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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