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Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson filed Senate Bill 1754 to revoke the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Act, which was created more than 50 years ago.
“The citizens of Illinois should no longer have to deal with the unnecessary burden of applying and renewing a FOID card that has outlived its purpose,” said Sen. Anderson on his web site. “It’s just another way of impeding on law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment right.”
Senate Bill 1754 seeks to eliminate the need to possess a FOID card, while keeping other requirements toward purchasing a firearm. Strict federal background checks would also stay.
Anderson called the current process too lengthy and outdated.
“The FOID Act is now over 50 years old, making the process very outdated with the advancements made since,” said Anderson on his website. “Illinois is one of the few states to still require this kind of process when purchasing a firearm.”
The legislation by the 36th district senator comes at a time when there is continued long delays within the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card processing system. Illinois State Police recently stated that it is taking them an average of 121 days to process new FOID card applications.
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