Protest Rally for ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Despite the very cold weather, Hundreds of Moms, students, survivors from the Chicago area were headed to State Capitol Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday January 5th, 2023. Weapons safety advocates are gathered in the rotunda. Activists and volunteers demand state gun control legislation to ban all high-capacity magazines for civilians like the one used in the Highland Park mass shooting Almost six months ago. Protesters and activists also demand a crackdown on gun trafficking and an increase in the legal age for buying a gun in the state of Illinois.
The rally was an hour long in the state capitol rotunda. Several state Legislatures and community activist addresses on the rally. Many survivors Including Mary Hill, Victoria Hilton and Maria Pike also addresses and ask the Illinois General Assembly Stop Gun Violence, Enough is Enough.
Speaking from the state capitol rotunda, in a speech broadcast live in several Plateform. The chief sponsor of the bill, State Rep. Bob Morgan said, we haven't been as close as we are right now, literally right now, because of your involvement in social or political activism. Representative Bob Morgan spoke to the House version of the legislation. We are talking about Banning sale of assault weapons. Now it’s a time. The proposed legislation would, in part, ban so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and raise the minimum age to obtain a Firearm Owners Identification, or FOID card, from 18 to 21.
Supporters chanted “Pass the ban!” and “No more silence! End gun violence. Take A Stand! Act Now!”
Activist Rachel Jacoby led the rally to demand that State legislators support significant changes to gun laws, from expanded background checks to raising the age limit 21 on buying firearms to even a full ban on assault-style weapons.
Caryn Fliegler, a Highland Park native and state leader in the anti-gun violence group Moms Demand Action said, we need to ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines and will make Illinois safer.” “We are here today not just because of Highland Park. There are more and more people realizing there is power in this movement.” she added.
Lyric Harris of Chicago said: Shootings that occur every day in Chicago. We Demand the Illinois General assembly take action to pass gun safety laws that would ensure further tragedies would not happen.”
The rally was joined by Social Workers, Civil Rights Activists, Community members, Local lawyers, College, and university students, and religious and liberals' leaders, Labor Union Representative, Local Journalists, and community leaders from Chicagoland.