It’s so bad that even the ACLU has a problem with the law
Illinois Democrats are introducing a bill forcing gun buyers to reveal their public social media accounts to police before they are given permission to get a firearm license.
The new legislation is sponsored by two state Democratic lawmakers, in an effort to block people from acquiring guns if they have made some troubling comments on social media.
State Rep. Daniel Didech, a Democrat who’s pushing the bill, told CBS 2 Chicago: “A lot of people who are having mental health issues will often post on their social media pages that they’re about to hurt themselves or others,†adding that these people need “the help they need.â€
The bill’s proponents point to Nikolas Cruz, the Parkland High School shooter, saying he posted “very disturbing†images on social media before going on a rampage and killing 17 people last year.
Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter, also posted numerous troubling comments about the Jewish people on social media.
On the one hand, it seems common sense, since so many people use social media to make threats these days, right? On the other
A similar bill was introduced last year in New York that would require people looking to buy a gun in the state to submit their social media profiles and search history prior to purchase. The bill was met with criticism, but it was approved by the new Board of Legislators last month, though it remains unclear when the lawmakers will vote on it.
The proposal in Illinois facing similar criticism, with Rebecca Glenberg of ACLU saying the bill doesn’t address what the police could do with the data, in addition to the First Amendment concerns.
“A person’s political beliefs, a person’s religious beliefs, things that should not play a part in whether someone gets a FOID card,†Glenberg told the station.
What would they be looking at to determine if someone can be denied their Constitutional Right when they haven’t actually committed a crime? They do not say. Nor does the bill, just like with New York.
It’s amazing how many different ways the communists in charge invent to thwart law abiding citizens from exercising their second amendment rights. They are really big on “information gathering” on private individuals. They learned well from their Soviet, Chinese and Cuban masters.