In Illinois, citizens are required to apply to the state police (the same agency, remember, that advises women facing a would-be rapist to vomit on themselves in "self-defense") for a "license" to buy or possess firearms, or even a single round of ammunition. This license, officially called the Firearm Owners ID (FOID), became part of Illinois law in 1968, at the urging of anti-gun extremist Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, father of current anti-gun extremist Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Daley the Elder's motivation for this legislation is more than a little questionable.
With passage of the '68 Act another door opened under the color of law, this time in the state of Illinois. Since white liberal racism energized the '68 Act, seeing it as a tool to further their socialist agenda, Mayor Daley Sr. of Chicago used his influence to bring about a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card in Illinois as a response to race riot concerns in Chicago. The FOID card was believed to be a powerful tool, to keep guns out of the hands of certain groups in the state deemed dangerous to Daley.
Perhaps surprisingly, given the pro-citizen disarmament attitudes so prevalent in Illinois politics, there is no minimum age for FOID eligibility (although that hasn't stopped the ISP from trying to arbitrarily impose one, despite having no legislative authority to do so), but applicants under the age of 21 must have parental consent.
Yes--you read that correctly. Young adults--old enough to carry weapons in defense of the country--are not deemed old enough to buy firearms to defend themselves, without the equivalent of a note from Mother.
There seems a decent chance that this egregious wrong will finally be righted. State Senator Gary Forby's SB 1840, to lower the age of eligibility without parental consent to 18, passed the Senate Friday, and now heads to the House.
Illinois State Senator Gary Forby (D-Benton) advanced legislation through the Senate today allowing a citizen who is 18 years or older to apply for and obtain a Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
"This is not a gun bill, it is an eligibility bill." Senator Forby said. "If a young adult can be eligible to fight in the military and protect our nation, then I believe that citizen is old enough to apply for and obtain a FOID card. This is a common sense piece of legislation."
Good for you, Senator. Short of scrapping the FOID altogether--which isn't going to happen this year--anything that can reduce its inherent infringement on that which shall not be infringed is progress.
Utterly unsurprisingly, the anti-gun extremists of the Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (ICPGV) are waxing hysterical about it.
Illinois residents need to contact their state representatives, and pressure them to support this needed reform.
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The IL FOID card, a perfect example of prior restraint of an enumerated right. But by current court practice you must first be convicted of a "felony" for practicing the right to keep let alone bear firearms before you can have standing to sue. And then you have to hope that Scalia doesn't decide that its a reasonable regulation. Assuming SCOTUS will even hear your case.
I marched with thousands last week, but could not get more a dozen to join in the chant "Shall not be infringed!" as we approached the state capital.
Rights do not suddenly pop into existance because you have been alive a certain number of years. Of course, rights are not subject to "laws" either. Embrace the knowledge and feel the freedom.
No doubt about it dude. Seems only logical to me. I mean seriously, what gives.
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Though one thing to consider is that those that defend their country have been properly trained and given some degree of mental screening before just handing out a weapon. I don't know enough of the current requirement of the FOID, though I think lowering the age is justifiable if there were some checks in place to ensure guns are going into safe and responsible hands.
Need to work on some of those NFA related laws, too, so me and my friend can sell you some improved Grendel parts and related items :-)
I'm from Canada, but since the USA is also a former colony of the UK - we both enjoy Common Law jurisdictions. Claim a Common Law jurisdiction when dealing with any agent of the government, of which only has 3 laws to follow - you - do not harm someone, damage their property and do not enter into contract fraudulently or mischievously.
A Statute or Act is a legislative rule within a society, that has been given the force of law, by mutual consent of the governed --- that mutual NOT by majority.
If one has the RIGHT, one does not have to ask the government for permission, which is what a license in any form is - it is a permission slip.
Petition the government properly - send the government a Notice of Understanding , Intent and Claim of Right, which is a written notice of your understanding of your rights, you state your intent and then claim your rights. Get them to tell you, you do have the right. Use a Notary Public as a witness to your notices.
Seek peaceful remedies.
The 2 things that carry the full weight of the law are – a Notice and a Notary Public.
Example of proof – If you have a credit card (CC) and you miss a number of payments, what happens?
Well, it’s not the Police, the National Guard or hired goons – they don’t show up.
The CC company sends you what – you guest it, a Notice or 2nd or Final, which in the law simply is ‘something for you to be aware of’ that’s it.
A Notice is very simple, but has immense force behind to within the law, so always respond – if you are going to pay tell them, if you can’t pay or require clarification – send a Notice to the CC company, yourself.
Write ‘Notice of Clarification, Discussion and Negotiation’, discharge their Notice with yours, ask questions and then apply a timeline for them to respond and if they don’t respond – state in your Notice – the whole matter is discharged.
Within a Common Law jurisdiction, anything they can do – you can do, remember equally before the law.
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