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SPRINGFIELD Dueling gun control bills are heading for a showdown on the floor of the state Legislature.
One would require potential gun owners to be fingerprinted to obtain a Firearm Owner Identification Card, entail more frequent renewal of the card and mandate background checks for the private sale of firearms.
The other bill is designed to lessen the strain on gun owners and the Illinois State Police by automatically renewing and digitizing FOID cards in Illinois. It has the backing of the police agency, which issues the cards and handles background checks for gun purchases.
Both bills seek to reform and improve the FOID card, which Illinois residents must have to legally own firearms or ammunition. But each side accuses the other of missing the target.
Civis Americanus, writing at The American Thinker writes:
While I am not an attorney and cannot give formal legal advice, a 1943 U.S. Supreme Court decision,
Murdock v. Pennsylvania, may give Second Amendment–supporters an overwhelming legal weapon with which to destroy every single firearm ownership (although not necessarily concealed carry) licensing scheme in the country. This includes those that require licenses to own or purchase firearms.
License to own: IL, MA, NY
License to purchase: CT, HI, IA, MD, MI, NE, NJ, NC, RI
The executive summary of the ruling in
Murdock v. Pennsylvania (1943) was that it is unconstitutional for a state to levy a tax on people who want to sell religious merchandise. A municipal ordinance which, as construed and applied, requires religious colporteurs to pay a license tax as a condition to the pursuit of their activities, is invalid under the Federal Constitution as a denial of freedom of speech, press and religion. The mer
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The backlog of gun owner licensing is one of the hottest issues State Representative Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) hears about from her constituents. State police data shows new FOID applications are taking an average nearly 120 days, when it’s only supposed to take weeks.
Elik tells The Big Z it is an issue she plans to stay on top of.
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Expired FOID cards remain valid, under emergency rules state police filed. Stories continue to mount of people who applied for their Firearm Owner Identification Card waiting more than a year.
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