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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed new gun control legislation – allowing the state to regulate firearms dealers – just days after he was sworn into office. On Thursday, the Democrat signed the legislation meant to curtail illegal purchases of guns through video monitoring, tighter inventory control and employee training. It also requires the more than 2,400 firearms dealers in the state to show it’s licensed with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well as purchase a 5-year state permit – $1,500 for retail shops and $300 for independent dealers. The move is already being challenged by the Illinois State Rifle Association. The gun rights organization called the legislation “another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights” and promised to fight it in court. “The federal government already licenses gun dealers. There is no need to add yet another layer of bureaucracy on gun dealers,” the organization said. “The only thing this measure is going to do is make it cost more money for gun dealers to do business in Illinois, which is going to hurt the smaller dealers.”
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