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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives wish to lessen the illegal acquisition of
4		firearms in the State; and
5		WHEREAS, Many criminals obtain firearms illegally through
6		theft from freight rail cars; and
7		WHEREAS, We wish to decrease the amount of firearms
8		illegally acquired through freight theft; and
9		WHEREAS, Illinois is statistically in the top ten states
10		for freight theft nationwide; and
11		WHEREAS, There were 2,987 shooting victims in the City of
12		Chicago in 2015; someone in Chicago was shot at a rate of one
13		every 2.93 hours in 2015 and as of December 1, 2016 there have
14		been 4,089 shooting victims in 2016 resulting in a shooting on
15		average every 1.97 hours; and
16		WHEREAS, Nearly 200,000 guns are reported stolen, lost, or
17		missing in the United States every year; and
18		WHEREAS, Freight logistics security organizations recorded
19		754 cargo thefts throughout the United States in 2015; and

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1		WHEREAS, The safety and security of our communities should
2		be at the forefront of legislative measures; therefore, be it
3		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4		HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5		urge Congress to strengthen national freight laws for cars
6		carrying firearms across state lines; and be it further
7		RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
8		delivered to the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
9		Firearms, and Explosives and the members of the Illinois
10		congressional delegation.