GOOD AND HARD: Confiscation just tip of iceberg for those who register ‘Naughty Guns’ in Illinois

So, you’re part of the 99.8% of Illinois FOID holders who has not registered your self-defense firearms with the IL State Police.

At the same time you’re living with some anxiety.  You’ve contemplated registering your naughty guns to comply with the new Illinois gun ban law.  You know that you’re risking criminal penalties in the unlikely event certain police agencies discover unregistered firearms in your possession and you’re not used to living on the wrong side of the law.

At the same time you’re aware of Governor Pritzker’s plans to support new legislation in 2024 to “close the existing owner loophole.”  That legislation would give those who have registered “naughty guns” some period of time to surrender those firearms of face felony charges.  90 days was mentioned but the final window for “amnesty” had not been agreed upon at the time we had that conversation.  Those plans were leaked to Guns Save Life from someone close to Pritzker’s inner circle a couple of months ago.

Not only that, but the ISP will share the registration data with all law enforcement agencies in the state.  These include anti-gun municipalities with existing ordinances against possession of these guns (think Cook County and Highland Park, for example).  Expect those agencies to launch enforcement actions against those Cook County / Highland Park / Deerfield residents who register their black guns.  The registration information provides plenty of information necessary to secure a warrant.

But wait, it gets better.  Confiscation and potential for search and arrests in some jurisdictions is but the tip of the iceberg.

Last night in Decatur, for our Industry Update, Dan Cooley (the owner of The Bullet Trap in Macon, IL) offered his thoughts on what else Democrats would like to see happen to those who dutifully register those naughty guns with the Illinois State Police.

Dan suggested that some Democrats are already discussing an insurance requirement for those with these “dangerous and unusual” firearms.  Because, you know, the gang members shooting up our cities and committing violent felony crimes like robberies with these guns are FOID holders who have registered their guns.

He also indicated that it would be a simple matter to establish annual record-keeping “fees” for owners of registered guns to pay.

“Proof of possession” inspections might also be in the works, where cops can show up and demand the registered owners show law enforcement their guns to make sure they still have them and haven’t sold them to bad actors.

In the PICA law or in the emergency rulemaking, the ISP now has the authority to, each October 1st, “revise” the list of what’s a naughty gun, making more gun owners criminals overnight.

Oh wait, but it gets better.

We know how the Democrat party has weaponized the Internal Revenue Service at the federal level against political opponents or organizations they disfavor.

What happens when JB Pritzker and his merry band pick up the phone and have a little chat with the fine folks who run the Illinois Department of Revenue.  Including maybe even Associate Director “Africa.”

And what do you know?  All of the sudden those who registered those evil black rifles are suddenly getting audited by the Illinois Department of Revenue.

But don’t worry.  It’s completely at random.

Because radical Democrats would never, NEVER EVER, weaponize government against people they don’t like.