Friday, April 6, 2018

How can someone purchase a firearm in IL?

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                                     Buying a gun in IL

October 14 2017 "Illinois Gun Laws" by Pew Pew Tactical link of article

The economic principle I’m exploring is “People generally respond to incentives in predictable ways” 

My research question to help me study the economic principle is “When do people find it necessary to purchase firearms?” This article helps me answer this question because it explains what I need to do in order to purchase a firearm in Illinois.

 First, The article published in Pew Pew Tactical titled “Illinois Gun Laws” demonstrates this economic principle because it shows how in order to buy a gun you need a FOID card. You can get a FOID card if you are 18 or above, you can also get one earlier if you have a sponsor from someone who does already have a FOID card but they must be a parent or guardian.

 Second, The article published in Pew Pew Tactical titled “Illinois Gun Laws” demonstrates this economic principle because it shows You can only get rifles or shotguns when you are below 21, after you reach 21 you can buy anything from pistols to sniper rifles.

 Third, The article published in Pew Pew Tactical titled “Illinois Gun Laws” demonstrates this economic principle because it shows that they conduct background searches for any sign of mental health or criminal acts. There are more reasons why they would prevent you from buying a gun but those are the two most applicable.

In my next blog post I will be explaining "what is banned in Illinois?"

4 comments:

  1. No matter how many screenings a person must go through in order to purchase a firearm, anyone could end up making a bad decision when in possession of a firearm. How would you personally prevent situations like these aside from screenings and mental health testing?

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  2. Why would you be able to buy a rifle before you reach 21, but you can not purchase a pistol at that age? Makes little sense to me.

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    1. You can easily conceal a pistol while a rifle is harder to hide. Also rifles are mainly used for competitive shooting or hunting.

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    2. You can't prevent that. But that is not the firearms fault, it is the user. If they really wanted to harm someone they can use anything

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