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Well, from gun storage to AI in schools, Illinois has some new laws taking effect in the new year, and many of them will impact you, starting with anyone who owns a gun in our state. NBC V's Jen Sean joins us now in studio. Uh, so Jen, break down some of the changes to the Illinois Safe Gun Storage Act.
Yeah, so the updated law is designed, Evrod and Michelle, to keep people who shouldn't have guns away from guns, making it harder for them to reach those. Right now, the law requires you to keep your gun locked away and inaccessible to those 14 and under. But in the new year, that goes up to anyone 18 and under. You're also legally required to keep guns out of reach to at-risk people, someone who has said or has shown that they could be a danger to themselves or others. It also prohibits guns being accessible to prohibited persons. Now, this is anyone not allowed by state or federal law. Convicted felons, for example, or even someone with a restraining order against them, cannot be able to access a gun in your home. Guns must either be carried on your person around these people or fully locked away. And failure to follow these new rules could lead to civil penalties.
If that person excess accesses the gun, the penalties go up to $1,000. And then if somebody accesses the gun and hurts someone else, the penalties go up to $10,000. Also, in the new year, the state board of education must develop guidance on the use of AI in schools as that becomes more common at both work and in the classroom. And police must now file a missing person's report sooner. This was actually inspired right here in Cook County by the missing person's project. If someone is missing more than 60 days, police must enter their information into a federal database for missing people. Their case has to stay active until they're found. This aiming to cut down on our state's 500 open missing person's cases.
Wow.
Yeah, a lot of people.
So, Jen, any new laws that could be viewed as controversial potentially?
You know, controversial. Yes, there's the medical aid in dying legislation, which will become law in the new year. Illinois joining 11 states to have that measure. And I don't know about controversial, but maybe surprising if you feel strongly about soybeans.
Well, yeah. I mean, I do.
I, you know, I'm more I'm more of a table person. Kidney and LMA beans for me, but it's not.
I'm more of a lentil guy.
Okay. Yeah.
What about you? Navy.
Red beans and rice.
Okay. So So we all have different bean choices. That is That is now Illinois's official state bean.
The soybean.
Yes. And you know what I learned? It didn't knock another bean out of first place. Like it's not like we're like taking navy bean, you know, them away. It's just now our official state bean.
Why?
Hey.
It's a huge crop in Illinois. So I think farmers um and people in the egg industry probably pushed for this. Big money maker.
Yeah. So, soybean, it's it's your year.
Yay, soybean.
We're making money moves with the soybean.
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought? Thank you for educating us, Jen. We appreciate it.