Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign bill to require state licensing of Illinois gun dealers on Thursday

[mikeyp]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign bill to require state licensing of Illinois gun dealers on Thursday

 

[robjax]

"Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to sign a bill Thursday that would give the state more oversight over Illinois gun dealers, after Democrats kept the paperwork off former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk in order to avoid a veto during his administration’s final days......"

See how the game is played....

 

[Zappa]

I find it hard to believe that Illinois gun retailers aren't already required to be licensed at the state level.

 

[Chevy 2 65]

Just another fat pig politician.

 

[Ringworm]

Same crap Mass dealers have to go thru. I wonder if Illinois will also require licenses to sell ammo? Or if that's just waiting in the shadows....

 

[allen-1]

Under the new law, it would be illegal for retailers to sell guns without being certified by the state. To qualify, stores first must be licensed by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Then, they would have to submit a copy of that license to the Illinois State Police, along with an affidavit declaring it remains valid. Shop owners would have to install surveillance equipment, maintain an electronic inventory, establish anti-theft measures and require employees to undergo annual training.


A certification would cost retailers a maximum of $1,500, and the regulations would apply to small businesses as well as big-box retailers. Sellers without a retail location would be charged $300 for certification.

In a statement, Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson said “nothing in this bill is going to enhance public safety in Illinois.”

“The only thing that is being accomplished here is the creation of a bureaucratic nightmare for gun dealers,” he said. “Rest assured, we will be challenging this new law in court.”

Let's just make it more expensive to do business. And people will be less willing to do business. Because it's the legal sale and purchase of guns that's the essence of the "gun violence problem" in Illinois.

 

[AHM]

Shop owners would have to install surveillance equipment, ...

Open a shop across the street from City Hall,
bristling with laser microphones.

 

[Dadstoys]

Other than the annual training part , isn't most of that redundant with FFL requirements ?
Except the fees of course which I'm sure the state will spend in the interest of public safety.
Or someone's new Cadillac.