Swordsmyth
07-16-2018, 06:57 PM
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill on Monday to extend a 72-hour mandatory waiting period for all firearm purchases.
The “cooling off period," which already applied to handgun purchases, now covers all guns being sold including assault-style weapons, The Chicago Tribune reported (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-gun-violence-laws-orders-of-protection-20180713-story.html).
Rauner said he was “proud” to sign the protections into law and said it was a “very important step forward to increase safety for the people in our state.”
The governor also signed into law so-called “red flag” protections, which allows family members or police to seek a court order for guns to be confiscated from individuals deemed “an immediate or present danger” to themselves or others.
Rauner did, however, say he would veto legislation that would have created new inspection protocols for stores that sell guns, The Tribune reported.
“That bill will not increase public safety, it will increase red tape and restrictions and unnecessary burden on our small businesses in Illinois,” Rauner said of his veto.
Rauner vetoed (http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/378124-illinois-governor-to-veto-gun-control-measure) a similar bill that would have required gun shops to obtain licenses in March, calling it a “burdensome regulation.”
More at: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/397251-gop-illinois-governor-extends-waiting-periods-for-gun-purchases
The “cooling off period," which already applied to handgun purchases, now covers all guns being sold including assault-style weapons, The Chicago Tribune reported (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-gun-violence-laws-orders-of-protection-20180713-story.html).
Rauner said he was “proud” to sign the protections into law and said it was a “very important step forward to increase safety for the people in our state.”
The governor also signed into law so-called “red flag” protections, which allows family members or police to seek a court order for guns to be confiscated from individuals deemed “an immediate or present danger” to themselves or others.
Rauner did, however, say he would veto legislation that would have created new inspection protocols for stores that sell guns, The Tribune reported.
“That bill will not increase public safety, it will increase red tape and restrictions and unnecessary burden on our small businesses in Illinois,” Rauner said of his veto.
Rauner vetoed (http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/378124-illinois-governor-to-veto-gun-control-measure) a similar bill that would have required gun shops to obtain licenses in March, calling it a “burdensome regulation.”
More at: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/397251-gop-illinois-governor-extends-waiting-periods-for-gun-purchases