Davidsmeyer seeks FOID change
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SPRINGFIELD Illinois gun owners are being treated as second class citizens because of a massive backlog for first time applications and renewals of Firearm Owners Identification cards (FOID), Assistant Republican Leader C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Jacksonville, said Friday.
“My mother-in-law lives in Ohio and can purchase ammunition in Illinois without a FOID card,” he said. “However, people in my district whose FOID has not been renewed by the Illinois State Police cannot buy ammunition.”
Davidsmeyer stated many local stores are unwilling to sell ammunition to people who have expired FOID cards.
“My office receives constant complaints from constituents who try to buy ammo at their local farm store,” he said. “These stores do not want to take on the liability of gun and ammo sales while a person’s FOID card is technically expired.
Weapons charges dropped against Oak Brook man; guns to be destroyed
Updated 5/13/2021 4:04 PM
Weapons charges against an Oak Brook man were dropped Thursday on the condition that his guns be destroyed.
Frank Pruss, of the 0-100 block of Windsor Drive, was charged in December with seven counts of possessing guns, including semi-automatic rifles, without having a Firearm Owners Identification card.
According to DuPage County court documents filed by Illinois State Police, Pruss on Sept. 27 was in possession of a Ruger 10/22, Windham Weaponry WW15, Century Arms RAS47 and Anderson AM15 semi-automatic rifles, a Remington 870 Tactical shotgun, and CZ 75B and Glock 22 GEN4 semi-automatic pistols. The Windham, Anderson and Century Arms are 30-round-capacity weapons.
Batavia teen charged in attempted armed robbery
Updated 5/6/2021 8:43 PM
A teenager was charged after an attempted armed robbery late Tuesday night in Batavia in which the victim was struck in the face with a gun.
The victim was waiting for a ride in the vestibule of an apartment building on the 1200 block of East Wilson Street and was approached by two men who demanded the victim s belongings, according to a news release Thursday from Batavia police.
When the victim refused, Daeshawn J. Clemons, 18, of the 1200 block of East Wilson Street in Batavia, and another man grabbed at the victim s pockets, police said.
Illinois Judge Rules FOID Card Is Unconstitutional
Quite frankly, not a minute too soon.
I ve railed for years (not just me, but many people) about the Illinois FOID card, and the fact that by its very existence, you re paying to exercise a right guaranteed to you in the United States Constitution via the 2nd Amendment. You don t have to pay a fee to speak your mind because of the 1st Amendment, so why do you have to when exercising your 2nd Amendment rights?
Just for clarification, the FOID card is not a license to carry a concealed weapon (that would be a CCL, or Concealed Carry License). In Illinois, you have to go through state-mandated training before submitting your application for a CCL, which, if approved, gives you the legal right to carry your weapon.
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