FOID changes advance in Illinois House, not called in Senate

(The Center Square) – Changes to Illinois’ Firearm Owner’s ID Card didn’t get across the finish line before the General Assembly adjourned for the summer.

While Second Amendment supporters were critical of proposals to ban the sale of certain types of handguns that are considered easily convertible from semi-auto to full-auto, that measure didn’t advance.

Neither did the controversial RIFL Act that would have taxed gun manufacturers and sellers.

What did advance are various changes to the FOID Act as proposed by state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia.

“First, it strengthens and clarifies the mental health evaluation process for people seeking to have their FOID card reinstated after they have been a patient in a mental health facility,” Hirschauer said on the House floor hours before adjournment.

People who are denied an Illinois Firearm Owner’s ID card for mental health issues could have more certainty on how to rectify that with a new identified class of counselors.

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