Illinois House Votes To Make It Harder For Poor Gun Owners

By Tom Knighton

In the state of Illinois, you have to have a Firearm Owners Identification card if you own a gun. It’s not just something you need in order to purchase a firearm, but also to hold onto the weapons you already have. If there was one thing that made FOID cards remotely palatable, it was that the cost worked out to just $1 per year ($10 for a permit that lasted 10 years).

Then the shooting in Aurora, Illinois happened. Now, in typical anti-gunner fashion, legislators are trying to plug holes in a system that never worked to keep bad people disarmed anyway. After Aurora, the program’s failures were highlighted. You see, the shooter had a handgun and a FOID card despite being a convicted felon.

And here I thought FOID cards were supposed to stop that kind of thing from happening. Yet they didn’t. Shocking, right?

Now, the Illinois House has approved a measure that they think will plug the holes but will really just create more of a burden on poor gun owners.

Under the bill, FOID cards will cost $20 and be valid for five years. Currently, cards cost $10 and are good for 10 years, something that hasn’t …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms