FOID

Illinois State Police Making House Calls, Seizing Guns To Bring Revoked FOID Holders Into ‘Compliance’

  Though most people don’t know it, the Illinois State Police (ISP) now make house calls.  However, they aren’t coming to welcome new neighbors or bring good cheer. Instead, they’re coming to confiscate the firearms…

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Freedom: What the Bruen Ruling Portends For Illinois and Similar Anti-Gun States

Gun owners nationwide won big wen the Supreme Court handed down the Bruen decision declaring New York’s may-issue concealed carry permitting system unconstitutional. The court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Second Amendment effectively…


Illinois State Police Website Hacked, Gun Owner Data Compromised, Site Won’t Accept New FOID Applications

The Illinois State Police Firearm Services Bureau implements the Land of Lincoln’s gun control licensing schemes for the state’s residents. Their website, ispfsb.com, was hacked in recent days and gun owner data was compromised. Even…


JUNETEENTH/FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO: 8 Murdered, 49 Wounded in America’s Largest Open-Air Range [VIDEO]

This weekend marked both the new federal holiday of Juneteenth as well as Father’s Day. Chicago gang bangers showed their usual reverence for life and the wellbeing of their fellow man by murdering nine and…


LOSE YOUR RECORDS, LOSE YOUR RIGHTS: Illinois Legislature Passes FOID Bill With the Help of ISRA

The NRA’s state affiliate in the Land of Lincoln helped negotiate a new bill to modernize the state’s much-hated Firearm Owner Identification Card Act.  The Illinois State Rifle Association then went neutral on the new…



Newsflash: Journalist Realizes FOID Processing Delays Hurt Legal Gun Owners

Photo credit: CBS Chicago Journalist Scott Reed over at the Jacksonville Journal-Courier has apparently realized that delays in processing Illinois’ FOID cards hurt law-abiding gun owners. Illinois is one of only four states that require…


Illinois Sued as Wait for Mandatory Gun Owner Cards Stretches Months

Applicants who meet the qualifications for a FOID card in Illinois are supposed to receive it in 30 days. A federal lawsuit contends that just isn’t happening. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Officials in the Land of…