Background on the FOID card requirement
In Illinois, a person who wishes to purchase, transfer, or possess a firearm needs to have a valid Firearms Owner Identification (FOID) card (more information on becoming a gun owner in IL can be seen here). Buying, selling, giving, loaning, or possessing a firearm without a FOID is a felony. In short, to enjoy the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms, Illinois residents are forced to wait up to 3 months or more.
Now after the tragedy at Sandy Hook, there is even a bigger delay of up to three months and sometimes more. When you call the Illinois State Police, they tell you rudely just to wait.
This process needs to be fixed.