When you apply for a new FOID card in Illinois, as soon as the Illinois State Police gets your application, they invalidate your old one while they process the renewal. How do we know? Because people, myself included, have tried to buy a gun after submitting the renewal form, only to be “denied” on the purchase because of an “invalid” FOID card.
It’s usually cleared up within a week or two, but it’s annoying, and frankly, it’s unnecessary.
Today, when you apply for your Illinois concealed carry license, they invalidate your FOID card while they complete the processing so they can send you a brand new FOID card along with your Illinois Concealed Carry license.
New legislation has been introduced in the Illinois Senate by Democrat Senator Julie A. Morrison (SB-0549, Amendment 1). The proposal encourages prosecution of that “technical” violation of the law by sending notice of the “violation” to states attorneys in the locations involved, along with the US Attorney’s office.
It’s nothing more than an effort to facilitate prosecution in scenarios like I described above.
Frankly, it’s a waste of everyone’s time, but it makes for “good” lawmaking for those political hacks who would deprive you and I of the right to keep and bear arms.
SB 0549 (SFA 0001)
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Department of State Police determines, based on information obtained under the dial up system or from a seller contacting the Department of State Police in a private sale to determine the validity of the attempted purchaser’s FOID Card, that a person attempting to purchase a firearm or applying for a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card is disqualified from possessing a firearm under State or federal law, the Department of State Police shall send notification of denial to all local law enforcement agencies, State’s Attorneys, and United States Attorneys who have jurisdiction over either: (1) the area where the attempted purchase occurred; or (2) the area where the attempted purchaser or applicant resides. Provides that the notification shall include the identity of the attempted purchaser or applicant, the date and time of the denial, the grounds for the denial, and the location where the attempted purchase or application was made. Provides for the submission of annual written reports to the Department of State Police by local law enforcement agencies and State’s Attorneys who receive the notifications. Provides that the Department of State Police shall publish a written report, on an annual basis, including the following information: (1) the number of denials of firearm transfers; (2) the number of denials of applications for Firearm Owner’s Identification Cards; (3) the number of notifications of denial made to State law enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies, State’s Attorneys, and United States Attorneys; (4) if notification was not made for any denials, an explanation of why the notification was not made; (5) the number of investigations opened, the number of investigations concluded, and the number of referrals for prosecution; (6) the number of investigations opened, by grounds for denial; (7) the number of referrals for prosecution, by grounds for denial; (8) the number of charges arising from denials, by type of charge and grounds for denial; and (9) the disposition of all these charges, by type of charge and grounds for denial.
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