Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is trying to put those who want sensible gun laws on the spot.
The Republican governor wants them to decide what is more important — keeping assault weapons out of the hands of mass killers or upholding the state’s complete ban on the death penalty.
While the question is posed to members of the Illinois General Assembly, the response likely will reverberate across the country as Americans engage in a fight over assault weapons used in a series of deadly mass shootings.
The politics of the fight over gun prohibitions in Illinois
1Column: In Rauner's gun proposal, politics comes ahead of policy