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OPPOSE HB-4117: Illinois’ “Bump Stock” ban that includes *all* trigger modifications

Byjboch

Oct 25, 2017

Class2felony

Marty Moylan and his merry band of gun control advocates say House Bill 4117 is about banning "Bump Stocks".  That's not true.  The bill bans all manner of trigger modifications commonly done to improve accuracy and safety in firearms.

We urge gun owners and our friends to contact your Illinois House members to oppose HB-4117 because it ensnares hundreds of thousands of Illinois gun owners, many unwittingly, into Class 2 felonies.

Under HB-4117 it is illegal to:

(7) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries:

“(i-5) a trigger modification device. For purposes of this clause (i-5), “trigger modification device” means any part, or combination of parts, designed or intended to accelerate the rate of fire of a firearm, but does not convert the firearm into a machine gun, including, but not limited to:”

HB-4117 does not apply to just semi-automatic firearms. It applies to ANY firearm, including single shot shotguns, double barrel shotguns , bolt action rifles, pistols and even revolvers.  And yes, a cursory look at the proposed legislation would apply even black powder firearms.  

This is not about converting firearms to full-auto or machineguns, the language is so broad that ANY modification to ANY firearm that increases the “rate of fire” is a class 2 felony.

Modifications like changing out the trigger in your carry gun become highly illegal.  Not only to possess, but to carry as well. So what does HB-4117 do:

•  Changing the trigger in your 1911 earns you a Class 2 felony

•  Having an action job to smooth out the trigger in your revolver earns you a Class 2 felony

•  Adding a national match trigger to your M1 8-shot rifle earns you a Class 2 felony

•  Putting a Zev slide on your Glock earns you a Class 2 felony

•  Carrying a handgun with any of these modifications earns you another Class 2 felony.

Proponents of HB-4117 are trying to use the tragedy in Las Vegas as a way to hide their gun bans, gunsmithing bans, and bans on all kinds of aftermarket parts.

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25 thoughts on “OPPOSE HB-4117: Illinois’ “Bump Stock” ban that includes *all* trigger modifications”

  1. I oppose to this legislation because is against to my 2nd amendment constitutional right. 

    1. I am opposed to this legislature! Quit worrying about the guns and concentrate on the criminals and the crazies. 

    2. we must make it very clear that the full weight and finanvial backing of the NRA and the ISRA will come down on anyone who votes for this unconstitutional bill.  Anyone who votes for this bill may as well just resign because there is no way they can ever be re-elected.

  3. I am opposed to HB-4117! Your bill is not agreeable to law abiding firearm owning citizens

  5.             (i-5) a trigger modification device. For purposes 

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            of this clause (i-5), "trigger modification device" 

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            means any part, or combination of parts, designed or 

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            intended to accelerate the rate of fire of a firearm, 

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            but does not convert the firearm into a machine gun, 

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            including, but not limited to:

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                    (A) any part, or combination of parts, 

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                designed or intended for use in modifying a firearm 

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                to use the recoil of the firearm to produce a rapid 

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                succession of trigger functions; or

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                    (B) any part, or combination of parts, 

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                designed or intended for use in modifying a firearm 

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                to produce multiple trigger functions through the 

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                use of an external mechanism;

     

  13. I am against HB-4117. it accomplishes nothing but to make law abiding citizens into felons. Why not enforce existing laws?

     

    1. Hopefully HB 4107 and HB 4112 will fail as well. The legal law abiding firearm owner isn't the problem. In this state as well as in the whole of the country itself we have crime/criminal problem. Time for much harsher penalties for criminals who use gun during their criminal acts.

  18. This is insanity and better not be put into law. It would start a war. Aside from being stupid and written by the ignorant.

     

  19. Ok, we are being told the bill did not pass but it was the language in the bill that caused it to fail and not the intent of the bill.

    This means we need to contiue to work to support or rights in this state and i am talking about more than just the 2A.

    1. Forgot to add. i dont want HB4120 to become law either, Personally I am tired of seeing the ISRA support gun control in the name of appeasement. 

      We gun owners have appeased enough in this state. We should have NEVER had the stupid FOID card law!

       

  20. We The People are tired of being regulated.  No longer do we live in a free country where laws control every aspect of our lives.

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