Posted on 05/16/2007 6:35:04 AM PDT by bedolido
CHICAGO- Bubba Ludwig can't walk, talk or open the refrigerator doorbut he does have his very own Illinois gun permit. The 10-month-old, whose given name is Howard David Ludwig, was issued a firearm owner's identification card after his father, Howard Ludwig, paid the $5 fee and filled out the application, not expecting to actually get one.
The card lists the baby's height (2 feet, 3 inches), weight (20 pounds) and has a scribble where the signature should be.
With some exceptions, the cards are required of any Illinois residents purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition within the state. There are no age restrictions on the cards, an official said.
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Interesting. In a way I think the father should be charged with fraud. On the other hand there is no age requirement.
The actual license was shown on tv, all personal data revealed for a screen capture.
Well you can’t start teaching self defense too early. I wish I’d had one of those when I was that age.
Oh I quite agree. My opposition was that they showed the child’s I.D. with all his personal data on it.
Since we are all born with a “gun permit”, maybe the father was just trying to formalize it to suit Illinois.
I like that.
There's actually a website that supports guns for toddlers:
You’ll have to pardon me for stealing that and passing it around.
No problem. I thought it was greatly funny.
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