Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner today signed into law a measure that would increase the sentences for illegal gun sales. People with a record of firearms offenses who try to sell guns will face harsher penalties. The law targets so-called straw purchasers.
“Now, someone who’s bringing guns into the state to sell, just bringing them in for that purpose, we can now go after them and we can prosecute them in a very aggressive way.”
The bill passed earlier this year with the support of Democrats, Republicans, and the National Rifle Association.