FOID Backlog: People want firearms, but the state's bureaucracy is buckling |
Dec 18, 2020 Douglas Slater, co-owner of Accuracy Firearms, and regular customer Don Huskey pointing out some of the rifles on display on the retail floor.Photos by Andrew Adams | Daily News The Illinois State Police have struggled with a âbacklogâ in processing paperwork relating to guns for years. The arm of the state police responsible â the Firearms Services Bureau, or FSB â has recently announced a massive increase in the amount of paperwork theyâve been filing, driven by more people buying guns in Illinois than ever before. âIn 2019, new leadership over ISP...