The House Judiciary-Criminal Committee hears testimony on legislation to ban bump stocks on October 24, 2017. The panel included, from left to right, Illinois State Rifle Association lobbyist Ed Sullivan, NRA lobbyist Todd Vandermyde, and state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines. (Greg Bishop – Illinos News Network)
SPRINGFIELD, IL – (Greg Bishop, Illinois News Network. Please click on the link above for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.)
There are competing measures to ban bump stocks in Illinois. One, critics say, is too far reaching. The other is stuck in committee.
Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan said his bill is in response to the Las Vegas shooter reportedly using bump stock devices to make his weapons fire as if they were fully automatic. Moylan responded to critics in committee Tuesday.
“This is not a knee-jerk reaction,” Moylan said. “This is what we do responsibly to protect our citizens. My measure is focused on modification devices.”
National Rifle Association lobbyist Todd Vandermyde said Moylan’s language would impact sports shooters.
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