Pending new IL. gun laws

[mongo chicago]

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.

 

[Riesel]

I bet this really irritated those gang bangers in Chicago. This is going to put a real crimp in their lifestyle.
It's a shame the law abiding people of Illinois can't catch a break.

 

[james]

As a long time resident of the People’s Republic of Illinois i can confirm it is governed by a bunch of liberal cartoon characters! If our kids and grandkids didn’t live here we would move to Indiana tomorrow.

 

[jwink]

Shall not be infringed! Are they trying to start a war? Without the 2nd amendment, there is no way to protect the rest of the bill of rights. The wants of a few people in government DO NOT out weigh the rights of the many. Screw them.

 

[Bulletbob]

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.

[/QUOTE I live in the south, where idiots are not the law makers. And my carry permit cost $15 per year, which is reciprocal with many states. So here in Alabama I don't have to worry about the police coming in my house and taking my guns. As long as I am a law abiding Citizen. With that being said Illinois can keep there damn State and the dumb ass law makers in it. AND GOD HELP AN ILLINOIS CITIZEN BREAK IN MY HOUSE.

 

[joshb]

Move west, young man! They have these things called airplanes, now!

 

[joshb]

As a long time resident of the People’s Republic of Illinois i can confirm it is governed by a bunch of liberal cartoon characters! If our kids and grandkids didn’t live here we would move to Indiana tomorrow.

Is Indiana that far of a drive? They’re tightening down on us here in Delaware, too. We’re moving to Wyoming.

 

[Gman]

I've heard that people are moving out of Illinois more than any other state in the USA. Do you think it has something to do with all of the leftist's ?

 

[KMart]

I've heard that people are moving out of Illinois more than any other state in the USA. Do you think it has something to do with all of the leftist's ?

I think it has more to do with Chicago having enough population, when voting, that they control the rest of the state. Not unlike New York City in New York state.
I saw on TV the other day that there is a push on by state legislators, to make Chicago the 51st state and set up a government for the rest of the state of Illinois. California has been making a run at this for a while now.

 

[DngBat7]

If it makes you feel better, Connecticut has a bill on the floor of the house at the moment that says, if you have kids under 18 in your house, you gun has to be locked up in such a way that it is not usable for self defense. Yes, that is the wording.

 

[james]

I would love for Chicago to go away!

 

[AJC]

Sounds a lot like a secret cash cow. They can charge for every record, background check and registration, along with every transfer. There trying to make money!!!!

 

[DirtySteve]

Is Indiana that far of a drive? They’re tightening down on us here in Delaware, too. We’re moving to Wyoming.

When???? And Which part of Wyoming..?

 

[Puzzaz01]

I'm glad I live in Mississippi, home of the obese and uneducated but yet still allowed to own and carry anything you can legally afford.

Darrin

 

[joshb]

When???? And Which part of Wyoming..?

We don’t know yet. We’re going out sometime this summer to drive around the state and look for a good spot.

 

[Bill K]

I bet this really irritated those gang bangers in Chicago. This is going to put a real crimp in their lifestyle.
It's a shame the law abiding people of Illinois can't catch a break.

Most every new gun law, the present day politicians come up with, benefits criminals and they love them for it.
Honest and lawful citizen's are the one's that suffer and loose more rights everyday.

 

[bobinpa]

Until a line is drawn in the sand and a group of men stands to hold that line, they will continue to push and take our rights. It's as simple as that. The groups that fight these laws legally in court rooms need money. Those groups are not perfect and never will be but they are all we have until someone draws that line..... If you don't contribute financially to the groups fighting for us, you are part of the problem. Dig deep and contribute what you can or be willing to accept what they shove at us. That's our only 2 choices. It's time that we start looking at ourselves as a whole and not individual states....That's what those great men did when they wrote the constitution in the first place! What can be done in one state can be done in another it just takes more time. They pick on the easy states first to see what it takes, but in the end they want all states. So, how many states have to go down before we wake up? Bragging about how great your individual states laws are does no good for your fellow American gun owner.

 

[people]

I bet this really irritated those gang bangers in Chicago. This is going to put a real crimp in their lifestyle.
It's a shame the law abiding people of Illinois can't catch a break.

The sad part is the criminals are shooting the wrong criminals.

 

[Mark W]

@bobinpa hit the nail on the head!! Changing states is not the answer. At some point we will be forced to stand for our rights or lose them. The longer we wait, the worse things will get. My fear is that we are not cut from the same cloth as our forefathers who risked all for freedom and liberty.

 

[Liven The Dream]

Move west, young man! They have these things called airplanes, now!

Not to west ? Oregon’s on the same trail ?
Texas looks better ?