(CNN) An Illinois state legislator has proposed a measure that would require police to screen the social media profiles of potential gun buyers. Illinois state Rep. Daniel Didech introduced the bill and told CNN that "the Parkland kids played a big role" in inspiring him to pursue the measure. He felt he and other lawmakers were taking a more proactive approach to preventing gun tragedies rather than only acting in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting. Didech said his legislation follows a similar bill introduced late last year in the state of New York. Didech's proposal is more modest, requiring Illinois gun buyers to only volunteer the handles of social media accounts, rather than asking buyers to also hand over their social media account passwords and allow authorities access to their browser histories, as the New York bill does.

Source: CNN February 08, 2019 21:22 UTC