IL State Senator Julie Morrison Gun Confiscation Threat
Illinois State Sen. Julie Morrison (D) taunted a concerned gun owner during a town hall by telling him she might forgo fining him and simply confiscate his firearms.
The exchange was caught on video by the Illinois State Rifle Association and was tied to proposed fines for keeping commonly owned semiautomatic firearms in one’s home.
It didn’t take Illinois State Sen. Julie Morrison long to show her true intentions when a gun owner discussed his concerns with SB107. He claimed the purpose of the bill was to take away his semi-auto firearms. Morrison responded by saying its purpose wasn’t to take them away but to prevent future sales. The gun owner pointed out that the bill included a fine for those who don’t hand guns over. “You want me to turn them over to the state police unless I pay a fine for each firearm and register them, then I get to keep them.”
Morrison concurred, saying, “Okay.”
The gun owner then asked, “If I get to keep it–if I pay a fine and register it–then, how dangerous is it in the first place and why do you need to ban it all?”
Morrison’s reply is eye opening.
People in attendance applauded the gun owner’s point and once applause died Morrison said, “Well, you just maybe changed my mind. Maybe we won’t have a fine at all, maybe it’ll just be a confiscation and we won’t have to worry about paying the fine.”
Mom’s Demand Action was in attendance and were undoubtedly the Pavlov’s dogs clapping after Senator Julie Morrison threatened gun confiscation.
NRATV’s Cam Edwards commented on the exchange that drew Sen. Morrison into the light, where she openly talked confiscation. He described it as part of a larger “push-back” characterized by Second Amendment Sanctuary declarations in southern counties in Illinois.
Edwards said, “It’s been interesting to see this push-back in Illinois. Obviously, over the last few years we’ve seen a lot of counties outside of the Chicago-land area have been very vocal in pushing back. But I’ve got to tell you, I’ve been really impressed by the number of gun owners in northern Illinois…who have been speaking out.”
