• Prospective gun owner pays $10 to apply to Illinois State Police for Illinois Firearms Owner's Identification Card

• After background check, State Police issue card

• Card holder pays for gun, but gives card to gun dealer, who calls State Police about prospective gun owner

• After three-day "cooling off" period for handguns (one-day for "long guns" and shotguns) buyer receives firearm

• Gun dealer keeps information about the sale for inspection by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives