Posted on 01/06/2024 5:27:08 PM PST by Libloather
Illinois gun groups are reporting confusion from gun owners as the state pushes for them to register "assault" weapons under the state's new ban.
Jan. 1 marked the deadline for Illinoisans to register their assault weapons with the state before the ban signed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker takes effect on Jan. 10.
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Eldridge said "the confusion is that nobody can tell you what's covered by this act." For example, one county prosecutor posted a notice that by Jan. 1, everyone must register their assault weapon and high capacity magazines — but Eldridge noted that magazines "aren't required to be registered."
"Nor could they be," Eldridge said. "They have no serial number."
"Then more recently, you had this governor stating on camera that automatic and semi-automatic firearms and high capacity magazines must be registered," he said. "Well, automatic is not mentioned once in the act, and as we talked about just a second ago, magazines aren't covered, so, well, one out of three is pretty good for this governor on anything gun related."
Eldridge also said "civil disobedience" is another factor at play with the low registration numbers.
"Almost every sheriff and most of the county state's attorneys have stated they will not enforce this act," he said. "So residents of those counties had very little incentive to register."
A spokesperson for the Illinois State Police (ISP) told Fox News Digital that "not every FOID cardholder owns a gun," which Eldridge disputed.
"The state police don't know how many FOID cardholders are firearms owners, but I think it's safe to say that most individuals are not going to go through the time, expense and invasive background check to get a FOID card if they don't intend to purchase a firearm," he said.
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perhaps some of them have learned the lessons of gov’t registration followed by confiscation followed by kristallnacht. i hope so.
Jan. 1 marked the deadline for Illinoisans to register their assault weapons with the state before the ban signed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker takes effect on Jan. 10.
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So, if I was a gun owner, am I supposed to access the ‘news’ 24/7, to find out what they are after me for?
What if I am just eating and sleeping and doing my chores and maintenance?
Not tuning in to the various MSMs.
A little shopping and some trips to the gas station.
OH? What is the ass-ault weapon of which you speak?
You must mean a pitchfork, or the ‘roo bar’ on the front of my pickup truck.
It was tried in Ontario Canada, nobody complied and it cost the province 2 billion dollars. It was quietly dropped.
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It’s a shame. They were all lost when the canoe capsized
I have read ISP is still accepting registration after Jan. 1 with no penalty.
If I was a wrong doer who was shot by a homeowner, I would almost rather be shot twice by a .557/.223 AR-15 “Assault Style Rifle” than once by a .357 carbine. Then357 is just way more deadly I think. I am trying to convince the wife to let me buy a Rossi carbine in addition to my Mini-14.
https://gngsports.com/product/rossi-r92-carbine-357-mag-2/
Your honor, I bought mine for hunting, target practice and home defense, not for any assault whatsoever.
Who’s in my bed or what’s in my gun safe is none of any government’s business, your honor.
good luck...
in New York, by 2015, 23,847 people applied to register assault weapons passed in 2013, so
Just an aside: Gov Pritzker is a dangerous man and a great threat to our freedoms and liberty.
“Then357 is just way more deadly I think.”
.223 has a higher energy than a .357
Just remember that a 17 year old dropped a child rapist, an abuser of women, and disabled a third man’s arm with a what I believe was 55 grain .223.
.223 has a higher energy than a .357 That may punch a hole in you clean through and you live or the .357 may expand into a gaping hole your fist would go through and you’d bleed out in seconds.
Handguns do way more of the killing than AR style platforms.
FU JB.
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There is no confusion....
Just like in NY after the SAFE act...it’s outright refusal to comply.
Years later, no one has complied. So time passing does not improve the situation for the gun grabbers
“That may punch a hole in you clean through and you live or the .357 may expand into a gaping hole your fist would go through and you’d bleed out in seconds.”
LOL!
Add let my FOID card expire years ago. I don’t need it because I lost my gun and a boating accident.
I know. I am also trying to simplify ammunition. I carry a .357 revolver as a carry gun.
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