Monday, January 09, 2006

The Secret Move To Confiscate Guns in Illinois?

CNS News reports:
The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is asking Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to investigate what it calls unprecedented delays in the processing of firearm ID cards by the Illinois State Police.

Press reports say people applying for firearm IDs are waiting for months instead of weeks for state police to process new applications as well as renewals.

Illinois law requires people who own or buy firearms to have a current Firearm Owners ID (FOID) card -- or else face felony charges.

Slowdowns in processing firearm ID cards have caused some firearm owner to unwittingly violate the law, the ISRA said in a press release.

"The state police are obligated by law to process firearm ID card applications within 30 days," said ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson.

"It's clear that they aren't living up to that obligation, and the law-abiding gun owners of Illinois want to know what's behind this mess
Read about how Mayor Daley is involved in this.