Illinois State Police Denies Cook Sheriff's Request On Concealed Carry
From the Associated Press
The director of the Illinois State Police has turned down a request from the Cook County Sheriff's office for help in vetting applicants for concealed carry permits under the state's new firearms law.
State Police Director Hiram Grau says he can't legally share a statewide database with local law enforcement, even though Sheriff Tom Dart says he needs it to ensure gang members and people arrested for domestic violence or gun possession don't obtain permits to carry concealed weapons.
In a letter to Dart dated Dec. 16, Grau said neither local law enforcement nor the state police is allowed to use the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) as part of the law's process that allows local agencies to object to individual applications. The reason, he said, is such a use constitutes a "non-criminal justice purpose."
Dart has said he is concerned that the way the law is written his office has no way of knowing or investigating whether someone has a criminal record or gang ties in other counties.
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From the Associated Press
The director of the Illinois State Police has turned down a request from the Cook County Sheriff's office for help in vetting applicants for concealed carry permits under the state's new firearms law.
State Police Director Hiram Grau says he can't legally share a statewide database with local law enforcement, even though Sheriff Tom Dart says he needs it to ensure gang members and people arrested for domestic violence or gun possession don't obtain permits to carry concealed weapons.
In a letter to Dart dated Dec. 16, Grau said neither local law enforcement nor the state police is allowed to use the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) as part of the law's process that allows local agencies to object to individual applications. The reason, he said, is such a use constitutes a "non-criminal justice purpose."
Dart has said he is concerned that the way the law is written his office has no way of knowing or investigating whether someone has a criminal record or gang ties in other counties.
Read more in our daily News Update...