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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to lessen the illegal acquisition of |
4 | | firearms in the State; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Many criminals obtain firearms illegally through |
6 | | theft from freight rail cars; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, We wish to decrease the amount of firearms |
8 | | illegally acquired through freight theft; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is statistically in the top ten states |
10 | | for freight theft nationwide; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, There were 2,987 shooting victims in the City of |
12 | | Chicago in 2015; someone in Chicago was shot at a rate of one |
13 | | every 2.93 hours in 2015; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 200,000 guns are reported stolen, lost, or |
15 | | missing in the United States every year; and |
16 | | WHEREAS, Freight logistics security organizations recorded |
17 | | 754 cargo thefts throughout the United States in 2015; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, The safety and security of our communities should |