Illinois Gun Grabbers Demonstrate For ‘Fix FOID Act’

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Michael Conroy

Someone once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. I’ve argued that gun control efforts fit that definition perfectly. Every time a law fails to do what it was supposed to do, the anti-gun activists simply demand still more laws.

Such is the case in Illinois after the workplace shooting in Aurora. Despite Illinois strict requirements for background checks, the shooter–a convicted felon–passed not just the background check to obtain a Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card but also the NICS check the dealer performed when he purchased his weapon.

Clearly, the failure wasn’t in too few laws being in place. The laws just didn’t work.

Now, anti-gun activists in Illinois want what anti-gun activists always want: More laws!

A group of concerned Chicago area moms boarded a bus early Wednesday morning with the goal of convincing lawmakers to fix the FOID Act.

Advocates are rallying for legislation that would close some loop holes in the Firearm Owner Identification card process.

“I think this is realistic reform that many people can get behind. We are trying to fix the gaps in the FOID to make sure people with violent criminal …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms