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WBGZ Radio 5/26/2021 | By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network People in Illinois who want to buy guns could have to wait six months.  Valina Rowe of the gun rights group Illinois Carry says unnecessary logjams in the background check processes in Illinois have her members fuming.  Since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March 2020, Illinois has experienced an unprecedented demand for firearms. Because the Illinois State Police (ISP) are swamped with buyer applications, ISP have been unable to issue Illinois’ required Firearm Owner IDs (FOIDs) in a timely manner. According to state law, ...

People in Illinois who want to buy guns could have to wait six months.

(The Center Square) – People in Illinois who want to buy guns could have to wait six months. Valina Rowe of the gun rights group Illinois Carry says unnecessary logjams in the background check processes in Illinois have her members fuming. Since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March 2020, Illinois has experienced an unprecedented demand for firearms. Because the Illinois State Police (ISP) are swamped with buyer applications, ISP have been unable to issue Illinois’ required Firearm Owner IDs (FOIDs) in a timely manner in cases. According to state law, FOID cards are supposed to be issued i...

Annie Sweeney and Stacy St. Clair Chicago Tribune (TNS) Illinois residents shopped for more guns and applied for more firearm permits in 2020 than at any other time in history, according to statistics released Wednesday by state police. With events during this unprecedented year driving the demand, there had been more than 500,000 serious inquiries to date about purchasing guns, authorities said, representing a 45% increase over 2019. The state also has received a record 445,945 applications for firearm owner’s identification cards as of November 2020, a 167% jump from the 166,649 applicati...

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 11:16 am CT Replies(322) The number of FOID cardholders has grown from 1.2 million to 2.2 million in a decade. (Franck Boston/Shutterstock.com) ILLINOIS — Demand for firearms permits and interest in purchasing guns are higher than they have ever been, Illinois State Police said this week. In 1968, a law was passed that requires state residents who wish to legally have or buy ammunition in Illinois to acquire a Firearms Owners Identification card, or FOID. Since that time, the Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) has been tasked with administering ...