Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office's report states Illinois has 2.42 million FOID card holders, with 114,000 banned from owning guns due to various reasons.
- Three-Quarters of the banned individuals haven't surrendered their weapons, as per data revealed by Dart.
- Sheriff Dart requested $10 million in funding for police to seize the weapons and train officers for door-to-door gun retrieval.
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Report: 84,000 gun owners, banned from owning weapons in Illinois, still have them
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new report claims there are 84,000 Illinois residents whose Firearm Owner Identification cards have been revoked, but their guns have not been confiscated. "One of the reasons why you have a growing number of revocations of FOID cards is because we're getting a hell of a lot better at identifying those people that are threats to public safety," Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly told WLS. "That means there …
More than 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues - three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to data the Cook County sheriff will present Thursday.
Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues _ three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to data the Cook County sheriff will present Thursday.

Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows
In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will issue a report Thursday showing that three-quarters
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