Posted March 7, 2019 10:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Illinois State Police, with the support of Gov. JB Pritzker (D), plan to get more zealous when it comes to pursuing revoked firearm cards in the Land of Lincoln. (Photo: ISP)
Officials in Illinois are seeking to aggressively increase enforcement of the state’s firearm laws with an emphasis on sharing information and “getting guns.”
Illinois State Police, with the support of Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday, unveiled a list of changes to how the agency handles firearms services processes, especially when it comes to revoking Firearm Owner’s Identification cards, needed to possess a gun in the state. This includes sharing information about identified gun owners with other agencies and increasing enforcement in cases where a card is revoked.
Currently, when a card is revoked, Illinois law requires the holder to surrender their FOID to police within 48 hours of receiving a mailed notification and complete a “Firearm Disposition Record” listing the details of their gun collection and who or where it was transferred to. In 2018, 10,818 FOID cards were revoked but ISP only received 2,616 Firearm Disposition Records. For reference, there are currently 2,285,990 active FOID cards statewide and over 250,000 new applications were filed last year alone.
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Source: Guns.com

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