{"id":94291,"date":"2018-07-16T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T20:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=94291"},"modified":"2018-07-16T16:20:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:49:33","slug":"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_94292\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94292\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2-400x256.png\" alt=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\" width=\"400\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2-400x256.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GovRaunerGunBill2.png 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-94292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner believes he is going to improve public safety with a 72-hour waiting period for all gun purchases and a red flag confiscation law.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: CBS 2<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.cbslocal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\"> signed two gun control bills<\/a> Monday that he believes will \u201cimprove public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Known as the Lethal Order of Protection Act, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2354&amp;GAID=14&amp;GA=100&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegID=102977&amp;SessionID=91\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\">HB 2354<\/a>, the legislation will allow family members and law enforcement to petition a court to immediately disarm an individual believed to be a threat to himself or others.<\/p>\n<p>The second bill, known as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/BillStatus.asp?DocTypeID=SB&amp;DocNum=3256&amp;GAID=14&amp;SessionID=91&amp;LegID=111044\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\"> SB 3256<\/a>, places a 72-hour waiting period on the purchase of all firearms. Under current state law, there is only a 3-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Rauner also vetoed legislation that would require gun dealers to obtain a state certification.<\/p>\n<p>With respect to the red flag bill, Gov. Rauner <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/rauner-bill-so-families-mental-issues-guns-removed-court-petition-nra\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\">said at the press conference<\/a> that it was \u201cvery good.\u201d And that it is \u201crigorous, there has to be a judge\u2026proof. We want to protect gun owners rights, but for those deemed to be dangerous, not let them have guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics of red flag laws argue that they trample one\u2019s right to due process, as noted in previous GunsAmerica <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/truth-about-red-flag-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\">articles<\/a>. HB 2354 allows police to confiscate an individual\u2019s FOID card and guns for a minimum of two weeks or up to six months depending on the details of the case. Petitioners can also file for a six-month extension.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/illinois-town-fine-ar-owners-1000\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"illinois-governor-signs-red-flag-confiscation-72-hour-waiting-period-bills\" title=\"Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills\" rel=\"bookmark\">Illinois Town to Fine AR Owners $1,000 Per Day to Increase \u2018Public Sense of Safety\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The accused will have a chance to appear in court and request for the confiscation order to be lifted.\u00a0 Though, the accused will have to foot the bill for any legal fees associated with hiring an attorney to get his or her guns back.<\/p>\n<p>Gun-control advocates were quick to celebrate the signing of the new laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, Illinois took a step in the right direction to ensure people in a crisis can&#8217;t access guns,\u201d said former Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI applaud the leaders in Illinois who showed us what courage is all about, spearheading this bill and working with their colleagues to see this effort through,\u201d she continued. \u201cGovernor Bruce Rauner must build on these victories by supporting additional efforts to curtail the gun violence crisis and build a bridge to a healthier future for Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Gov. Rauner said he would still like to see the legislature take additional steps to ban reciprocating stocks and provide funding for schools to hire resource officers and mental health professionals.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search\/Family\/2\/1\/AR15-Rifles.htm\" campaign=\"BuyAR-GA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Shop for an AR-15 on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/h2>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cToday, Illinois took a step in the right direction to ensure people in a crisis can&#8217;t access guns,\u201d said former Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Facebook.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":94294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,25,240],"tags":[132,469,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-94291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-this-week","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-gun-control","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills - Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Illinois Gov. 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