Originally Posted By IceChimp:
Afaik that 1% is even misleading because FFLs had to register their banned inventory - no way in hell they weren't going to comply.

Nothing in PICA prohibits an FFL from manufacturing, purchasing, or possessing PICA regulated items for the purpose of selling or transferring to persons specifically exempt pursuant to Section 24-1.9(e)(1-7) of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, the United States or any department or agency thereof, or for export to another state.

Federal Firearms Licensees doing business as a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or limited liability corporation, that own items subject to the endorsement affidavit provisions of PICA do not need to complete endorsement affidavits for the inventory of their businesses. However, Federal Firearms Licensees, must comply with the endorsement affidavit provisions of PICA for their personal possessions unless the person is eligible for another exemption.

Yes. FFLs can still transfer regulated firearms to out-of-state FFLs.

Originally Posted By SIGFORALL:
If you use your now banned weapons I would say its worth it.

Originally Posted By SIGFORALL:
"I’ll use my guns without apology or fear."

Would you be comfortable using a pistol gripped shotgun turkey hunting or coyote hunting with an AR on public ground?

Or shooting dozens of three gun events in state?

This swayed my decision. And the expense of litigation if pinched.

How Many "Assault Weapon" Owners Live in Illinois?
Some Facts and Data:

There are 2.4 million FOID holders in Illinois.  This is a reasonable proxy for number of gun owners.
Surveys of gun owners conducted by the Washington Post last year estimated 20% of gun owners own an AR-15 style rifle (The WaPo article is behind a paywall. Click here if the link above doesn't work.)  Other studies indicate as many as 30% of gun owners have an AR-15 style rifle.
There is no reason to presume that the Illinois rates of AR-15 ownership differ from the national averages.
20% of 2.4 million people is approximately 500,000 AR-15 owners.
The Illinois State Police (ISP) received affidavits for their registry from 29,357 individuals. (the ISP reportedly said there are more to be processed, but as of this writing, the totals have not changed)
That math works out to an estimated 5.9% Compliance

But Wait: The Real Compliance Rate is Lower!
That Washington Post study examined only AR-15 rifles.  Sponsors of and advocates for this bill have bragged about how broad it is. So beyond the 500,000 AR-15 rifle owners in Illinois, other effected owners include those that have:
AR Pistols
AK-47 rifles and pistols
Half the catalog of Ruger 10/22 rifles (there have been 7 million 10/22's made)
Many shotguns
Pistols with threaded barrels
Some of the 30,000 NFA items in Illinois not owned by law enforcement or FFL's.
At Maxon, we used sell approximately 5 AR style rifles for each AK patterned rifle, so add another 100,000 to the list of banned rifle owners.

We're now at 600,000 owners.

Let's say that with the other banned guns, that adds another 20% to the AR owning count.

We're now at 700,000 owners.

That is an estimated 4.2% Compliance.

Originally Posted By dogrobber13:


So do form1 sbrs have to be registered?

Originally Posted By TheRadBaron:
This might not be 100% correct so please correct me if I’m wrong, and do your own homework if this applies to you, but my understanding is that if you reconfigure an SBR into a Title I (non-NFA) configuration (put a 16” or longer barrel on it), it is no longer regulated by the NFA and it legally becomes a “regular” Title I gun.  So if you have an SBR and you don’t want to register it, you could reconfigure it and move it out of state without running afoul of the NFA.  It is not required to notify the ATF of this change, although they “highly recommends” that you to do so.  

I *think* this is accurate information and a viable option for those with SBRs in Illinois.

January 1, 2024 - January 16, 2024

Number of Individuals Completing an Affidavit: 5,867
Total Affidavits: 18,532
Firearms Affidavits: 11,161
Accessory Affidavits: 7,277
Ammunition Affidavits: 94

Originally Posted By VodoundaVinci:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_wbPf6VDlI


I think Mr. Kirk is absolutely correct. If/when they start confiscation in Illinois the first people on the list will be those who register - particularly those who registered after the dead line. It's one of the reasons I moved my stuff out of State and didn't have to register. Luckily, I had the opportunity to do that. I feel bad for the folks who registered 'cause they had no choice. But if you are one of the folks who didn't get registered before January 1st *DON'T* do it now.

Just don't do it - I'd sell them out of State before I'd register at this time.

VooDoo

Originally Posted By Ivan1:

People think they won’t go after all the ones they can. They laid the groundwork years ago to search ffl’s. They can go thru ffl’s 4473’s. If they decide to confiscate, noone is safe unless you bought something FTF before their “universal background check” law.