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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is the unalienable right of all citizens to 
3keep and bear arms for defense of life, liberty, and property 
4under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
5States of America and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of 
6the State of Illinois; and
  
 
  
7    WHEREAS, The legislative and executive branches of the 
8State of Illinois have unreasonably and consistently 
9encroached on the liberty of Illinoisans who wish to exercise 
10the rights secured to them under the Second Amendment to the 
11Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights of the 
12Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
  
13    WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of all American citizens, 
14governmental units, and elected officials to uphold, with equal 
15vigor, all of the "unalienable Rights" with which they are 
16"endowed by their Creator" and set forth in  the Constitution of 
17the United States and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of 
18the State of Illinois; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Certain counties in Illinois have moved to shield 
20their Constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms 
21and the economic benefits derived from the sale and operation 
22of firearms from overly-burdensome, unreasonable, and unlawful 
 
 
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1government regulation; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our support 
4for these counties and their decision to provide sanctuary for 
5their citizens who wish to exercise their fundamental right 
6under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
7States and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the State 
8of Illinois.