Protect Illinois Communities Celebrates Signing of HB 5471

January 10, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Today, Protect Illinois Communities Chair and President Becky Carroll released the following statement on Governor Pritzker signing the Protect Illinois Communities Act into law: 

This moment is the result of the dedication and leadership of hundreds of survivors, advocates and organizations that lent their voice to this fight to help enact what is now one of the strongest pieces of gun safety legislation in the country. We are ever grateful to Governor JB Pritzker for his unwavering commitment to this issue, and signing the Protect Illinois Communities Act into law, and to Speaker Chris Welch, Senate President Don Harmon, and Representative Bob Morgan for their leadership on making this historic day possible. We were fortunate to join forces with leading organizations here at home and from across the country, including Brady, Everytown, Giffords, Gun Violence Prevention PAC, and others, to take real action on preventing gun violence in our communities and ultimately saving lives.