Illinois State Rifle Association Archives

FOID, concealed carry permits extended again

— April 14, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police has given another 150-day extension to people whose Firearms Owners Identification cards or Concealed Carry Licenses have expired due to a…

State Police sued over concealed carry license delays
— March 9, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — Four Illinois residents who have been waiting for months for their state-issued Concealed Carry Licenses are suing officials with the Illinois State Police for allegedly…
New rules for firearms dealers finally approved
— June 17, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — New permanent regulations that govern licensed firearms dealers in Illinois have finally been approved 18 months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into…
Firearms dealers, state rifle association challenge new licensing law
— July 20, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A group of firearms dealers along with the Illinois State Rifle Association filed a lawsuit this week seeking to overturn a new state law that imposes new, stringent…

Gun owners frustrated with FOID application backlog
— October 16, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Despite a temporary rule that extends the expiration dates for Firearm Owners Identification cards and concealed carry permits, many Illinois gun owners are still finding…
New gun dealer regulations proposed in Illinois
— August 30, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Following through on a new law that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed in January, the Illinois State Police published a set of proposed new regulations requiring gun dealers…
Leavitt: Did gun control just change forever in one American month?
— August 1, 2018

July was an unnerving month for people who worry about how many Americans get shot in America, which is everybody in America who doesn’t want to shoot other Americans. In case you…