With some Republican support, Illinois lawmakers approved a measure to expand and indefinitely extend a probation program for first-time offenders charged with illegally possessing a gun.
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“For all those reasons for nonviolent offenders, this gives the state’s attorneys some discretion and also gives the courts discretion for what are otherwise good people that get caught into these unexpected predicaments as it relates to our very unconstitutional gun laws,” Chesney said. Senate Republican Leader John Curran of Downers Grove, a no vote, said he is against relaxing the program’s conditions.
Despite that, Republican state Sen. Steve McClure, of Springfield, said there is a lack of data to evaluate the program, which he suggested is too lenient on criminals. According to the Loyola study, during an 11-year-period ending in the late 2010s, 34% of gun offense convictions in Illinois were Class 4 felonies. The majority were for more serious felony charges, and included defendants with at least one prior felony gun conviction.
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