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Reporting Lost Firearms Within 48 Hours Among New Gun Safety Measures Signed Into Illinois Law

ILLINOIS, JUL 28 – House Bill 1373 mandates all Illinois law enforcement to use the federal eTrace system, improving tracing of illegal guns linked to crimes and aiding investigations, officials say.

  • Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed two new gun safety bills into law, including the Safe Gun Storage Act, which imposes fines on gun owners who do not secure their firearms around minors or prohibited individuals.
  • The Safe Gun Storage Act mandates owners to report lost or stolen guns within 48 hours, compared to the previous 72-hour requirement.
  • Law enforcement agencies in Illinois must now trace the ownership of firearms recovered from crime scenes using a federal system called eTrace, which aids investigations of illegal firearms.
  • Pritzker emphasized the importance of proactive measures to ensure safety, stating, 'I’m tired of treating something completely preventable as inevitable.
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The Center Square broke the news in United States on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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