CaptCraig

Thank you. That's how I interpreted it too. Typical for IL. politicians to self-perpetuate their 'gun' violence problem.

If someone goes to see a therapist for stress, anxiety or anger, does that put their FOID or CCL in jeopardy for revocation? Or is that more for being admitted into a mental health institution?

It topped 50K witness slips & they're trying to say it was bots.

Doesn't directly answer your question, but I found this on the CDC website. Here's a link to the rest of the page too. Firearm Violence Prevention |Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC, Last couple paragraphs seem a little agenda heavy if you ask me. Although definitions of defensive gun use vary, it is generally defined as the use of a firearm to protect and defend one’s self, family, others, and/or property against crime or victimization. Estimates of defensive gun use vary depending on the questions asked, populations studied, timeframe, and other factors related to the design of studies. The report Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violenceexternal icon indicates a range of 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year.

Thanks for the reference point. The Mrs. & I applied July 1st, I won't be anxious until Thanksgiving after it took me 7 months for my FOID.

Can't wait to see what renewal will look like in 10 yrs why my FOID expires...

Anyone know the average wait time these days? Had a buddy apply in October & received his by January. Plus things seem to be picking up lately.

Pester the sh*t out of them. I would call roughly once a month or whenever I felt especially ornery. Towards the end of my wait I was calling about every other week. I find it best to call as close to when the open at 8:30 am as possible.

There's no way they're accurate. His most recent statement said the backlog has been over 100,000 applications AT TIMES. I've been tracking this since January & the numbers go back a year. They've been over that the whole freaking lockdown. Any updates on this case?

Donated last night! Thanks for all your hard work!

Applied Sept 4th as soon as I got home from obtaining my IL drivers license. Still waiting 194 days later. After contacting my state rep, senator & ISP themselves.