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An Overview of Illinois’s Gun Violence Prevention Movement

An Overview of Illinois’s Gun Violence Prevention Movement. Sara Knizhnik Organizer Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence sarak@ichv.org 847. 815.1549. A Brief History of the GVP movement and the Corporate G un Lobby.

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An Overview of Illinois’s Gun Violence Prevention Movement

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  1. An Overview of Illinois’s Gun Violence Prevention Movement Sara Knizhnik Organizer Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence sarak@ichv.org 847. 815.1549

  2. A Brief History of the GVP movement and the Corporate Gun Lobby • 1977– NRA Becomes a Lobbying Organization for the Corporate Gun Lobby • 1977-December 2012 – NRA and the Corporate Gun Lobby’s Campaign to Normalize Guns in American Life Progresses Virtually Unimpeded • 2013-2018 - National Grassroots Movement Picks Up Speed in the Wake of Sandy Hook – Newtown, CT School Shooting • February 2018 – Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. – Parkland, FL and the March for Our Lives Movement • January 2019 – Gun Dealer Certification Signed into Law in Illinois

  3. Recent Successes and Current Initiatives • SB337 – Gun Dealer Certification (Passes Illinois House – February 2018) • 72-Hour Waiting Period (Passes with Veto-Proof Majority – May 2018) • Firearm Restraining Order (Passes with Veto-Proof Majority – May 2018) • Despite Veto Threat by Rauner, GDC (GDL) Signed into Law – January 2019) • November 2018 – Illinois State & Local Elections • OUR CURRENT INITIATIVES…The SAFE Act and Fix the FOID

  4. How You Can Take Action in Support of Gun Violence Prevention in Illinois. • Join the ILGVP Coalition as an individual and/or on behalf of your faith or community organization. League of Women Voters Illinois is already a member. Please consider stepping up your LWV group’s involvement by designating a contact for ILGVP. • Join ICHV and the ILGVP Coalition in educating your community members and local law enforcement about the Firearm Restraining Order (FRO) law. • Support neighborhood-based, violence interruption programs in ALL of Illinois’s underserved communities. • ACT NOW in support of The SAFE Act • Take Action in Support of Closing the Loopholes in the FOID card system • ACT NOW on HB96 Amendment #1 - Fix the FOID

  5. Please welcome LWV member, Bill Koehl… DO NOT STAND IDLY BY CAMPAIGN For more information, please contact Bill at 222koehl@gmail.com For support, resources, information, materials, etc. about GVP in Illinois, please contact Sara Knizhnik sarak@ichv.org 847.815.1549

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