shotgunjoel
Member
Okay, I live here in Illinois, where constitutional rights like gun possession are licensed with a great little thing called a FOID (firearms Owner's IDentification) card. So to get a FOID all you have to do is send in your application saying you aren't a felon or insane, a picture, and $5 or something, and sit around and wait for your card in the mail. If you are an Illinois resident you must have a FOID to touch a gun or ammo. Gun shops won't hand you a gun without seeing your card. So I was thinking, "why do we have FOIDs?" It isn't so felons and crazy people can't buy guns, you have to pass that every time you buy a gun. So I figured they just want to give you a lot of hoops to jump through to get a gun, and then you are registered as a gun owner for a possible ban. I also thought that it could be so that they would have one more thing to charge you with if you commit a gun crime. So what are your thoughts on the reasons for FOID cards? Thanks.