Surely you jest. This is Chicago. The law is what King Richard says it is. An honest judge in this town? Surely you jest. Oh, I already said that.
Does King Richard control the IllSC? They've dealt with a number of firearm issues on statutory grounds, generally somewhat reasonably. The interpretation of the statute I've proffered would be both consistent with the text and logical. Further, in the case of people who are arrested more than 31 days after they can prove that they filed their FOID application (e.g. because the check cleared more than 31 days previously), the defendants should have the right to argue that the only their actions could even remotely be construed as criminal is that the state itself violated the law.