Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) | Photo Courtesy of Neil Anderson
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) | Photo Courtesy of Neil Anderson
The backlog in applications for firearm owner's identifications (FOID) or concealed carry permits with the Illinois State Police (ISP) has no end in sight, as applicants continue to wait.
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly called the system “antiquated, outdated, inefficient,” according to a May 4 CBS Chicago report, while Illinois Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) said he will continue to advocate for gun owners.
"I will continue to advocate for Illinoisans’ Second Amendment Rights," Anderson said in a May 5 Facebook post. "It is time we VOID the FOID."
In 2018, Anderson pushed for legislation to digitize the FOID card system, and Kelly said this month that he supports legislation that would consolidate the FOID and CCL card's into a single card and both being digitized, CBS Chicago reported.
Anderson's previous legislation did pass the state Senate but stalled in the House. Anderson believes passing legislation to digitizing cards would help the state police with the backlogged applications. For seven years in a row, Anderson has proposed legislation to rid the FOID system, but a bill has never received a hearing, CBS Chicago reported.
The state police the backlog in applications did decrease in February from March, and the agency is working to hire more analysts to help get applications processed and cards issued.
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