Bill Text: IL HR0658 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges Congress to swiftly promulgate laws that ensure members of the military are adequately armed for their protection.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-07-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell [HR0658 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0658-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On July 16, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 5 | ||||||
| 3 | United States Marines were murdered and 2 other individuals | ||||||
| 4 | were wounded at a United States Armed Services recruiting | ||||||
| 5 | center and a Naval Reserve Facility; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In recent years, there have been multiple other | ||||||
| 7 | attacks planned, and at least 8 completed, against United | ||||||
| 8 | States military members on military sites; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The United States Armed Forces and the Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | National Guard serve our country with courage and honor and | ||||||
| 11 | protect the freedom of our nation; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, This country should take any and every measure | ||||||
| 13 | available to ensure military personnel are appropriately | ||||||
| 14 | protected against attacks, including but not limited to | ||||||
| 15 | securing their work areas and recruiting stations; therefore, | ||||||
| 16 | be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | urge Congress to swiftly promulgate laws that ensure members of | ||||||
| 20 | the military are adequately armed for their protection, | ||||||
| 21 | including, but not limited to the arming of military personnel | ||||||
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| 1 | at facilities and recruiting stations, enhancing security at | ||||||
| 2 | military facilities, and providing for any other measure to | ||||||
| 3 | ensure the preservation of lives; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | delivered to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United | ||||||
| 6 | States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority | ||||||
| 7 | Leaders of the United States Senate, and the members of the | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois congressional delegation.
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