News came this evening that the Illinois legislature had their first major gun control bill ready in the form of SB0107, a sweeping "Assault Weapons" bill designed to bring about the eventual sunsetting on the rights to buy a number of named firearms, as well as the registration of any of those guns currently in existence in the state, and finally mandating locking mechanisms for these guns.

First, the bill defines "Assault Weapons":

Semiautomatic rifles capable of accepting a magazine with a capacity of over 10 rounds and any of the following: Has no stock Any protruding grip for the off hand A folding, telescoping, or thumbhole stock A barrel shroud A muzzle brake

a magazine with a capacity of over 10 rounds and any of the following: Semiautomatic pistols with a fixed magazine with a capacity of over 10 rounds

Semiautomatic pistols capable of accepting any detachable magazine at all and any of the following: Any protruding grip for the off hand A folding, telescoping, or thumbhole stock A barrel shroud A muzzle brake The capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip

any detachable magazine at all and any of the following: Semiautomatic shotguns with any of the following: Has no stock Any protruding grip for the off hand A folding, telescoping, or thumbhole stock A fixed magazine with a capacity in excess of 5 rounds An ability to accept a detachable magazine A revolving cylinder

Any combination of parts from which any of the aforementioned banned weapons could be made

Then, it lists banned firearms by name:

(as if the list of features above doesn't already exclude most firearms already)

Specific Rifles:

AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR

AR-10

AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite Ml5, or Olympic Arms PCR

AR70

Calico Liberty

Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov SVU

Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FNC

Hi-Point Carbine

HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, or HK-PSG-1

Kel-Tec Sub Rifle

Saiga

SAR-8, SAR-4800

SKS with a detachable magazine

SLG 95

SLR 95 or 96

Steyr AUG

Sturm, Ruger Mini-14

Tavor

Thompson 1927, Thompson Ml, or Thompson 1927 Commando

Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz)

Specific Pistols:

Calico M-110

MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3

Olympic Arms OA

TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22 Scorpion, or AB-10

Uzi

Specific Shotguns:

Armscor 30 BG

SPAS 12 or LAW 12

Striker 12

Streetsweeper

Further down in section (e) it lists the requirements for keeping your "assault weapon"

You'll need to register at the State Police station nearest to you after 180 days but before 300 days after the passage of the bill, giving them the following information:

Your full name

Your date of birth

FOID number

The make, model, caliber, and serial number of the firearm

Proof of ownership of an approved locking mechanism

Selling / Transfering of firearms

At the 300 day mark, you'll no longer be able to sell or give your gun to anyone other than an heir, unless it's to someone in another state or an FFL. If it gets transferred to an heir, they have to go through the whole process listed above within 10 days and also pay whatever they decide the registration fee is.

So, god help you if your heir can't pay the fee or is prohibited for whatever other random reason. Or they change their minds. Or they forget to process the paperwork in time and make your heir a felon through their own inaction.

Basically, your right to ever own another decent gun ever again would be gone. What's that? Your gun got lost or stolen? Too bad. Oh, you're now disabled and require two hands with a second grip to fire your weapon? Tough.

This is 2019, people. Fight this!