Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker unveils criminal justice plan

Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker unveiled a criminal justice plan Thursday, calling for legalizing marijuana, prioritizing more community services and declaring gun violence a “public health epidemic.”

Pritzker, a billionaire investor and entrepreneur, also proposed a ban on assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition magazines and “bump stocks,” which can make a semi-automatic firearm mimic the firing of an automatic weapon.

Speaking to a group of community advocates at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Washington Park, Pritzker assailed Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for “working against you” as part of the state’s historic budget impasse.

“His disinvestment has undermined your ability to move forward,” Pritzker said of Rauner. “He has stripped families and communities of the tools to build better lives and he has assaulted the hope of a brighter future.”

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