Illinois lawmakers advance ‘trigger modification device’ ban

By Chris Eger

NRA lobbyist Todd Vandermyde, second from left, talks about bump stocks at a hearing of the Illinois House Judiciary Committee. Illinois State Rifle Association lobbyist Ed Sullivan is at left; Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, is at right. (Photo: Brian Mackey/NPR Illinois)
A potentially sweeping new regulation on semi-automatic firearms in Illinois was given the green light by a House panel on Monday, setting it up for a floor vote.
The measure, HB 4117, introduces a definition to Illinois law of a “trigger modification device” which would include any part, or combination of parts, designed or intended to accelerate a gun’s rate of fire without converting it into a machine gun. The Democrat-backed proposal passed the Judiciary Committee 7-5 along party lines.
“The monster responsible for the deaths of so many innocent people in Las Vegas used legal bump stocks to turn his assault rifles into machine guns,” said state Rep. Marty Moylan, a Des Plaines Democrat and sponsor of the bill. “I am angered that radical gun groups are opposing my efforts to outlaw these dangerous devices and choosing profits over the safety of our families.”
Critics of Moylan’s bill argue it goes too far, banning not only now-vilified bump stocks but also

Source: Guns.com