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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a gun-control measure into law on Sunday that expands background checks to cover all firearms purchases in the state, closing what he said was a loophole that exempted gun sales between private parties.

"Guns are a plague on too many of our communities," Quinn, a Democrat, said in a statement.

Buyers must have a firearm owners identification (FOID) card, which is issued by Illinois state police to applicants who pass a screening of state criminal and mental health records. The seller must then call a state-run hotline to check that a buyer's FOID card is valid before making the sale.

Under the new law, gun sales or transfers between private parties, including those that take place online, will have to follow the same system.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-usa-guns-illinois-idUSBRE97I00X20130819
 
I don't agree with this law, but it's their state. As long as they keep that line of thinking there, more power to them. I am sorry for the law abiding folks in Illinois though. It seems that some are determined to make criminals out of all gun owners.
 
leaningright said:
I don't agree with this law, but it's their state. As long as they keep that line of thinking there, more power to them. I am sorry for the law abiding folks in Illinois though. It seems that some are determined to make criminals out of all gun owners.
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why? What's wrong with it?
 
Buyers must have a firearm owners identification (FOID) card, which is issued by Illinois state police to applicants who pass a screening of state criminal and mental health records. The seller must then call a state-run hotline to check that a buyer's FOID card is valid before making the sale.



http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-usa-guns-illinois-idUSBRE97I00X20130819
 
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