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JULY 18, 2013

Vol. 7 No. 1

Despite passage of gun legislation, issues remain for handgun owners By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

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hough Illinois lawmakers passed legislation for concealed carry, the time when residents will be afforded the right to carry through with the law is months away and fraught with other tentative issues, says Will County Board Member and Illinois State Rifle Association President Don Moran. The new law will allow Illinois residents to carry a concealed firearm at the cost of $150 for a five-year license. Gun owners

also would have to pass a background said the Legislature failed to act in a check and complete 16 hours of training. timely way and believes their delay and The Illinois State Police will have 180 the language in the new law continues to days to make a concealed carry infringe on the rights of Illinois application available to the citizens for up to nine more public.Those applications will months. take 90 days to process.That According to Moran, in 2012, the timetable means residents are House enacted the Illinois Firearm still months away from legally Public Awareness Task Force to being allowed to carry a weapon. examine the impact of passing a Gun owners without a license concealed carry law, comparing would still be prohibited from the expectations of such a law Don Moran carrying a concealed firearm. against other states of similar size, While thankful the law passed, Moran geography and demographics. Moran

reports the findings dictated that at worst, there would be no change in violent crime in Illinois and at best a reduction. In addition, Moran said concealed carry has been in effect in every other state with no state considering repealing it. “Illinois’ new law is arguably amongst the most restrictive of all the state laws when it comes to the background investigation / training and places a permit holder is restricted from carrying,” said Moran.“ The biggest danger I see coming See CONCEAL, page 2


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