Reaper Posted January 30, 2020 at 02:34 PM Share Posted January 30, 2020 at 02:34 PM Does anyone know what year Illinois first began the 72 hour wait for private gun transfers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:03 PM Share Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:03 PM Justia has the 2005 version of the Criminal Code of 1961 archived. It was 72 hours then, so some time before 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defaultdotxbe Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:12 PM Share Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:12 PM Prior to Jan 1, 2019 it was only 72 hours for handguns and 24 for long guns. But the 72 hour wait for handguns had been on the books for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyP Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:38 PM Share Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:38 PM To quote Homer Simpson - "Five day waiting period?!? But I'm angry NOW!" lol Suffice it to say Illinois has maintained a long, "proud" history of infringing on the 2nd Amendment. But when I was a yoot you could buy ammo at the local hardware store, no ID required and durn few age limitations., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:44 PM Share Posted January 30, 2020 at 03:44 PM The most recent reference on ILGA.gov to 720 ILCS 5/24-3 is Public Act 91-0012 from 1999. The waiting period as of then was already 72 hours, as well. For a more complete answer, you'd probably have to access a law library and dig through actual books and journals. Prior to 1995, electronic records (and especially Internet-searchable ones) were rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted January 30, 2020 at 11:48 PM Share Posted January 30, 2020 at 11:48 PM This is bothering me - I feel like I should know the answer. The farthest back I've been able to get is the 84th General Assembly. On 4/10/1985 Representative Braun's HB1361 was read into the record. I can't link to it, but it proposed changing the existing 72 hour waiting period to 7 days: HB-1361 BRAUN.(Ch. 38, par. 24-3)Amends the Criminal Code. Extends the waiting period for delivery after pur-chase of concealable firearm from 72 hours to 7 days.Apr 10 1985 First reading Rfrd to Comm on AssignmentApr 11 Assigned to Judiciary IIApr 25 Recommended do pass 008-005-000Placed Calndr,Second ReadngMay 10 Second ReadingPlaced Calndr,Third ReadingMay 24 Interim Study Calendar JUDICIARY II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defaultdotxbe Posted January 31, 2020 at 03:55 PM Share Posted January 31, 2020 at 03:55 PM I've always thought it would be handy to have something like a Wikipedia article's History page, but for laws, so you can step back and see every past version of law I always assumed it was passed in 1968 along with the FOID, but it would be nice to know for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2A4Cook Posted February 1, 2020 at 02:33 AM Share Posted February 1, 2020 at 02:33 AM I'm guessing around '80-83. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted April 4, 2020 at 05:59 PM Share Posted April 4, 2020 at 05:59 PM Does anyone know what year Illinois first began the 72 hour wait for private gun transfers? While researching something else I found the answer to this question: August 20, 1968. ETA for handguns only at that time, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted April 4, 2020 at 07:36 PM Share Posted April 4, 2020 at 07:36 PM Does anyone know what year Illinois first began the 72 hour wait for private gun transfers?While researching something else I found the answer to this question: August 20, 1968. 68, what a coincidence - the Gun control act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted April 4, 2020 at 07:46 PM Share Posted April 4, 2020 at 07:46 PM Different laws, though - Federal v State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconSorcerer Posted April 5, 2020 at 08:05 PM Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 08:05 PM Never let any tragedy go to waste, state jumped on that one while the fires were hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Power Posted April 6, 2020 at 02:14 PM Share Posted April 6, 2020 at 02:14 PM Does anyone know what year Illinois first began the 72 hour wait for private gun transfers?While researching something else I found the answer to this question: August 20, 1968. ETA for handguns only at that time, of course. Of course... Just like the tollways were supposed to be used to "fund schools" and were only going to be "temporary", or our "temporary" TSA checkpoints... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defaultdotxbe Posted April 6, 2020 at 02:56 PM Share Posted April 6, 2020 at 02:56 PM Does anyone know what year Illinois first began the 72 hour wait for private gun transfers?While researching something else I found the answer to this question: August 20, 1968. 68, what a coincidence - the Gun control act. The state felt the GCA did not go far enough, so they passed their own laws. The FOID was intended to be a way to institute universal background checks and was passed around the same time (quite possibly the same bill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted April 11, 2020 at 02:12 PM Share Posted April 11, 2020 at 02:12 PM Sort of. The FOID Act actually passed out of the Illinois legislature in 1967 but didn't take effect until 1968. That was before the GCA, but the GCA was being heard in committee at the Federal level at the same time. The sponsor of the bill that became the FOID Act testified before that committee, explaining that Federal regulation was necessary the achieve interstate control (read prohibition) of gun sales to people prohibited under the soon to be state law (soon to be because it hadn't been signed by the Governor yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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