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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, As members of the General Assembly, we are 
3elected by the people of Illinois to
debate and pass 
4meaningful legislation in their best interests; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, When a tragedy occurs, it behooves us to 
6re-examine the status quo and decide how
we can improve State 
7laws to prevent another tragedy from occurring; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, When guns are used in the commission of a hate 
9crime, the tragedies are too often lethal; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Hate crimes have affected many minorities, such 
11as the African Americans who were shot
dead as they prayed 
12during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina because of 
13someone
who was filled with hate against African Americans, 
14the Jewish people who were murdered
mercilessly at the Tree of 
15Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  by a person who 
16hated Jews, and young
people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando 
17who were hated because of their sexual orientation; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Anti-Asian hate has risen over the past year and 
19has reached a critical point with the
gruesome shooting deaths 
20of eight people in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021, which is 
21yet
another incident to be added to this long list of 
 
 
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1preventable tragedies that heightens the need to address
the 
2deficiencies in our State's gun policies; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois has led 
4the nation in gun sales; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, With so many people obtaining guns, many for the 
6first time, we must address how we
can maintain public safety 
7and prevent more tragedies by passing meaningful gun safety

8legislation that will keep people safe; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, As legislators, we cannot and shall not stand 
10idly by for the next person filled with hate
to easily obtain 
11firearms because of weak gun laws; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commit to passing 
14meaningful legislation that will prevent people filled with 
15hate from obtaining the means by which to end innocent lives.