Illinois Police Just Took 318 Guns in Month Long Crackdown

According to the law in Illinois, there are certain individuals who are not supposed to possess firearms. The Illinois State Police just completed a monthly enforcement crackdown to make sure those people are in compliance and it resulted in 318 firearms being taken.

Why are some people in Illinois not supposed to have firearms? The Illinois State Police said that some of the reasons include if a person has a Firearms Restraining Order or Clear and Present Danger, or received a criminal conviction.

The project was a daunting one. Illinois State Police had confirmed 10,800 individuals that were classified as a clear and present danger and began an effort to verify that all were in compliance with the law.

The enforcement detail began on June 24 and continued through July 19 where they say they "completed 192 details and brought 673 people into compliance with state law". The result? 318 firearms were transferred out of their possession according to the press release.

The Illinois State Police said that they have distributed $1 million dollars to 16 local Illinois law enforcement agencies to assist in firearms compliance checks and enforcement.

Here's a crazy number. Illinois State Police stated there were 139,000 unlawful attempts to obtain a firearm that were stopped through firearm eligibility checks. It's the old saying that prevention is the best cure.