Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
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6 Section 5. Legislative declaration. The General
7 Assembly finds that as a matter of public policy it is
8 necessary to provide statewide uniform standards to guarantee
9 that the right to arms guaranteed to individuals under the
10 Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and under
11 Article I, Section 22 of the Constitution of the State of
12 Illinois and the right of equal protection guaranteed under
13 Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of
14 Illinois apply equally to all persons in the State of
15 Illinois, and that the laws regulating the possession,
16 transportation, storage, purchase, selling, or otherwise
17 dealing in firearms, ammunition, components, accessories, and
18 accoutrements apply equally throughout this State. The
19 General Assembly finds it necessary and in the public
20 interest to occupy the entire field of regulation of the
21 bearing of firearms to ensure that a person who qualifies
22 under the laws of the United States and of this State is not
23 denied his or her rights and that a person who does not so
24 qualify does not have those rights.
25 Section 10. Possession of firearms. Any person who is
26 in the possession of firearms, ammunition, components,
27 accessories, and accoutrements in compliance with the laws
28 and regulations of the United States of America and of this
29 State is entitled to possess those firearms throughout this
30 State; and a county, municipality, or other unit of local
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1 government may not limit, abridge, or deny that right.
http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/93/hb/09300hb3631.htmCould this be the result of the Wilmette incident?