Handgun Registration

For my Illinois readers, you may have heard that a committee of the Illinois House passed a bill authorizing handgun registration. The bill, HB5831, is percolating through the Statehouse. This bill would require each gun owner to register (and pay a fee for) each handgun they own, pay a renewal fee every five years, and report and pay transfer fees any time they buy or sell a handgun.

Perhaps needless to say, I'm opposed to this idea. Let me suggest that you write or call your state representative and senator today. Here's some tips how. Here's the link to contact information for State Senators and Assemblymen.