Illinois Judge Rules FOID Card Is Unconstitutional Quite frankly, not a minute too soon. I've railed for years (not just me, but many people) about the Illinois FOID card, and the fact that by its very existence, you're paying to exercise a right guaranteed to you in the United States Constitution via the 2nd Amendment. You don't have to pay a fee to speak your mind because of the 1st Amendment, so why do you have to when exercising your 2nd Amendment rights? Just for clarification, the FOID card is not a license to carry a concealed weapon (that would be a CCL, or Concealed Carry License). In Illinois, you have to go through state-mandated training before submitting your application for a CCL, which, if approved, gives you the legal right to carry your weapon.