Two bills before the Illinois House that would require handgun registration and impose an ammunition sales tax to help reimburse trauma centers have local gun-rights advocates angry.

They’re even angrier that both bills, which cleared committee Wednesday, are part of a slew of gun-control bills that they allege are aimed at the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

However, they’re not worried about any of the bills having a chance of becoming law.

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