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A FOID card legally must be granted within 30 days from the date the application is received, unless the applicant does not qualify. However, by January 2006, the backlog had increased and the State Police were taking as long as 50 days, in violation of the law, to issue or deny the FOID. [2] By March 2013 the delay was often at least 60 days. [7]
The seller must perform an automated dial-up check with the State Police, to verify that the FOID card is valid, and to redo the background check of the buyer. [4] This additional checking is known as the Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program (FTIP). [7] The buyer is also required to present their FOID card when purchasing ammunition. [8]
There are 2.42 million FOID card holders in Illinois. They are rescinded when a gun owner is convicted of a felony, is the subject of an order of protection, is dealing with other mental health or ...
The Highland Park shooter was able to buy an assault weapon and secure a FOID card despite previous police run-ins. FOID, red flags and restraining orders: How IL state laws regulate firearm purchases
[184] [185] Additionally, under Illinois law, to own a firearm one must possess a firearms owners’ identification (FOID) card, undergo a background check, and wait 72 hours before taking possession of a purchased firearm. [186] [187] Lost or stolen guns must also be reported to law enforcement within 72 hours. [188]
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) announces another option for customers to apply or update FOID cards.
Possessed in conjunction with an Illinois FOID. [112] The Illinois State Police reaffirmed this in a 2012 brochure that states that a person may have a firearm upon their person as long as it's unloaded and enclosed in a case. [113] Non-residents of Illinois are specifically exempted from the requirement to have a FOID Card while carrying an ...
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