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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The proliferation of illegally-acquired firearms
3		are destroying lives and hurting the public perception of the
4		City of Chicago and our State, which has had a detrimental
5		effect on our economy; and
6		WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department recovered more than
7		50,000 illegal guns between 2001 and 2012; and
8		WHEREAS, In 2012, 87% of murders committed in the City of
9		Chicago were caused by gun violence; in 2013, 1,864 shootings
10		occurred within the City; and
11		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly must
12		do all that we can to ensure that the City of Chicago and the
13		State at large are safe and stable places for our citizens to
14		live, work, and play; therefore, be it
15		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16		NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17		there is created the House Illegal Gun Trafficking Task Force
18		to develop a bold and comprehensive plan, including legislative
19		proposals, to disrupt the flow of illegal guns in the State of
20		Illinois; and be it further

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1		RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall assess the following
2		measures:
3		(1) the necessary levels of coordination, funding, and
4		interdepartmental and State/federal cooperation for effective
5		gun trafficking interdiction;
6		(2) the legal framework necessary for getting guns off
7		the streets, including the examination of current gunrunning,
8		straw purchasing, and unlicensed dealer penalties and their
9		interaction with city, State, and federal policies; and
10		(3) the feasibility of Office of Juvenile Justice and
11		Delinquency Prevention and Department of Justice anti-violence
12		programs that have worked in other similarly situated states
13		and cities, including after-school programs and job readiness,
14		that are peer-reviewed and cost-effective; and be it further
15		RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be
16		appointed by the Speaker and Minority Leader of the Illinois
17		House of Representatives in equal numbers; and be it further
18		RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Police shall provide
19		administrative and other support to the Task Force; and be it
20		further
21		RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit a report of its
22		findings to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2014;
23		and be it further

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1		RESOLVED, That we declare an Illegal Gun Trafficking State
2		of Emergency in the State of Illinois; and be it further
3		RESOLVED, That the members of this body recognize the
4		inextricable links between illegal guns, gangs, and drugs and
5		urge the members of the Task Force to work with existing Task
6		Forces like the House Task Force on Heroin Crisis to combat
7		this growing menace; and be it further
8		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
9		delivered to the Governor and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.