Bill seeking to implement state gun ‘buyback’ program gets pushback – Center Square

House Bill 4681 proposes that residents receive $100 for operable firearms they turn into Illinois State Police. But the Illinois State Police has administrative and staffing issues that will prohibit them from processing the firearms safely. As it is, the Auditor General revealed in a 2022 inventory report there were 719 missing items from the ISP worth $1.5 million. In 2021, the inventory audit reported 1,413 missing items worth nearly $2.5 million.

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