Skillicorn on FOID Card Issuance

From State Rep. Allen Skillicorn:

Skillicorn Demands “VOID the FOID”

Crystal Lake, IL – State Representative Allen Skillicorn is calling on Governor Pritzker to use his executive powers to VOID the FOID Act.

Skillicorn said. “I receive dozens of calls a day from constituents who have not received their new or renewed FOID card in the time period prescribed by law.”

Skillicorn continued, “This is another massive failure by the Governor to properly staff the Illinois State Police who process these licenses, denying thousands of law abiding citizens their constitutional Second Amendment right for merely seeking to defend their lives and property, especially in light of the recent lawlessness that continues to rage in our cities.

“Extending the expiration date is not enough.

“Justice delayed is justice denied.”

While fees paid for FOID and CCL licenses have generated millions of dollars in revenue, upwards of $60M for CCL alone, millions of dollars were swept from the fund and directed elsewhere last year, funds that should have been used to meet the previous demand, in addition to hiring more staff to meet the unprecedented number of applications currently flooding in.

What exactly is the Governor doing with all that money and why hasn’t action been taken?

Skillicorn stated, “If the applications can’t be processed in the time period the law specifies, then the Governor should use his executive power to VOID the FOID during this pandemic.

“Better yet, as I have consistently demanded, let us do away with it permanently.”


Comments

Skillicorn on FOID Card Issuance — 10 Comments

  1. Mr. Skillicorn should look into and, indeed follow, what happens to any remedial action taken by the legislature.

    I have it on good authority, from a ISP official who shall remain nameless, that every time this issue comes up, the legislature appropriates additional funding to alleviate the delay and before the ink is dry from the governor’s signature, the money is swept back out of the fund and used elsewhere.

    THAT is the bigger problem and until and unless both the administration and legislature stop playing these games (fat chance), NOTHING WILL CHANGE.

    It’s just a big F U to the public!

  2. Dozens?

    Every day?

    Sure Allen, sure.

    I mean, I would like to see the FOID stupidity ditched like everyone else, but a liar is a liar.

  3. Aren’t expiring FOID cards automatically extended for 1 year AFTER the fake pandemic is declared over?

    I thought I heard that on WGN.

  4. I wish all of our State Reps were as active as Allen Skillicorn is, then maybe something would be done….

    So far Steve Reick has done nothing to “Void the Foid” .but at least he is keeping up the good fight against Sager ….

    and I will support him on this….

  5. Congratulations to the clowns who have been duped by Skillicorn.

    Like Allen, you have also confused activity with accomplishment.

    But at least he’s drawing a paycheck for being an expert Trump nut fluffer.

    He really should pay for his fanboy trips himself, rather than push expenses to the taxpayers.

  6. this is a step in the right direction nothing but a money grab !

    kudos to you Skilly

  7. I don’t know what you think one man can accomplish but I wish more people would speak up as Rep. Skillicorn has.

    Then you might see results instead of just activity.

  8. Well, I can never bring myself to vote for Reich, Bill.

    At the County Fair in ’18 he said Trump was a Russian agent.

    Ok, Dingbat Reick.

    When you get your law license and driver’s license back, maybe you’ll have some street cred.

  9. Yes Skillicorn and Wilcox are bright stars in the legislative abyss.

    Weber is such a fraud.

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