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Why can't they just say what they mean; i.e., that Illinois is going to ban advertising guns, period? I mean, what firearm isn't of 'use' to a 'militant' or wouldn't be appealing to a kid?
Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
Bill Status of HB0218... Passed both Houses 5/18, sent to Governor 6/16
In Illinois, the Governor has 60 days to sign a bill into law.
Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally, as the state continues its quest to curb mass shootings.
Gun-rights advocates say the plan, which Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pledged to sign into law, is an unreasonably vague decree that violates not only the constitutionally protected right to own guns, but also free speech...
Raoul finds precedent in the 25-year-old settlement with large tobacco companies and more recently with advertising for vaping.
"We've gone after the marketing that has historically driven up the consumption by minors for those products that are harmful to them," Raoul said. "The firearms industry shouldn't be immune to the standards that we put on other industries."
Except that other industries don't produce constitutionally protected products, counters the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade association that has filed federal lawsuits in nearly every state that has approved a similar law...
To the suggestion that advertising is geared toward kids or the militia-minded, Oliva, of the shooting sports group, pointed out that no one under 18 may own a gun and a minor's access to one must be controlled by a parent. Advertising a gun's suitability for use in combat makes sense because serious gun owners want the most rugged available, he said.
Oliva and other critics mocked the proposal's "reasonable controls" standard, defined as "reasonable procedures, safeguards and business practices." Democrats who have a poor track record winning legislation to stop gun violence are simply asking the courts for help, said Todd Vandermyde, a former lobbyist in Springfield for gun-rights groups.
"They're coming in the back door, attempting to bankrupt the industry by running up their legal bills while they?re playing with free money," Vandermyde said...
Gun-rights advocates say the plan, which Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pledged to sign into law, is an unreasonably vague decree that violates not only the constitutionally protected right to own guns, but also free speech...
Raoul finds precedent in the 25-year-old settlement with large tobacco companies and more recently with advertising for vaping.
"We've gone after the marketing that has historically driven up the consumption by minors for those products that are harmful to them," Raoul said. "The firearms industry shouldn't be immune to the standards that we put on other industries."
Except that other industries don't produce constitutionally protected products, counters the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade association that has filed federal lawsuits in nearly every state that has approved a similar law...
To the suggestion that advertising is geared toward kids or the militia-minded, Oliva, of the shooting sports group, pointed out that no one under 18 may own a gun and a minor's access to one must be controlled by a parent. Advertising a gun's suitability for use in combat makes sense because serious gun owners want the most rugged available, he said.
Oliva and other critics mocked the proposal's "reasonable controls" standard, defined as "reasonable procedures, safeguards and business practices." Democrats who have a poor track record winning legislation to stop gun violence are simply asking the courts for help, said Todd Vandermyde, a former lobbyist in Springfield for gun-rights groups.
"They're coming in the back door, attempting to bankrupt the industry by running up their legal bills while they?re playing with free money," Vandermyde said...
In Illinois, the Governor has 60 days to sign a bill into law.
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