New gun laws to make purchasing firearms more difficult in Illinois New gun legislation will be bringing changes to Illinois in the coming years. Posted: Aug 3, 2021 6:18 PM Posted By: Blake Dollier MARSHALL, Ill. (WTHI) - New gun legislation will be bringing changes to Illinois in the coming years. Some people are responding -- saying it's necessary, while others say it's a continued overreach. William Behnke is the owner of Lost Creek Trading Post Two. He sells firearms, ammo, and other accessories. Behnke says Illinois's gun laws and dealer restrictions made him move his store to Indiana in 2019. "It got to be too cost-prohibitive to stay in business there, they had certain requirements that were just financially impossible to meet," said Behnke.