CCL board members ask lawmakers to compel objectors to provide better
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[November 03, 2021]
By Greg Bishop
(The Center Square) – The board overseeing
objections to concealed carry license applications in Illinois is
providing more context to why some delays persist.
During a Senate Executive Appointments Committee last week, Joseph Duffy
was testifying about his appointment to the Concealed Carry Licensing
Review Board and was asked to explain backlogs.
“Sometimes there are delays and the delays are not at our end but what
will happen is an agency will make an objection but not necessarily
supply the documentation to support the objection and then we have to go
back to the objecting agency,” Duffy explained.
Duffy noted Cook County law enforcement often object the most.
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Analysis of CCL data shows the average time for non-fingerprint
applications is 182 days when it should take 120 days. It’s 139 days if
fingerprints are provided when it should take 90 days.
“If we think that the information is inadequate, we have an obligation
to go back to the objector and I think that adds considerable delay,”
Duffy said.
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During Senate Executive Appointment Committee Oct. 26, Concealed
Carry Licensing Review Board commissioners Joseph Duffy and Nancy
DePodesta talk about what adds to backlogs
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Board member Nancy DePodesta told the committee over
three months they’ve reviewed more than 1,870 objections.
“We have increased the number of meetings, once we were able to do
meetings through Zoom and not meet in person we have increased the
number of meetings in order to work through the backlog,” DePodesta
said.
Duffy said to help speed things up, lawmakers should compel
objecting agencies to be more thorough.
“You or anyone else that could convey to a law enforcement objector
the need to provide a detailed and comprehensive documentation to
the board would definitely help our process and expedite this
review,” Duffy said.
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