"There have been several fixes proposed before, but those fixes didn't get anywhere. We have to wait and see how this plays out," said Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, which is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit backed by the National Rifle Association. "Some people want to hold people to the fire forever when they've done something improper in their life. If you are not convicted of a crime, then you are innocent. You have to use that standard."