppose this bill. It will take three minutes. All you need to do is input your zip code to contact them. Thanks.

Your action is urgently needed! Tomorrow, the Illinois House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on a proposed bill to increase the mandatory minimum sentence for gun possession charges from 1 to 3 years (SB 1342). Decades of empirical research demonstrate that mandatory sentences will not reduce gun violence. Instead of increasing public safety, SB 1342 will dramatically increase costs to the state (at least $392 million in prison costs) and to individual counties and communities (disproportionately communities of color). Please raise your voice for smart, strategic, evidence-based solutions to gun violence.

To voice opposition to SB 1342, please submit a slip by taking the followings steps:

  1. Go to the House Judiciary Hearing website.
  2. Click on the right icon under the “Witness Slips” column for SB 1342 to create a witness slip.
  3. Under Section I, fill in your identification information.
  4. Leave Section II blank.
  5. In Section III, select the “Opponent” button.
  6. In Section IV, select “Record of Appearance Only.”
  7. Agree to the ILGA Terms of Agreement
  8. Select the “Create Slip” button.
Slips can be submitted until 1:45 p.m. tomorrow.

Read several editorials and articles opposing this bill here, here, here, and here.

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