Safe Gun Storage
The safety and security of staff, students and visitors in our schools is a top priority in District 15. As part of our ongoing commitment to the security of all, we are partnering with our local police departments to promote the availability of gun locks that are free to the public.
Each police department has gun locks available to residents at no charge.
Additionally, our School Resource Officers are equipped with a limited number of locks they can distribute if requested. School Resource Officers, or SROs, are active uniformed police officers employed by our police departments who serve as an added support in our schools.
To obtain a lock through the police department, please use one of the numbers below.
- Hoffman Estates Police Department: 847-781-2800
- Palatine Police Department: 847-359-9000
- Schaumburg Police Department: 847-882-3534
- Rolling Meadows Police Department: 847-255-2416
See the links below to find additional information through nonprofit organizations.
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State of Illinois - Illinois State Police
Lost or Stolen Firearms
Within 48 hours, you must report a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement.
New legislation requires a person to report the following information within 48 hours of knowing their firearm is lost or stolen:
- The date the firearm was lost or stolen
- The last known location of the firearm
- The caliber, make, model, and serial number
- A description of circumstances under which the firearm was lost or stolen
- FOID number if applicable
As soon as you discover a firearm is lost or stolen, you must report it to local law enforcement within 48 hours. If you fail to report, two or more times, the loss or theft of a firearm within 48 hours, you could face Firearms Owner's Identification Card revocation.
More information about the reporting requirement can be found in Public Act 104-0031.
If kids younger than 18 years are around, make sure to lock up your guns.
Make sure to lock up your guns if kids younger than 18 years, or anyone who is prohibited from having a firearm or is at-risk of harming themselves or others is around.
Updates to Illinois law require firearms to be placed in a securely locked box or container, and not just a location believed to be secure from kids, anyone prohibited from having a firearm, or a person at-risk of harming themselves or others. You could face fines, or worse, a tragedy, if you don't.
More information about Illinois law can be found in 720 ILCS 5/24-9 Firearms; Child Protection.
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