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Firearms Registration in Illinois?

Firearms Registration in Illinios? - TheArmsGuide.com

March 3, 2014 by Kevin 13 Comments

If you’re a firearms enthusiast in Illinois right now, you may want to pay special attention to a new proposal submitted last month by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D). The proposal, HB4715, is referred to in its text as the “Firearms Registration Act.”

Flying against the motion last fall that struck down Chicago’s 45-year-old firearms registry, this new proposal would establish mandatory registration for handguns and long guns alike. If the act were to pass, Illinois residents would need to register new guns as well as firearms acquired before its effective date.

In accordance with this proposal, Illinois residents wishing to purchase a new firearm must pass a background check, own a FOID (Firearms Ownership Identification) card, and apply for firearms registration certificate. If put into place, this new law would require personal sales to follow suit with background checks and registration certificates. If they don’t, it would be considered a class 2 felony.

Beyond firearms registration, the Firearms Registration Act proposal would also establish a new restriction for ammunition purchases. If this law were to go into effect, only those with registered firearms could purchase ammunition. Those who have legally registered firearms would be allowed only to purchase the types of ammunition deemed suitable for their specific registered guns.

You can keep track of the bill’s status by following the Illinois General Assembly website link here.

Featured image courtesy of contributor shippee via istockphoto.com

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  1. Avatar for KevinChristopherBobka says

    March 10, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    Well being Mrs. Cassidy is for more registrations then anyone that lives in the fourteenth district in Illinois can vote against her on March 18th to remove her. It’s time we start removing the ones that oppose our rights and show them that this behavior will not be tolerated.

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  2. Avatar for Kevinbeowulf9864 says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    God I hate this place!

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  3. Avatar for KevinThomasHolmes says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Ha – between the gun grabbers and the AGW religious whacks, this state is really getting out of control. 
    No worries though as the deficit spending and tax hikes will drive the productive, smart folks out and you will have the freeloaders and parasites left trying to find hosts!!
    Weird state though as when you get South of I-80 sanity returns – when you go North of I-80 all the way to Madison WI – nothing but dim bulb liberals with their hands out instead of earning a living.

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