Neal Anderson wants to get rid of FOID cards in Illinois. The state senator from Moline has introduced a bill to repeal the Firearm Owners Identification Act. Approved in 1968, he says the law is now out-dated and redundant thanks to new technology and changes in the law. The goal of the law was to identify people eligible to own firearms and ammunition.
Senator Anderson says the law is now out-dated thanks to criminal data bases used by law enforcement and the availability of instant background checks. He emphasizes his bill would not change the current rules for concealed carry and for required background checks, and felons would still be prohibited from possessing firearms.
