Illinois State Rep. Patrick Windhorst | repwindhorst.com
Illinois State Rep. Patrick Windhorst | repwindhorst.com
Rep. Patrick Windhorst spoke out against the signing of the amended version of House Bill 5471 in a Facebook post on Jan.10.
The new House Bill 5471 implements changes to the previous gun laws which will affect law-abiding gun owners.
"In light of tonight’s bill signing by Governor Pritzker, law-abiding gun owners will be impacted yet again by the loss of their Second Amendment rights," Rep. Patrick Windhorst said. "In the United States of America, we have inalienable rights that are enumerated in our founding documents. These include our Second Amendment rights. Our nation’s founding documents protect rights that are sometimes unpopular."
The NRA's Institute for Legislative Action explains that citizens can keep their banned magazines and banned parts, but only if they register them with the state. It also urges Illinois residents to contact their legislators and tell them to oppose HB 5471.
According to Illinois General Assembly, it is also called the "Protect Illinois Community Act," the amended House Bill 5471 clarifies what high-capacity magazines are banned. Magazines with more than 10 rounds are banned for long guns, and magazines with more than 15 rounds are banned for handguns.
"We protect the freedom of religion because some religions are not popular. We protect the freedom of the press because sometimes, the press is not popular," Windhorst said. "The rights that we as Americans are promised in the Declaration of Independence and granted in the Constitution have been violated by the passage of this legislation and the signing of it by Governor Pritzker."
ABC7 reported that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill on Jan. 10, and it would go into effect immediately after it was signed. Assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and rapid-fire devices are banned by the new law.
"The Illinois State Rifle Association has promised legal action aimed at stopping the implementation of this law," Windhorst said. "I support their effort and look forward to a favorable outcome for law-abiding gun owners.”
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