Pending new IL. gun laws

[Elderberry]

forum accurateshooter.com
5/20/2019

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/pending-new-il-gun-laws.3979613/

Tomorrow, the Illinois state House of Representatives Rules Committee will hear House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1966 and send it to the Judiciary Committee for further consideration.

HA 1 to SB 1966 would impose various gun control schemes in Illinois, such as criminalizing private transfers and increasing the cost and red tape for a FOID card.

Please contact committee members and urge them to OPPOSE HA 1 to SB 1966. Click the “Take Action” button below to contact committee members.

House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1966, sponsored by Senator Julie Morrison (D-29), would:

    Criminalize private transfers, with violations being punished as a Class 4 felony.

    Require the recipient of a firearm gifted by a family member to call into Illinois State Police within 60 days to run a background check on themselves, even though they must already hold a FOID.

    Allow for the indefinite delay of firearm transfers. Currently, federal law allows a licensed firearm dealer (FFL) to release a firearm after three business days if they have not received any additional correspondence after receiving a “delay” when conducting the initial background check for a firearm transfer. This safeguard prevents the potential shutdown of sales via endless delays and allows law-abiding individuals to take possession of a firearm in a timely manner.

    Mandate FOID applicants submit fingerprints, including for renewals, which would not add anything of investigative value.

    Increase FOID processing time from one calendar month to thirty business days, which can span more than six weeks.

    Reduce the duration of the FOID from ten years to five.

    Require FOID applicants pay all costs for fingerprinting and processing the background check, totaling around $200 with the application fee, which would quadruple the cost associated with obtaining and maintaining a FOID.

    Allow courts to direct law-enforcement to seize firearms from those who have their FOID revoked.

    Prohibit those with a revoked FOID from transferring firearms to someone in the same household, which would create confusion in determining the owner of the firearms and would take away the right to self-defense from individuals due to the alleged actions of someone else in their household.

    Require the owner of the seized firearms to petition the court to have them transferred to a third party.

[Elderberry]

KATHLEEN WILLIS’ RACIST GUN CONTROL: SB 1966 House Amendment 1 – Makes Gun Ownership Onerous and Expensive

http://www.gunssavelife.com/kathleen-willis-racist-gun-control-sb-1966-house-amendment-1-makes-gun-ownership-onerous-and-expensive/

Kathleen Willis hates black people.  And poor people.   Her latest gun control proposal, Senate Bill 1966 (House Amendment One), effectively prices gun ownership right out of the reach of poor residents of Illinois.  It would require spending upwards of $150 or more just to receive a FOID card.  Once again, the poor, inner city residents suffer the greatest disparate impact.

Willis’ bill will effectively price poor folks out of exercising their Constitutional right to keep and bear arms in the home.  But that’s likely a feature for Kathleen Willis and not a bug.

[Elderberry]

Illinois Committee Passes Bill to Increase Cost of FOID 1000

NRA-ILA 5/21/2019

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190521/illinois-committee-passes-bill-to-increase-cost-of-foid-1000

On May 21st, the Illinois state House Judiciary Committee voted 12-7 to pass House Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1966.  While it has not yet been scheduled for further action, the House may take it up at any time.  HA 1 to SB 1966 would impose various gun control schemes in Illinois, such as criminalizing private transfers and increasing the cost and red tape for a FOID card.  Please contact your state Representative and urge them to OPPOSE HA 1 to SB 1966.  Click the “Take Action” button below to contact your state Representative.