​Just One Percent of Gun Owner Register Their Weapons in Illinois

An assault weapons ban took effect in Illinois in January of this year. Apparently not many gun owners participated in registration which is encouraging. I hope this trend continues nationwide.

Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, was the deadline for Illinois residents who own any of 170 “assault-style weapons” banned under law to register them with the state police.

Anyone who fails to register their guns could be charged with a Class 2 felony.

According to the Illinois State Police, as of this week, about 29,357 of Illinois’ 2.4 million Firearm Owner’s Identification card holders (about 1.22%) had registered their weapons.

You can find the article here.