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SPRINGFIELD For more than half a century, anyone in Illinois who wanted to own a gun needed to first apply for a special state identification card.
But now the state’s top court is being asked to decide whether the Firearm Owner’s Identification cards popularly called FOID cards are a necessary safeguard or a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Last week, a downstate judge ruled the FOID card system was unconstitutional, reducing residents’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms to a “façade.”
Gun control advocates denounced the ruling as “frightening and radical,” and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul quickly appealed the decision to the Illinois Supreme Court.
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Police (ISP) for failure to process firearms permit renewal applications within the
By Benjamin Cox on April 29, 2021 at 9:30am
A Southern Illinois resident judge has ruled that the State of Illinois’ FOID Card system is unconstitutional. White County resident judge T. Scott Webb ruled that the system is a violation of a citizen’s Second Amendment rights to the U.S. Constitution in the case of
People of Illinois vs. Vivian Claudine Brown.
In March of 2017, Brown was accused of possessing a firearm without a FOID card. She argued she is a law-abiding citizen keeping the firearm in her home, and that the FOID card infringes on her right to self defense. In dismissing the charges against Brown, Judge Webb also ruled the FOID card unconstitutional.
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Apr 29, 2021 | 12:28 PM
(The Center Square) – The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Police (ISP) for failure to process firearms permit renewal applications within the lawful 30 days, which they call a Second Amendment violation.
Holders of expired Illinois Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) cards or Concealed Carry Licenses recently received another 150-day extension because the ISP is still trying to overcome an extensive application backlog.
“The FOID card enables you to exercise a fundamental right which is your Second Amendment right, and a right delayed is a right denied,” ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson said. “Some of these people have been waiting 18 months, a year, two years, 10 months.”