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I brought my FOID Card to the local law enforcement and my document stating that I’ve transferred my shotgun to someone with a valid FOID Card on Tuesday. It was a humiliating, scary feeling. Hoping it makes the appeal process speed up!

Something weird happened today. I got a letter from the State Police that I need to turn in my FOID Card at my local police station and fill out a form that all guns in my possession have been transferred to someone with a valid FOID Card. This is the first I’ve heard that I need to do this. And I’ve talked to multiple people up there. You’d think in 15 months someone would have mentioned this to me. I feel like a felon taking my card and turning it in. But I’ll do it tomorrow if it speeds up this process. It’s a weird coincidence that I got this letter today after posting this last night. Thanks for the responses and I will keep you all posted.

I applied for a FOID Card for the first time ever in October 2017 and was approved and received it by November 2017. When I filled out the application online I answered No to the mental health treatment in the past 5 years question. I had received mental health treatment but it was 7 years prior. So to my knowledge I filled out the form accurately. Then I went to change my last name on my FOID Card in May 2018 since my divorce was final and I wanted my name to match my license and SS Card. I went back to my maiden name. Well this must have triggered something in their system because shortly after I received a letter that my FOID Card had been revoked due to me not disclosing the mental health treatment from like 2010 on my application and that if I want to appeal it I would need a medical doctor to sign off that I havent been under treatment since. I hadnt so I went to the doctor immediately and had him sign the proper form and I filed the appeal. This was 15 months ago. Since then Ive called and left numerous messages to the appeals department when their mail box isnt full, which isnt too often. Ive also gone as far as to write a follow up letter. Ive also called the main line to check the status of my appeal and they can see that theyve received my appeal form and mental health certification form and the letter I wrote and its all been entered and its under review but they cant give me any more information than that. Im beginning to think that I wont ever get it back. Any suggestions as to what I should do to speed up this process? I would like to join in dove and shotgun season for white tail deer this year. It really sucks sitting on the sidelines and watching others get deer that I cant get with my bow. Thanks in advance!