By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM

(CHICAGO) A creative new lawsuit has been filed in federal court to get at the problem of guns used in crimes.

Studies suggest crime guns cause PTSD in children, especially in minority communities. So, this lawsuit uses the Americas With Disabilities Act and the Illinois Civil Rights Act to demand the state do something about it.

Public interest lawyer Tom Johnson argues the state police could do something, “The law already says the state police have the authority to regulate gun sales. We don’t have to pass a new statute. We don’t have to get the courts to do this. They already have the authority!”

But pro-gun groups have gotten laws passed to limit that authority and Governor Rauner recently vetoed a gun dealer licensing bill. Still, this lawsuit is a new approach.

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