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Senate Bill 2720, filed by state Sen. Julie Morrison,
D-Deerfield, says that if someone’s FOID card is revoked and
they don’t surrender that and their firearms to Illinois State
Police, their driver’s license could be suspended.
Messages requesting comment from Morrison were not immediately
returned.
The Illinois State Rifle Association President Doug Mayhall said
in a social media video that if such a measure passed, it would
be a “new way to target and harass gun owners.”
“And this time, they want to go after your driver’s license and
possibly your livelihood,” Mayhall said. “Afterall, if you can’t
drive, how are you going to get to work? Gee.”
Mayhall said such action could be triggered if someone uses “red
flag” to falsely target a particular gun owner without a single
hearing. He also questioned how such a process could be bungled.
“What if a person complied with [the law] but the Illinois State
Police database is not updated,” Mayhall said. “There is no
recourse in this bill as it is presently written to correct
that.”
Legislators return to session Tuesday.
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