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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes the
3		safety dilemma that replica guns pose to the public and the
4		persons who carry them; and
5		WHEREAS, These replica guns are identical in appearance to
6		real firearms and are indistinguishable from fully functioning
7		firearms; and
8		WHEREAS, Even law enforcement officers have a difficulty
9		distinguishing them from real firearms; and
10		WHEREAS, The inability of law enforcement officers to
11		distinguish replica guns from real firearms has resulted in
12		tragedy such as the incident in Cleveland, Ohio, where a
13		12-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, who had been reported to police
14		for displaying a gun in a park and was shot dead by police as he
15		reached for the replica gun; and
16		WHEREAS, The problem of replica guns is a national issue
17		and should be addressed by uniform legislation by Congress; and
18		WHEREAS, We urge the Congress of the United States to enact
19		legislation that would require the manufacturers of replica
20		guns to design them to be distinguishable from real firearms so

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1		as to protect the public and law enforcement; therefore, be it
2		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3		NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4		we urge the Congress of the United States to require replica
5		gun manufacturers to design these guns to be bright colors; and
6		be it further
7		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be
8		presented to each member of the Illinois Congressional
9		delegation.