Gov. Pritzker Signs Gun Safety Bills

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Governor JB Pritzker joined Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, legislative leaders, and stakeholders to sign two bills focused on improving gun safety in Illinois. The Safe Gun Storage Act (SB 0008) outlines strengthened safe storage requirements in homes where a firearm could be accessed by a minor, an at-risk person, or someone otherwise prohibited from using firearms. Governor Pritzker also signed HB 1373, which requires every law enforcement agency in Illinois to participate in the federal firearm tracing platform eTrace to strengthen investigations and make communities safer. The Safe Gun Storage Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Laura Ellman and Rep. Maura Hirschauer, strengthens Illinois’ firearm storage law to further prevent access to firearms for children, at-risk individuals, and individuals prohibited from firearm use. States that have adopted secure firearm storage laws have seen up to a 78 percent decrease in unintentional shootings by children (Source: Brady United). A major initiative of the Attorney General’s Office, HB 1373 strengthens firearm tracing in all cases where a gun is used unlawfully, associated with a crime, or recovered at the scene of a crime. Co-sponsored by Rep. Tarver Curtis and Sen. Bill Cunningham, the new measure requires every law enforcement agency in Illinois to participate in the federal eTrace platform, which will ensure consistent reporting and cross-county firearm tracing during investigations.

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