FOID Frustration

For what seems like the umpteenth time, a case which could ultimately find the Illinois statutory requirement that every gun owner in the state hav...

September 9, 2023
6:08 AM

For what seems like the umpteenth time, a case which could ultimately find the Illinois statutory requirement that every gun owner in the state have a Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card is unconstitutional, is back to ground zero. Maybe because the Prairie State courts are reluctant to address the central issue. At least, that's one theory. The FOID card has always struck me as one more sign lawmakers in Illinois consider the right to keep and bear arms nothing more than a government-regulated privilege.

Dave Workman