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| 1 | | conceal carry act resolution | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEAL CARRY ACT IN COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly was required by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to enact a conceal carry law and did so passing the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, giving the Illinois State Police 180 days to implement a license system, and
WHEREAS, under the Act, local law enforcement agencies may object to an application if their objection is based upon a reasonable suspicion that the applicant is a danger to him/herself or others, or a threat to public safety, and
WHEREAS, the license process is based on an already overburdened Firearm Owner Identification Card system; and
WHEREAS, there are already 300,000 FOID card holders in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, in Cook County alone, nearly 4000 revoked FOID card holders still maintain their FOID card and firearms compelling the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to dedicate a gun team to recovering FOID cards from revoked possessors to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the conceal carry l | recommend for approval | Pass |
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