Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering repeats call for banning assault weapons
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A month and a day after the deadly parade shooting in Highland Park, Mayor Nancy Rotering is once again fighting for tougher gun laws.
Rotering spoke before the Lake County Board on Friday, reminding them that Highland Park bans assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
She said county and state lawmakers need to take the same action.
"Now is the time to act. You can take another step forward in saving lives, and I ask that we add the voices of Lake County, and officially pass a resolution supporting both a state and a federal law that will ban assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The debate shouldn't be about whether we're burdening lawful gun owners with new regulations. The debate should be about whether we are taking commonsense steps to save even one life," she said.
Last month, Rotering testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, demanding a federal ban on assault weapons. She gave a first-hand account of the mass shooting at Highland Park's July 4th parade, and told committee members it will haunt her forever.
Seven people died in the shooting and nearly 50 others were wounded.