Legislation has been filed in the Illinois House that would require the Illinois State Police to destroy any personal information collected as a result of the gun registration law if that law is found to be unconstitutional. 

State Representative Amy Elik of Alton says her bill would protect the privacy of law-abiding gun owners, preventing the government from retaining their personal information. She says the information in question is being collected through the registry that opened October 1st with compliance expected by January 1st.

Constitutional challenges are currently working their way through the federal court system. Elik’s bill is HB 4150.