A new Illinois bill would repeal the state’s FOID card. The proposed House Bill 1770 would remove a state law that requires people who wish to legally possess or purchase firearms or ammunition in Illinois to have the card.
State Representative Andrew Chesney, who filed the legislation, called the cards an “unnecessary hurdle for law-abiding citizens.” He went on to say, “with a backlog of, often, over 10,000 Illinoisans waiting in line for a bureaucrat to approve this constitutional right after already requiring payment, it’s past time we get real about the lack of need for this.” Chesney was involved in a previous attempt to ban FOID cards when he co-sponsored legislation with State Representative John Cabello in the 101st General Assembly.
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