The Illinois State Police are set to make public the propose rule-making change relating to Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
We’ve got an advanced copy of the proposals. They are very minor changes in general, but will affect certain groups significantly.
First of all, non-residents will, in most cases, now be allowed to apply for and receive a non-resident carry license if these rule changes are adopted.
The other group impacted are instructors as there are some proposed curriculum changes and online reporting requirements for them.
Here’s the Cliff’s Notes:
1. (Page 4). B-27 scoring. The requirement to use a B-27 target stands, but they are re-defining (once more) what is a qualifying hit. Shots to the 7, 8, 9 and X-ring shall count as hits. The non-shooter who drafted these proposed changes was clearly out of his or her element. They apparently didn’t realize that they are excluding hits to the 10-ring that fall outside of the “X-ring”. We think this change should be easy to accomplish.
2. (Page 5). Redefines “substantially similar” to allow residents of almost all other states to apply for and received an Illinois CCW license. The catch? They must get a letter from a mental health professional attesting that the applicant hasn’t voluntarily admitted themselves to in-patient mental health treatment. Oh yes, there’s another catch: Applicants (and subsequent license holders) must submit these letters on an annual basis.
3. (Page 8 & 9). Instructor obligations and suspension/revocation procedure. Instructors must read instructor notices at least every sixty days. Creates a the process for suspending and/or revoking instructor credentials for misdeeds.
4. (Page 11). Curriculum. The State of Illinois will create an official curriculum that all instructors must follow. The program shall be released by January 1, 2016 for instructors to review. The State of Illinois will also create a “train the trainer” curriculum as well by the same date.
5. (Page 11). Student-teacher ratio for live fire. Each instructor may only train six shooters at a time during live fire segments.
6. (Page 13). Using the new curriculum & online reporting. By March 1, 2016, approved instructors may only use the State of Illinois curriculum and must register their courses at least 72-hours ahead of time. Instructors must also submit student rosters within 72-hours of completion of a class. Supporting documentation must be uploaded by the instructors as well for students wanting credit for previous training, etc.
7. (Page 15). Training certificates expire after one year from date of issuance.
We’ll have an opportunity to submit our critique of these proposed changes before they are adopted.
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