Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed legislation Sunday that compels gun owners to report missing firearms to police and run background checks on potential buyers.
The legislation closed a loophole in Illinois law that allowed private parties to sell guns without a background check, even though gun show merchants and licensed firearm dealers had to perform the check, according to the Chicago Tribune. Beginning on Jan. 1, individual gun owners will be required to contact state police to verify the purchaser is allowed to have a gun before selling or transferring ownership of a firearm.
Gun owners were also required under the law to notify police within 72 hours of a weapon being lost or stolen, effective immediately, according to the newspaper.
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