Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign bill to require state licensing of Illinois gun dealers on Thursday

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additional requirements will be onsite video surveillance, employee training. The fee is minimal but is used by opposition as an "attempt to put small gun dealers" out of business.





https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-gun-dealer-licensing-20190116-story.html


"J.B. Pritzker plans to sign a bill Thursday that would give the state more oversight over Illinois gun dealers, after Democrats kept the paperwork off former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk in order to avoid a veto during his administration’s final days.

The proposal would require firearm stores to get state licenses, a move that supporters contend could reduce gun violence because federal regulators are stretched too thin to adequately handle all the shops operating in Illinois."