Gov. J.B. Pritzker says with Illinois’ gun ban rules in place, the registry of now-banned items will be “working the way it should.”
Last year, Pritzker banned the sale of more than 170 semi-automatic firearms. The law included a registry with a Jan. 1 deadline for those with grandfathered firearms to register. Rules for the registry were sustained earlier this week by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, although Republicans were able to secure a formal objection.
Illinois State Police will keep the registry open despite the Jan. 1 deadline, noting the law does not set forth penalties for late registrations.
