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After the bill was signed Tuesday, state Rep. Bob Morgan,
D-Deerfield, said gun dealers can still sell certain
semi-automatic guns.
“There are a number of provisions of continued sale for instance
to active duty law enforcement that retailers will be able to
continue to sell,” Morgan said.
The measure grandfathers in firearms purchased legally before
enactment, but no more future sales and they must be registered
by Jan. 1, 2024.
Dan Eldridge with Maxon Shooters’ Supply in Des Plaines opposes
the law and expects to win in court to block the measure. He
said while future sales are prohibited absent court action, they
can complete sales for regular customers who started the
background check before the ban went into effect upon the
governor’s signature Tuesday evening.
“However, there’s no similar treatment of magazines, so the
magazines themselves would not be deliverable, so now we’re in
the position of delivering non-functioning firearms to people,”
Eldridge told The Center Square.
Long gun magazines of more than rounds and handgun magazines of
more than 15 rounds are grandfathered but future sales are now
prohibited.
Greg Bishop reports on Illinois government and
other issues for The Center Square. Bishop has years of
award-winning broadcast experience and hosts the WMAY Morning
Newsfeed out of Springfield.
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