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Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] To legally possess firearms or ammunition, Illinois residents must have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card , which is issued by the Illinois State Police on a shall-issue basis.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” into law Tuesday. Here’s what gun owners in the state need to know.
The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois.
(The Center Square) – Whether Illinois should be enjoined from enforcing the state’s gun and magazine ban starting Monday is now up to a federal appeals court. Illinois enacted the Protect ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
The stores are found mainly in rural areas, Magers said, where gun owners might otherwise have to drive an hour to buy ammo at the nearest sporting goods store. Staff at seven stores known to have ...
Holmes, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that non-Illinois residents who are permitted to possess a firearm in their home state are not required to have an Illinois FOID card when in possession of firearms or ammunition in Illinois. [16] [17] On February 14, 2018, in a ruling on the case of People v.
County lobbyist to lobby state legislators to approve a bill that would require target shooters to keep bullets within the confines of their properties.