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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to lessen the illegal acquisition of 
4firearms in the State; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Many criminals obtain firearms illegally through 
6theft from freight rail cars; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, We wish to decrease the amount of firearms 
8illegally acquired through freight theft; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Illinois is statistically in the top ten states 
10for freight theft nationwide; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, There were 2,987 shooting victims in the City of 
12Chicago in 2015; someone in Chicago was shot at a rate of one 
13every 2.93 hours in 2015 and as of December 1, 2016 there have 
14been 4,089 shooting victims in 2016 resulting in a shooting on 
15average every 1.97 hours; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Nearly 200,000 guns are reported stolen, lost, or 
17missing in the United States every year; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Freight logistics security organizations recorded 
19754 cargo thefts throughout the United States in 2015; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The safety and security of our communities should 
2be at the forefront of legislative measures; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
5urge Congress to strengthen national freight laws for cars 
6carrying firearms across state lines; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
8delivered to the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
9Firearms, and Explosives and the members of the Illinois 
10congressional delegation.