Bill in Congress would require all gun owners to be licensed, sales tracked

By Chris Eger

Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush says his bill is modeled in part after the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card program, now in its 50th year (Photo: Rush’s office)
Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill are backing a plan that would outlaw unlicensed gun ownership in the nation.
The bicameral measure was introduced this week in the House by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush as H.R. 6024 and in the Senate as S.3002 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. It would make it a crime to own a gun without a federally issued license and direct the Attorney General to establish and a system to track gun sales.
“Americans are demanding that Congress take real action to prevent gun violence and we must address this issue head on and do our part to prevent the senseless mass killings and shooting deaths in cities across this nation,” said Rush in a statement.
Rush says the measure is based in part on the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification card program, which was established in 1968, predating the FBI’s NICS system to vet gun sales by two decades. To legally possess guns, ammo, or tasers, Illinois residents must have a FOID card, which costs $10 plus processing fees and is good for 10

Source: Guns.com