Sign a Petition to Help End Unlawful FOID Card Issuance Delays

Published by the LearnAboutGuns.com Author on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 12:29 am

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As I’ve previously discussed, residents of Illinois who wish to own a gun need to first get a Firearms Owner Identification Card (FOID). The law requires that the FOID be issued within 30 days, however the Illinois State Police have been breaking the law by taking longer than 30 days to issue FOID cards. In this discussion forum thread, more people have reported these wrongful delays that can stretch for weeks or even months. I also see at least a dozen people arrive at this site each day after searching for terms such as “where is my foid card” and “foid card status”. I’ve started a petition to help end this wrongdoing on the part of the Illinois State Police:

The petition can be seen signed at the following URL: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/EndFOIDDelays/index.html

Tags for this article: FOID, RKBA

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Like the millions of law abiding gun owners in America, I am a peace loving person. I own firearms so that I can defend myself and my family, should that need arise. While I sincerely hope that I am never in the position of having to fire a gun in self defense, I rest easier at night knowing that I could stop an armed robber, racist attacker, terrorist, or home invader if the need arose. I also rest easier knowing that my girlfriend could stop a rapist or murderer, rather than becoming a victim. The simple fact is that gun control laws don't stop criminals from getting guns, and instead only disarm the law abiding citizens, making them easier targets for the criminals. Nor is it justifiable to deprive law abiding citizens of their constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self defense, just because criminals misuse guns, just as criminals misuse other tools.

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AH says:

January 5th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

FYI I applied for the FOID by mail and received the card less than 3 weeks later.

travis says:

February 27th, 2009 at 7:02 am

i am a member of the united states army and was denied a foid card but im issued weapons regularly at my armory that well exceed anything you can buy with a foid card. figure that out.

donald dyer says:

March 3rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm

its our second ammendment right and we need to fight for it

adam says:

April 2nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm

I was in the army for four years and have been in the guard for 2. This weekend i have a drill where i will be issued a fully automatic weapon. So why is it so hard for them to give me my foid card? If i was a nut job out to shoot people i have access to way better guns than i could ever by at the gun store.

TEAMLAW.ORG says:

April 4th, 2009 at 5:45 am

over a month and i still havent seen mine…

Nate says:

July 24th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

7 weeks today still nothing. They were quick to cash my check 3 days after it was dropped in the mailbox tho.

Junior says:

August 15th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

I’ve had a FOID card for 22 years. After a misdemeanor conviction in 07 the State Police denied my renewal because I was on probation for a misdemeanor (non-violent) conviction. When I completed the court case and it was closed. I applied again and was denied because of the 07 misdemeanor conviction. In the mean time I passed to Federal Homeland Security background checks and was issued a federal ID. But the Illinois State Police have twice denied my application and kept my application fees.

Who can I report this to? They are denying me of my constitutional right to bear arms. I have never been convicted of a felony or any violent crimes.

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Sign a Petition to Help End Unlawful FOID Card Issuance Delays