The Brady Campaign along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, law enforcement, state and national allies advocate for strong state gun legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. We advise and counsel advocates, state legislators and statewide elected officials on effective strategies to pass strong gun legislation and defeat attempts to weaken state gun laws.

We offer expert advice on legislative strategy and share best practices from other states. We produce and disseminate our annual Brady State Scorecard that rates each state on the strength of its gun laws.

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While Illinois has some common sense gun laws, the state lacks many gun laws that would stop the flow of illegal guns and protect children, according to the Brady Campaign. In the organization’s 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states, Illinois earned just 28 points out of a total of 100.

“Illinois needs to do more in the 2010 legislature to improve its standing when it comes to common sense gun laws.  Public officials in Illinois continue to make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons,” says Jennifer Bishop Jenkins of the Illinois Million Mom March.

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