Overview

• The Safe Gun Storage Act mandates locked storage around minors and at-risk individuals with fines up to $10,000 and misdemeanor charges for violations.
• Owners must report lost or stolen firearms within 48 hours instead of 72, and the Illinois State Police may revoke FOID cards for repeat failures.
• All state and local law enforcement agencies will be required to adopt the federal eTrace system for tracing crime guns recovered at scenes.
• A June JAMA Pediatrics study found firearms are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children, spurring officials to tighten regulations.
• Republican lawmakers have warned they will challenge the storage and reporting mandates in court on constitutional grounds.