Illinois: State bureaucracy causing problems for gun owners

[Gunco]

Illinois gun owners could fall prey to a state bureaucracy that fails to process firearm owner's identification cards promptly.

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[moleman]

a quote from the article. "There's no money out there to process these cards. It is like everything else in state government, the governor has screwed things up," Hummmm? so why do I have to pay to get a license if its the state that gives them money to process the cards? Where is the money I gave them for my foid card going?

[Markp]

Originally Posted by moleman

a quote from the article. "There's no money out there to process these cards. It is like everything else in state government, the governor has screwed things up," Hummmm? so why do I have to pay to get a license if its the state that gives them money to process the cards? Where is the money I gave them for my foid card going?

The general fund...

[moleman]

Originally Posted by Markp

The general fund...

My point was the state police are getting paid to process the applications.