Examples of FOID Act in a sentence
The Second District has reached the same interpretation of the 2013 amendments to the FOID Act.
No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition within this State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police under the provisions of this FOID Act.
An administrative hearing took place on August 20, 2003.1 During the administrative hearing, Greg Lueken, the FOID review supervisor for ISP, testified that section 8(n) of the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Act (FOID Act) (430 ILCS 65/8(n) (West 2002)) and the relevant federal statutes, sections 921(a)(33)(A) and 922(g)(9) of Title 18 of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18U.S.C. 921(a)(33)(A); 922(g)(9)), supported the revocation of plaintiff’s FOID card.
The FOID Act declares that “[n]o person may acquire or possess any firearm, stun gun, or taser within this State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police.” § 65/2(a)(1); but see id.§ 65/2(b)–(c)(5) (exceptions).
Accordingly, defendant’s conviction for AUUW, as charged, cannot stand.¶ 16 The State argues we should not reverse defendant’s AUUW conviction, but rather should reduce it to a misdemeanor violation of the FOID Act, specifically for possession of a stun gun without a valid FOID card in violation of section 65/2(a)(1) of the Act.
Among other things, the FOID Act generally creates a system of background checks for firearms purchases.
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Further, because the State failed to prove that respondent was in constructive possession, we reversed his conviction under the FOID Act.
We observe from the outset that there was no evidence presented at trial which suggested that the gun defendant was holding falls within any of the statutory exclusions to the general definition of a firearm under section 1.1 of the FOID Act.
The FOID Act Prohibits Ms. Mishaga From Lawfully Possessing A Firearm For Self-Defense While Staying In HerFriends’ Illinois Home .......................................................................