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Tag: Illinois Firearm Laws

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After heated debate, Illinois House approves bill requiring gun license applicants to be fingerprinted

June 3, 2019Francesca RiveraFOID, Illinois Concealed Carry, Illinois Firearm Laws

Looking to address the broken system that enabled the Aurora shooter to buy a gun and keep it — despite his criminal history — the Illinois House narrowly passed legislation Wednesday that requires residents to provide their fingerprints before obtaining a firearm license. The measure also would create a task force to enforce laws requiring…

Lower fees, but fingerprints still included in state’s FOID overhaul bill

May 29, 2019Francesca RiveraConcealed Carry, FOID, Illinois Firearm Laws

SPRINGFIELD — An amendment to a controversial bill to overhaul the state’s Firearm Owner’s Identification Act has a lesser increase in the cost of applications and card renewals, but remains firm on proposed fingerprint requirements. Under the most recent proposal, both new applications for FOID cards and five-year card renewals would cost $20. That price…

Major overhaul of Illinois gun card program would require fingerprinting

May 17, 2019Francesca RiveraFIREARMS, FOID, Illinois Firearm Laws

CHICAGO (WLS) — New legislation introduced late Wednesday afternoon in Springfield would, for the first time, require gun owners to be fingerprinted.  Under the proposal, a Firearm Owners Identification Card would surge in price from $10 to $50 and the duration of the card would be cut in half from ten years to five years. …

Would-Be Carjacker Fatally Shot In The South Loop Early Friday

April 27, 2019Francesca RiveraConcealed Carry, Illinois Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

CHICAGO (CBS)–An overnight attempted carjacking and fatal shooting in the South Loop snarled traffic in downtown Chicago Friday, as investigators cleared the scene. A 22-year-old man was fatally shot by a 41-year-old driver of a BMW the younger man tried to carjack around 3:15 a.m. in the first block of Ida B. Wells Drive, police…

Transport your Firearm Legally in Illinois – Illinois State Police

February 4, 2019Francesca RiveraFirearm Laws, Illinois Concealed Carry, Illinois Firearm Laws

Transporting your firearm legally in Illinois is sometimes a confusing topic, but it doesn’t have to be. There is much information that makes it easy to comply with the law to transport your firearm legally in Illinois. However the law does treat Illinois residents and non residents differently, so it is also important to know…

ISP Sends out Concealed Carry License Renewal Letters

December 28, 2018Francesca RiveraConcealed Carry, Illinois Concealed Carry, Illinois Firearm Laws

Reports have begun to roll in that some concealed carry licensees have begun to receive notices from the Illinois State Police, that it is time to renew their concealed carry licenses.  The earliest date reported on these renewal letters is November 23rd, 2018. These letters include information for the licensee on how and when to…

Gun advocate questions constitutionality of Morrison’s pending legislation

July 5, 2018Francesca RiveraConcealed Carry, Illinois Firearm Laws, Second Amendment

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) that would restrict the use of assault weapons is problematic, not only for being vague, but for abridging gun owners’ rights, according to gun lobbyist Todd Vandermyde. “The Second Amendment protects modern firearms just as the First protects the internet, TV and radio,” he said during…

Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners

May 8, 2018Francesca RiveraIllinois Concealed Carry, Illinois Concealed Carry Training, Illinois Firearm Laws

Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary. At least five counties recently passed resolutions declaring themselves sanctuary counties for gun owners — a reference to so-called sanctuary cities such as Chicago that don’t cooperate with…

Democratic senators propose military-style weapons ban

November 14, 2017Francesca RiveraChicago Concealed Carry, firearm training classes, Gun-Control, Illinois Firearm Laws

“Three days after one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, 22 Democratic senators on Wednesday proposed a national ban on military-style weapons of the sort the Texas shooter deployed to massacre 26 people in a church on Sunday. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both of Connecticut, were the lead co-sponsors along with…

Senate Democrats urge background checks on weapons sold at gun shows

October 26, 2017Francesca RiveraBackground Check, firearm training classes, Gun-Control, Illinois Firearm Laws

“Senate Democrats cited mass shootings in Las Vegas and Newtown, Connecticut, before filing legislation Wednesday to expand background checks on those purchasing weapons at gun shows. The legislation was filed a day after the FBI released more than 1,500 pages of documents that were part of the investigation into the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School…

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