The Illinois State Police has issued an emergency rule that will allow the agency to retain and expand the use of reports on people found to pose a “clear and present danger” to themselves or others.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly speaks before Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill restricting the sale and possession of unserialized firearms, also known as ghost guns, in May.
The move is a direct response to a hole in the state’s gun laws that was exposed in the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.The alleged Highland Park shooter was able to obtain a FOID card just months after Highland Park police filed a clear and present danger report with state police in September 2019 because the report wasn’t retained after it was determined he didn’t have a firearm permit or pending application at the time, according to state police.
The emergency rule will remain in effect for 150 days, but state police said they plan to make the change permanent through the state’s administrative rule-making system. Illinois State Police determined got the report but found Crimo didn’t meet the threshold of being considered a clear and present danger. The report was reviewed by a trooper assigned to the state police’s Firearms Services Bureau, but at that point Crimo had no pending FOID application. Shortly thereafter, the clear and present danger designation apparently was cleared from the state system, authorities said.
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