Illinois bill to criminalize possession of BB/Paintball/Airsoft/squirt guns (suspect, crimes)

[moneill]

So I will own my laziness. This bill directly addresses 'toy guns'/paintball guns meant to replicate REAL guns.

So we aren't talking the purple and orange plastic monstrosity everyone of us bought for our kids....right?

[LordSquidworth]

Originally Posted by mike1003

https://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltex...Sess=&Session=

Can you say "IMBECILE??" I knew you could


The inmates are definitely in charge of the asylum now!

Just means they need an orange tip.

Figured that was common everywhere…

Carry on with the drama queen antics…

[austinnerd]

Originally Posted by LordSquidworth

Just means they need an orange tip.

Figured that was common everywhere…

Carry on with the drama queen antics…

Nope, read the actual bill, orange tips won't cut it. Might want to do a bit more research before ridiculing others.

Plus, very few airsoft/pellet guns come with orange tips anymore, usually it's the cheaper ones designed for younger shooters.

[austinnerd]

What is far more chilling about the bill isn't the devices it's going after, it's the punishment:

If the advertisement or sale of an imitation firearm fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (b) or (c), the manufacturer, advertiser, and seller of the non-compliant imitation firearm shall be held strictly liable

If a person is injured or otherwise harmed as a result of the person's possession or use of a non-compliant imitation firearm, the manufacturer and seller of the imitation firearm shall be held strictly liable for minimum damages of: .....

If a school is disrupted or closed due to the presence of a non-compliant imitation firearm, the manufacturer and seller of the non-compliant imitation firearm shall be strictly liable

So if this bill passes in it's current form, the manufacturer (amongst others) will be open to liability. The broader implications and motivation for this bill is becoming more obvious and those who crafted it are certainly not "imbeciles", rather they have a grander scheme afoot.

[ChrisC]

I heard holding a rock was going to be made a felony as well.

[austinnerd]

Originally Posted by ChrisC

I heard holding a rock was going to be made a felony as well.

unless it has an orange tip, then it's only a misdemeanor

[Gantz]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

How many have had cops come into the neighborhood/county park, sirens blaring, looking for kids who appear to be adults carrying seriously dangerous firearms and chasing each other?

So now we should make laws and throw innocent people in jail based on the fact that a bunch of cranky boomers are calling the cops regularly on kids?
As long as those fake guns are not used to commit crimes I do not see an issue. Whats next? Charging people with murder if they stage a fake murder scene?

[newtovenice]

Originally Posted by Gantz

So now we should make laws and throw innocent people in jail based on the fact that a bunch of cranky boomers are calling the cops regularly on kids?
As long as those fake guns are not used to commit other crimes I do not see an issue. Whats next? Charging people with murder if they stage a fake murder scene?

I've asked for stats on this incredibly common and everyday issue.

I mean, hundreds of kids with paintball guns are getting shot by cops every single day.

[sarcasm]

There's a handful here who just stir the pot bots.

[Kristinas_Cap]

keep the red states red unless you want this nonsense

[Mad_Jasper]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

If you look at paintball guns (toys) that are currently on the market, you can't tell them from real deadly firearms.

It's dangerous. And yes, they HAVE been mistaken for real firearms with dangerous consequences.

Used to be, toy guns looked like toy guns as they should. That's changed.

It would only matter if someone is brandishing the firearm, real or imitation.

Rather than passing unnecessary laws the better course of action is for parents to teach the children a healthy respect for firearms, authority, and fellow humans. It is not the role of the government to pseudo-parent in the actual parent's absence.