In the second week of Illinois’ gun ban registry, of more than 2.4 million Firearm Owner ID card holders, a total of 16-hundred have disclosed they own an item banned by the state. Numbers Illinois State Police published for the first week of the registry that opened Oct. 1 showed 1,050 individuals disclosing a total of 3,202 items. For the second week, an additional 568 have filed for a total of nearly 47-hundred items. Those with banned firearms not registered by Jan. 1, 2024 could face criminal penalties. ISP have said those who purchased firearms during the time there was an injunction against the law still won’t be able to file a disclosure affidavit in compliance with the gun ban because they purchased such items after the law’s enactment in January. State Sen. Jason Plummer says that’s wrong and if the law is upheld by the courts, he’s looking to pass a bill to hold those firearms owners harmless.
Legislators return for six days of scheduled veto session starting Oct. 24.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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