Both bills passed the house committee:
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/new...-registration-passes-house-committee-20120229
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/new...-registration-passes-house-committee-20120229
Springfield, Ill. - Legislation that would require handguns to be registered and place a tax on ammunition was approved by an Illinois House committee Wednesday, despite opposition from gun-rights advocates.