The Illinois State Police suffered a serious black eye as a result of the Aurora killing spree killing. The shooter committed a whole slew of felonies long before the ISP granted him a Firearms Owners ID card. Then, days later, they approved a firearm purchase. Eventually, the ISP realized their mistake and revoked his FOID card, but nobody followed up on the revocation.
In an emailed statement, Illinois State Police spokeswoman Beth Hundsdorfer said last year, 90 percent of applicants saw their paperwork processed in less than 30 days. She said it took an average of 65 days to renew a FOID card in 2019.
Dec 10, 2020 · FOID card delays continue, some wait up to a year December 10, 2020 11:45 am 13 WREX Newsroom Top Stories (WREX) -- Illinois State Police and Governor JB Pritzker say they are working on getting...
Schuering determined that Coram met requirements set out in the FOID card law for relief from his disqualification. The State Police and the Illinois Attorney General's Office challenged the ruling.
Jul 21, 2020 · AP Photo/Seth Perlman. (The Center Square) – A federal lawsuit against Illinois State Police a group says was filed Tuesday seeks to force the agency to comply with the 30-day requirement for Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card applications. Lawmakers in some parts of the state say one of the major things they hear from constituents is the delay in getting the FOID card application or renewal processed.
I applied on-line for a FOID Card on 6/2/2020. It has been under review since then. Today I called the number 217-782-7980 for the IL State Police FOID Card hotline and was on hold for 1 hour 32 minutes. I got a very nice live operator who advanced my status to background check, so hopefully that will expedite things a little more quickly.
Dec 29, 2020 · The average wait time for new FOID card applicants is 122 days according to the Illinois State Police. If you are an otherwise legal gun owner and are arrested for possessing a firearm without a...
Nov 24, 2020 · FOID, FOID card, foid processing delays, Gun Control, Gun Nation, gun rights, Illinois, Illinois State Police, illinois state police FOID delays, illinois state police foid processing, News, Second Amendment, Uncategorized November 24, 2020. Newsflash: Journalist Realizes FOID Processing Delays Hurt Legal Gun Owners
Jul 13, 2010 · I had to laugh today when I visited the Illinois State Police website, looking for something else, and came across information about when an applicant might follow up with the State Police on a FOID card application. FOID, as you probably know, stands for Firearm Owner's IDentification. From time-to-time FOID cardholders scream about how long ...