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Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] To legally possess firearms or ammunition, Illinois residents must have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card , which is issued by the Illinois State Police on a shall-issue basis.
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 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
The court must weigh the law against the plain text of the second amendment and whether there are any historical comparison laws to the FOID card for whether it can withstand scrutiny.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
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Chicago Archived February 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, July 6, 2011: The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court decision that the post-McDonald measures adopted by the City of Chicago were constitutional. The Chicago law required firearms training in a shooting range to obtain a gun permit, but also banned shooting ranges within the ...
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) announces another option for customers to apply or update FOID cards.