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ISP not ready to issue Gun Dealer Licensing certifications - months away


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Didn't find right GDL thread. Mods, move as needed.

 

full story at link...

 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-state-police-gun-law-dealers-20190809-rl4hanspujem3oi2lqudvpbfm4-story.html

 

...Illinois gun dealers now have to be certified by the state. But the state isnt ready to issue the certifications.

 

The Illinois State Police has yet to certify any of the states gun dealers as required under a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed days after taking office in January.

 

The agency was supposed to begin issuing certifications to federally licensed gun dealers July 17, but the rules required to implement the law still havent been established. In the meantime, gun dealers that have applied under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act are allowed to continue operating as if theyve been certified.

 

In the wake of shootings last weekend in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Chicago; Pritzker pointed to the law as a step his administration has taken to prevent gun violence.

 

The Second Amendment is an amendment to the Constitution that we have to uphold, but we also have to uphold the safety of our families and children, the Democratic governor said Monday at an unrelated event in Chicago. And Ive tried to do that. I signed into law the gun dealer licensing bill when I first came into office, and we are looking at other ways in which we can protect our families across the state.....

 

...It will be at least several months, however, before the state begins issuing the certifications. Lt. Joseph Hutchins, a spokesman for the state police, said the agency submitted its proposed rules Tuesday to the secretary of states office. Thats the first step in a process that can take anywhere from three months to a year and includes a public comment period and approval from the legislatures Joint Committee on Administrative Rules....

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Maybe the ISP isn't so thrilled this law was passed and they're taking their sweet time.

 

Did the ISP ever publicly state they were in favor of this?

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), which I believe is the actual agency that issues business licenses (not just medical and financial), said during hearings that they did not have the resources to conduct inspections and issue licenses for gun dealers. Maybe they're relying on ISP for the inspection part. In any case, they're discovering why the ATF doesn't audit every gun dealer every year. It's actual work.

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