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Extreme wait times for Illinois FOID cards and concealed carry permits have residents speaking out, reports local news affiliate ABC 7<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrence Thrower, who hails from the Windy City, misplaced his wallet that contained both his permit to carry and his FOID card last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thrower says he\u2019s been waiting eight months for the state to grant his request for replacements.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I feel extremely unsafe every time I walk out of my house,” he explained, noting the rise in crime in the city (carjackings have doubled, homicides up 50%<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s scary, because I feel like I can’t protect myself or my family,” he continued. “My wife and I, we have a newborn baby. With such a high rise in carjackings, I feel like I can’t leave the house without my firearm and feel safe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Illinoisan, Wei Zheng, echoed Thrower\u2019s concerns.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After eight months I’m still waiting,” Zheng said, with respect to her FOID card application. “I feel really helpless and upset.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arlington Heights resident David Howley applied for a FOID in July of 2020.  He, too, is still waiting.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So as of today, that would be 191 days and 156 work days,” he said. “It’s gotten to the point of almost being ridiculous, the length of time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Illinois Residents Experiencing Insane Wait Times for CCLs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The long wait for permits is nothing new.  As GunsAmerica reported<\/a> in 2019, concealed carry applicants were waiting in excess of 140 days for permits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in December, when asked about the situation, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker shifted the blame to his predecessor Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pritzker claimed the previous administration did not properly fund nor staff the department within the Illinois State Police (ISP) responsible for processing FOID and CCW applications.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When I came into office in 2019, we stopped sweeping that fund. ISP Initiated a hiring plan. We certainly want to bring down that backlog,” he said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pritzker also said the demand for FOID cards shot up during 2020 due to the pandemic.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It just exacerbated the backlog that already existed that ISP is attempting to whittle down,” Pritzker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While ISP plans on adding another seven analysts to their ranks this year, some state lawmakers believe that if things don\u2019t change it might be time to put a pause on the system, at least as it relates to the issuance of FOID cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If my father-in-law from Ohio comes to visit to go hunting, he can go in and buy ammunition without a FOID card. All he has to do is show that he’s not from Illinois. So we are second class citizens in our own state,” said Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (IL-110th). “We need to suspend the FOID system until we can get it under control.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Oliva, Director of Public Affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, told GunsAmerica via email that the delays only impact the law-abiding.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRights delayed are rights denied and Illinois is proving this in a painful way to their law-abiding citizens,\u201d said Oliva.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe necessary resources haven\u2019t been dedicated to ensure citizens can freely, and without delay, exercise their God-given rights. This demonstrates that these obstacles to law-abiding citizens exercising their rights only affects the law-abiding,\u201d he continued.\u00a0 \u201cThere isn\u2019t one criminal in Illinois that is troubled by these delays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, that leaves residents with a tough choice.  Remain unarmed and hope that nothing bad happens or keep and bear arms in violation of state law.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Mr. Thrower pointed out, it has the potential for a lose-lose outcome.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod forbid something happen, or I decided to carry without having this card in my possession. Best believe they’re going to charge me with something,” he said. “It’s frustrating, it’s extremely frustrating.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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