By Gun Owners of America

On Jan. 10, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act into law. The act bans so-called ‘assault weapons,’ high-capacity magazines, and “switches,” a nickname for conversion devices designed to make semi-automatic firearms fully automatic.

Apparently, this law has done nothing to reduce gun violence in Chicago because local politicians have come up with a new proposal to keep the violent crime rate from rising: Asking criminals to limit gunfights to between the hours of 9 pm – 9 am.

Meanwhile in Chicago… it's like The Purge, but different. https://t.co/lHLj34gNW6

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) August 19, 2023

While this proposal sounds like something right out of “The Purge” series of films, it’s a real suggestion brought forward by the Chicago group Native Sons and boosted by Democrat Alderman Maria Hadden.

The Alderman’s newsletter promoting the ordinance reads:

“The People’s Ordinance as a part of the Safe Summer Initiative, a movement which aims to save youth from violence and trauma in our communities. The ordinance would request residents to not discharge firearms between 9 am to 9 pm; hours in which children and citizens are more at risk of getting caught in crossfire. “

While the proposal is being touted as an ordinance, no legislation has been filed to increase penalties for gun crime during this suggested period.