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Gun owners frustrated with FOID application backlog


Molly B.

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https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/gun-owners-frustrated-with-foid-application-backlog

 

According to data that ISP provided in an email, 147,862 FOID card applications were received during the first four months of the disaster declaration, March through June. That was more than double the number received in the prior four-month period.

From July through September, ISP said it received 135,798 applications for new or renewed FOID cards.

There are currently more than 142,000 FOID card applications pending and more than 26,000 applications pending for concealed carry licenses.

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Any hear if theyre gonna give millions to the ISP to get up to date on the FOID system?

 

It's my understanding the ISP has excess money and has been giving it back to the state's general fund, this is pure neglect, mismanagement and an intentional denial of rights.

I dont know what the current fund amounts are (wonder if that is FOIAable)...seem to recall they got 2, or maybe it was up to 7 million, in last budget. They should force the state to return the $32M+ they swept to other state funds from the Firearm Services Bureau. They need more than a new $750k VoiP phone system.
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Article I saw said, as of 10-13-2020, it's an average of 116 days for a FOID and 130 days for a CCL.

 

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawsuits-over-delays-stack-up-as-foid-delays-reach-an-average-of-116-days/article_12841ae6-0d8c-11eb-ae40-6f0fc578f4ea.html?fbclid=IwAR2SvrgehDpk6t0NbLf60w02mNNxgoIDBPT0cgDF3F3GJ8vFx7wVLQW2Z_M

 

Meanwhile ... they piss away all that money on pet "No Bid" projects for their Contractor buddies. Gotta buy those votes and make sure the campaign coffers stay full.

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It’s truly sad that we accept this whole FOID thing at all, regardless of how long we wait for a constitutional right.

 

I don't know if I would say 'we' accept it, as many of us have lobbied against it, the people accepting it are the activist judges that refuse to abolish the FOID entirely or at minimum make the state follow the laws they authored. We need a judge to say that any delays beyond that allowed by law opens up the responsible individuals to 1983 lawsuits for deprivation of rights lawsuits in their individual capacity, it's only when you hold those responsible and accountable will things actually change, that was the entire purpose of section 1983 law but the threshold has been set so high by activist courts that it's essentially useless!

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It’s truly sad that we accept this whole FOID thing at all, regardless of how long we wait for a constitutional right.

I don't accept it...

I'm forced to live with it though cause some A-HOLES thought it was a good idea before I was born.

 

This was the brainchild of King Richard I, who wanted to keep blacks from buying firearms. The FOID was envisioned as a deterrent in that regard. Therefore, this leftist violation of everyone's 2A rights is, in fact, RACIST!

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It’s truly sad that we accept this whole FOID thing at all, regardless of how long we wait for a constitutional right.

I don't accept it...

I'm forced to live with it though cause some A-HOLES thought it was a good idea before I was born.

 

This was the brainchild of King Richard I, who wanted to keep blacks from buying firearms. The FOID was envisioned as a deterrent in that regard. Therefore, this leftist violation of everyone's 2A rights is, in fact, RACIST!

 

I think he wanted to ban handguns.

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It’s truly sad that we accept this whole FOID thing at all, regardless of how long we wait for a constitutional right.

 

I could live with the FOID system *IF* someone could actually provide data that it does anything to improve gun safety! Alas, I can find no such evidence. All it provides is a bureaucratic hurdle to overcome. There is nothing that the FOID does better than simply having instant background checks.

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It’s truly sad that we accept this whole FOID thing at all, regardless of how long we wait for a constitutional right.

 

I could live with the FOID system *IF* someone could actually provide data that it does anything to improve gun safety! Alas, I can find no such evidence. All it provides is a bureaucratic hurdle to overcome. There is nothing that the FOID does better than simply having instant background checks.

 

This.

 

If the FOID actually did anything it purported to do, I don't think it would be a huge deal, however, whenever I hear Antis claiming that "Universal Background Checks" would solve all our problems with gang violence, I mention that Illinois has Universal Background Checks and they don't do what the Antis claim that they will. If anything, us having the FOID is proof to the country that the Anti agenda doesn't work as promised.

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