Illinois gun dealers now have to be certified by the state. But the state isn't ready to issue the

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Illinois gun dealers now have to be certified by the state. But the state isn’t ready to issue the certifications


The Illinois State Police has yet to certify any of the state’s gun dealers as required under a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed days after taking office in January.

The agency was supposed to begin issuing certifications to federally licensed gun dealers July 17, but the rules required to implement the law still haven’t been established. In the meantime, gun dealers that have applied under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act are allowed to continue operating as if they’ve been certified.

In the wake of shootings last weekend in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Chicago, Pritzker pointed to the law as a step his administration has taken to prevent gun violence.

“The Second Amendment is an amendment to the Constitution that we have to uphold, but we also have to uphold the safety of our families and children,” the Democratic governor said Monday at an unrelated event in Chicago. “And I’ve tried to do that. I signed into law the gun dealer licensing bill when I first came into office, and we are looking at other ways in which we can protect our families across the state.”

Read more: https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190809/illinois-gun-dealers-now-have-to-be-certified-by-state-but-state-isnt-ready-to-issue-certifications
(Springfield State Journal Register)