Jeff White
New member
Well, I guess it's inevitable, even though the Illinois Instant Check System kept the Smith charactor from legally purchasing firearms, they're clamoring for new laws to close the "loopholes".
In case you don't have the details, Smith bought the Bryco .380 and Ruger .22 suspected of being used in the racial shootings from an unlicensed gun dealer who was already under investigation for trafficing in guns. In fact BATF served a search warrant at the "dealers" residence on 1 July. It was information gained through this warrant(receipts)that allowed them to trace the guns back to him after they were recovered. The BATF gun trafficing investigation was unrelated to the shootings.
Smith was issued a Firearm Owners ID Card by the Illinois State Police in June, but was denied purchase of 2 9mm handguns and a 12 ga shotgun when the instant check showed he was under an order of protection filed by a former girlfriend. The Illinois State Police revoked the FOID card after the denial. An ISP spokesman said the FOID card was issued by mistake due to the physical description on the OOP being different from the one on the FOID application.
To most of us on this forum, this proves that no matter what laws are on the books, people intent on getting guns for illegal purposes will get them.
To Illinois local HCI affiliated lobby this is just another reason to close loopholes.
I'm at a loss to figure out what loophole is left to close, but they're calling for more laws on us law abiding gunowners.
Jeff
In case you don't have the details, Smith bought the Bryco .380 and Ruger .22 suspected of being used in the racial shootings from an unlicensed gun dealer who was already under investigation for trafficing in guns. In fact BATF served a search warrant at the "dealers" residence on 1 July. It was information gained through this warrant(receipts)that allowed them to trace the guns back to him after they were recovered. The BATF gun trafficing investigation was unrelated to the shootings.
Smith was issued a Firearm Owners ID Card by the Illinois State Police in June, but was denied purchase of 2 9mm handguns and a 12 ga shotgun when the instant check showed he was under an order of protection filed by a former girlfriend. The Illinois State Police revoked the FOID card after the denial. An ISP spokesman said the FOID card was issued by mistake due to the physical description on the OOP being different from the one on the FOID application.
To most of us on this forum, this proves that no matter what laws are on the books, people intent on getting guns for illegal purposes will get them.
To Illinois local HCI affiliated lobby this is just another reason to close loopholes.
I'm at a loss to figure out what loophole is left to close, but they're calling for more laws on us law abiding gunowners.
Jeff