The host where I was staying this weekend went off on a longish rant about the Illinois FIDO card while we were driving somewhere. So I went and researched it a bit.

Illinois residents are required since 1968 to apply and get a card from the Illinois State Police (ISP) if they want to own a gun. Applying will trigger a database check and the ISP are required to process the application within 30 days. (Currently having a massive backlog and taking 40-50 days, big surprise.) And they can rescind the card (and thus legal gun ownership) based on a felony conviction, assault conviction, etc. etc.

Illinois also is one of the few states with no legal concealed carry at all. Though given recent lawsuits and proposed laws this might change within the year.

A wikipedia search for “repeal FIDO in Illinois” turned up the expected sites and groups.