{"id":218468,"date":"2025-07-31T15:08:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=218468"},"modified":"2025-09-30T06:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:17:52","slug":"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun &#8216;Safety&#8217; Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was all smiles as he signed two <a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/pritzker-signs-bills-addressing-gun-storage-tracing-of-firearms\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun 'Safety' Bills\">new gun control bills<\/a> into law this week, claiming they\u2019ll save lives and protect children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For gun owners in the Prairie State, though, the message was clear: more restrictions, more mandates, and even fewer rights for the law-abiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bills \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/IL\/research\/HB1373\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun 'Safety' Bills\">HB 1373<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus?DocTypeID=SB&amp;DocNum=8&amp;GAID=18&amp;SessionID=114&amp;LegID=157098\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun 'Safety' Bills\">Safe Gun Storage Act (SB 8) <\/a>\u2013 are the latest in a string of anti-gun laws Illinois has rolled out under Pritzker\u2019s tenure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, they mandate crime gun tracing for all firearms recovered at crime scenes and tighten storage requirements for guns in homes, with the state arguing this will prevent accidents, suicides, and thefts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full: Gov. Pritzker signs gun safety bill in Illinois\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uFXH8uzuXtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pritzker didn\u2019t hold back the rhetoric during the signing ceremony, blasting gun owners, the firearms industry, and anyone who resists more laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He accused pro-2A advocates and the \u201cgun lobby\u201d of \u201cducking and covering for the gun industry\u2019s money\u201d and claimed he\u2019s \u201ctired of treating something completely preventable as inevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state\u2019s attorney general and legislative allies echoed his talking points, insisting that forcing every police department to log crime guns and mandating home storage will finally curb gun violence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advocates like GPAC Illinois and Moms Demand Action alumni cheered the measures as \u201ccommon-sense\u201d life-savers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-problem\">The Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the problem: Illinois has been stacking gun laws for years, yet Chicago remains one of the nation\u2019s most violent cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun 'Safety' Bills\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"254\">Lawful gun owners<\/a> have watched their rights shrink while carjackers, gang members, and repeat felons seem to operate with impunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandatory storage laws don\u2019t stop determined criminals. They don\u2019t stop straw purchasers, gang members, or violent felons, and they certainly wouldn\u2019t have prevented the city\u2019s most recent shootings. What they do is burden the law-abiding \u2013 the very people least likely to misuse a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nitecore-npl27-weapon-light-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun 'Safety' Bills\">Nitecore NPL27 Weapon Light Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pritzker boasted about reducing shootings on state highways, pointing to the impact of law enforcement. But that success came from police action, not another pile of regulations on gun owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And let\u2019s not forget: Illinois already passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/isp.illinois.gov\/Home\/AssaultWeapons\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun 'Safety' Bills\">sweeping \u201cassault weapons\u201d ban<\/a>, universal background checks, and ghost gun prohibitions. Criminals haven\u2019t exactly called it quits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe storage laws are particularly controversial. While no responsible gun owner objects to keeping firearms secure, turning personal security decisions into legal mandates raises serious Second Amendment concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-sb-8-means-for-illinois-gun-owners\"><strong>What SB\u202f8 Means for Illinois Gun Owners:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mandates locked storage if minors under 18 could access your gun.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil fines up to $10,000 if a child or prohibited person gains access and harm occurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lost or stolen firearms must be reported within 48 hours (down from 72).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violations are negligence per se in civil court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rights-under-siege\">Rights Under Siege<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2A advocates, the signing ceremony was a stark reminder that Illinois isn\u2019t interested in working with gun owners \u2013 it\u2019s working against them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Governor celebrated these bills as \u201clife-saving,\u201d but history tells us they\u2019re likely to be another set of feel-good laws that fail to stop criminals while setting up law-abiding citizens for legal trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect these laws to face court challenges under <em>Bruen<\/em>, especially given that the Supreme Court has made clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-best-modern-combat-proven-handguns-shotguns-and-rifles\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\" title=\"Illinois Gov. 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