An Illinois bill proposes a novel approach to gun regulation and gun violence prevention.
The Responsibility in Firearm Legislation (RIFL) Act, if passed, would subject firearm manufacturers to a variable licensing fee: The more often their guns are found to have been used in injury-causing incidents, the higher their fee. The money would go toward compensating gun violence victims or to cover other costs associated with gun violence.
The bill aims to skirt federal protections for the firearm industry. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act shields sellers from most civil lawsuits over unlawful use of their products. So the RIFL Act aims to compel these companies to financially compensate gun violence victims outside the court system.
“This is designed to avoid [the federal immunity law],” Dr. Anthony Douglas, a medical resident at the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center and the architect of the bill, told The Trace.
The bill “really is the first of its kind,” says Jennifer Dineen, associate director of University of Connecticut’s Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship (ARMS) in Gun Violence Prevention, and member of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium.
If the law passes, manufacturers would be unable to operate in Illinois without obtaining the to-be-created state license, and retailers could only sell Illinois consumers guns from licensed manufacturers. This would be enforced with hefty fines for violations — manufacturers could face up to $1 million in fines per month.
— Jule Pattison-Gordon in Illinois Considers Unusual Approach to Gun Regulations
however that image of assfat was created, it’s great.
“however that image of assfat was created, it’s great.”
That’s likely an AI image, the scary thing is, it’s gonna be lot harder to spot that crap online from now on… 😉
not scary, bra. i already feel it’s safe to assume. but i hear you… this is banal. the optics they will be able to create that cause panic are gonna be epic.
Have you heard of Tilly Norwood? It’ll be interesting to see AI put narcissistic, self-righteous actors out of business.
had not. thankyou for this.
two minute vid. “we’re all going to hell.”
http://www.tillynorwood.com
We need to defund both these doctors and their organizations. No federal funding for those who actively attack the Bill of Rights.
Sounds like punishing the victim. Hey, let’s make car companies get licenses (bribe the state) depending on how much their cars are involved in crashes. Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Honda, Dodge, get ready to pay up for the privilege of selling cars.
Car companies are the obvious next step. Illinois needs money and this might be a sizable new path. Then soft drinks and fast food.
My state is filled with morons and poltroons at the state government level. And, if you look at a red/blue county map, it’s almost entirely Chicago.
I didn’t think people in California District 14 were mostly stupid, but it seems they can’t find anyone smarter than this dunce to represent them.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/09/29/swalwell-threatens-to-weaponize-government-against-trump-allies-n4944247