* Today’s hearings into the governor’s 2010 anti-violence initiative may have prompted this Quinn campaign ad blasting Bruce Rauner over his stand on assault weapons. From a press release…

350 Bullets: That’s How Many Bullets a Military-Style Assault Weapon Can Fire During New TV Ad

CHICAGO - 350. That’s the number of bullets a military-style assault weapon with a high-capacity ammunition magazine can fire in the time it takes to watch a new Quinn for Illinois TV ad that highlights Republican billionaire Bruce Rauner’s heartless support for the deadly weapons.

Ignoring communities plagued by gun violence, Rauner has expressed strong support for the ownership of military-style assault weapons and said that use of such deadly weapons should be “up to the owner.”

The new ad points out that, “Assault weapons are designed for just one purpose - to kill a lot of people in a short amount of time.”