DU PAGE COUNTY - File #: LEG-R-0037-23

• File #: LEG-R-0037-23
• Version: 1
• Type: Legislative Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/17/2023
• In control: Legislative Committee
• On agenda: 4/25/2023
• Final action: 5/9/2023
• Title: AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION LEG-R-0034-23 AMENDING THE COUNTY'S 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/9/2023	1	DuPage County Board	Approved	Pass
4/25/2023	1	Legislative Committee	Approved at committee	Pass

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AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION
LEG-R-0034-23 AMENDING THE COUNTY'S 2023
STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

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WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board annually adopts a state legislative agenda that includes legislative priorities that are submitted to the county's state lawmakers for action; and

WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board adopted its state legislative agenda on January 24, 2023; and

WHEREAS, from time-to-time the Legislative Committee determines there is a need to amend legislative priorities to the state agenda throughout the year; and

WHEREAS, DuPage County, as a non-home rule unit of government, lacks the authority to enact regulations surrounding firearms; and

WHEREAS, per the 2022 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Report, more than 1 million guns were stolen from private citizens from 2017 to 2021; and

WHEREAS, a 2015 study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated that roughly 4.6 million children live in a home with loaded and unlocked firearms; and

WHEREAS, according to research funded by the National Institute of Justice, over 80% of mass shooters at K-12 schools stole guns from family members; and

WHEREAS, it is a safe practice to store firearms so they are not accessible to unauthorized individuals or minors; and

WHEREAS, firearms that are securely stored will reduce opportunities for individuals to harm themselves or others; and

WHEREAS, the County's Legislative Committee recommended an amendment to the county's state legislative program to include support of language related to mandating safe firearm storage; and







WHEREAS, the language necessary should include a framework as outlined in Ethan's Law, where gun owners would be required to secure their firearms in a "sec...