Glock handgun held by a person
A Glock 19 handgun, one of the most common guns that have been converted into machine guns in Chicago in recent years. Illinois Democrats this week say they will introduce legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons and so-called "switches" that convert handguns into machine guns. Getty Images
Glock handgun held by a person
A Glock 19 handgun, one of the most common guns that have been converted into machine guns in Chicago in recent years. Illinois Democrats this week say they will introduce legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons and so-called "switches" that convert handguns into machine guns. Getty Images

Illinois Democrats are set to introduce a major gun control bill Thursday, targeting assault weapons.

The proposed bill comes four months after lawmakers started meeting in hopes of creating legislation that could prevent tragedies similar to the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting that killed seven people.

Reset hears more about the bill and what chance it has to pass.

GUEST: Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter

Glock handgun held by a person
A Glock 19 handgun, one of the most common guns that have been converted into machine guns in Chicago in recent years. Illinois Democrats this week say they will introduce legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons and so-called "switches" that convert handguns into machine guns. Getty Images
Glock handgun held by a person
A Glock 19 handgun, one of the most common guns that have been converted into machine guns in Chicago in recent years. Illinois Democrats this week say they will introduce legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons and so-called "switches" that convert handguns into machine guns. Getty Images

Illinois Democrats are set to introduce a major gun control bill Thursday, targeting assault weapons.

The proposed bill comes four months after lawmakers started meeting in hopes of creating legislation that could prevent tragedies similar to the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting that killed seven people.

Reset hears more about the bill and what chance it has to pass.

GUEST: Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter