Posted on 02/06/2017 5:45:40 AM PST by rellimpank
After allegedly finding a loaded weapon in the possession of a Crystal Lake attorney during a drunken-driving investigation, police said they made a bigger discovery when they searched the man's home: a cache of 56 handguns and rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Authorities apparently had not confiscated the weapons earlier from the lawyer, Donald F. Franz, despite the fact that his arrest in January marked the second time in about nine months that he has been accused of carrying a loaded gun in his car after his firearm owner's identification was revoked, court and police records show. He was arrested late last year and accused of telling an employee of a state agency investigating him, "I am going to kill you," according to court and agency records.
The allegations against Franz illustrate what critics say is a dangerous gap in Illinois weapons laws: Although Illinois State Police revoked more than 11,000 FOID cards last year, the largest number since at least 2010, those who lose their right to bear arms legally in the state rarely have their guns taken away unless they're later charged with a crime — and sometimes not even then.
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It would probably come as a surprise to the editors of the Chicago Tribune that much of the rest of America finds the whole concept of a FOID to be utterly offensive. It’s also ridiculous given the out of control violence in Chicago. As a famous TV self-help personality might ask: “How’s that working out for you?”
-McHenry County Right to Carry Association President Mickey Schuch has called for abolishing the FOID card, noting that Illinois is one of only about five states that require gun owners to be licensed. Cases of FOID owners committing gun crimes are rare, he said, compared to the many gun crimes committed by people who never had a FOID card. He opposed blanket proposals to have police seize the weapons of revoked FOID card holders, saying it violated the fundamental concept of innocent until proven guilty for those who have been charged but not convicted. He noted that judges can order weapons seized in criminal cases, depending on the circumstances. Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said he sees no issue with current procedures. Pearson noted gun owners already can face misdemeanor charges if they don't comply with orders to surrender their FOID card and transfer their weapons. "Well, with these people, it's always a witch hunt for gun owners," Pearson said of gun critics. "They want the siren screaming and police ramming down your door."
And how many of the 3 dead and 19 wounded Chicago shooting victims this past weekend was this lawyer responsible for?
How does the whole FOID system survive a 2A challenge?
It is a requirement to beg permission to exercise a right.
What makes his guns a “cache”? Were they hidden? Does the word make it sound more evil? How many guns do you have to have before it’s a “cache”? Can three guns be a “cache”? There are a couple hundred guns at the Cabella’s, down the road. Is that a “cache”? Just wondering.
BTW ~ I have my grandfather’s FOID card around someplace. Makes me sad to think that fine man had to go to government with hat in hand to ask if he could please have a gun.
The 2A does not apply in all states and is usually just a privilege handed out by those in power to the serfs.
In a state where “government” and “organized crime” are synonyms, what could go wrong?
Why would they have a right to search his house as part of a drunk driving investigation. Unless he was so drunk that he consented?
When dealing with cops, “Just Say No”.
The 2A was incorporated to all 50 states after the 2010 Suprem Court ruling in (ironically) McDonald v Chicago, which followed from Heller v DC a year prior that affirmed an individual RKBA guaranteed by the Constitution.
“The 2A does not apply in all states”........
Does not the 2nd Amendment say something about “shall not be infringed”?
There are many places in the nation that don’t appear to have uninfringed 2A rights, regardless of SCOTUS rulings. The major problem rests with gov’t and SCOTUS for not defining “infringement.”
No or nothing at all. The police are NOT your friends.
What part of “shall not be infringed” do they not get?
FOID laws are an infringement of the right given by the second amendment.
“How is that working for you?” Good question.
How many of the people doing the shooting in Chicago have an FOID?
We have library cards for books right?
Makes perfect sense to have a gun carx for guns, right?
It’s common sense afterall. And who could be against common sense?
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'Zactly. I'll bet none of the shooters even had a revoked card.
thousands of rounds of ammunition.
= = =
Yep, 4 bricks of 22.
A couple of afternoons of social shooting.
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