SAF, ISRA SUE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE OVER FOID CARD INACTION

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SAF, ISRA SUE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE OVER FOID CARD INACTION

Postby jdege on Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:57 am

https://mailchi.mp/saf/lawsuit-alert-saf-sues-illinois-police-over-foid-issues
SAF, ISRA SUE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE OVER FOID CARD INACTION
The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division federal court, says ISP “has swept or transferred funds totaling more than $29,500,000.00 from the State Police Firearms Services Fund, the State Police Operations Assistance Fund, and the State Police Services Fund away from these funds and into other accounts.” According to the complaint, “The money was to be used for three purposes: administration of the Firearm Owners Identification Card (“FOID Card Act”), background checks for firearm-related services, and concealed carry licensing pursuant to the Firearms Concealed Carry Act (“FCCA”). Instead, the more than $29,500,000.00 has been subject to interfund transfers which are ostensibly to be repaid but which have not been, or swept into other accounts without an obligation to reimburse the funds at all.”

“The sweeping of funds has denied qualified Illinois citizens their rights and the ability to defend themselves and their families,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “Because of this practice, ISP processing of FOID and concealed carry applications has slowed to a crawl, allowing paperwork to languish. That’s not just poor performance, it’s pathetic.”

“The citizens of Illinois have been delayed getting their FOID cards for months,” added ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. “It is evident that these fund sweeps have caused these delays.”


So, if you can't forbid people to have guns, require permits.

And if the law doesn't allow you to deny permits without cause, steal the funding and blame the delays on financial constraints.
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Re: SAF, ISRA SUE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE OVER FOID CARD INACTION

Postby yukonjasper on Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:31 pm

Wow, corruption in Illinois :o :o :shock: :o :shock:
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Re: SAF, ISRA SUE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE OVER FOID CARD INACTION

Postby Holland&Holland on Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:41 pm

yukonjasper wrote:Wow, corruption in Illinois :o :o :shock: :o :shock:

Doesn't the mob still run that state?
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Re: SAF, ISRA SUE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE OVER FOID CARD INACTION

Postby Lumpy on Sun Feb 02, 2020 5:25 pm

Big-city "machine" politicians really hate the idea of the peasants not having to shut up and do what they're told. Or anyone but "their" cops (and bodyguards) having guns.
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