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The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms laws

FOID CARD .INFO The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms lawsFOID CARD .INFO The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms lawsFOID CARD .INFO The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms laws

FOID CARD .INFO
The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms laws

FOID CARD .INFO The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms lawsFOID CARD .INFO The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms lawsFOID CARD .INFO The place on the Web for Illinois Firearms laws
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General Information on FOID Cards

What exactly is a FOID Card?

In ILLINOIS (and basically nowhere else) a Firearms Owners Identification Card, or FOID, is required by most people, basically everyone, in order to legally possess or acquire a firearm or ammunition.

What do you mean by "firearm"

At the risk of oversimplifying a "firearm" under Illinois law, is a modern firearm, an air rifle over .1777 caliber, a taser, a stun gun and a switchblade knife.  Pre-1899 manufactured firearms and replicas of muzzle loading firearms are exempt by actual regulation.

How to I get a FOID card

From the Illinois State Police, through the following website. isp.illinois.gov/Foid/Foid

Cost is supposed to be $10.  You will need a photo, but ISP won't use it.  The application is supposed to be approved or rejected in 30 days, but almost never is.

You can TRY the following phone and e-mail, but they usually don't answer  or respond.

  • Phone: 217-782-7980
  • Email: ISP.AskFOIDandCCL@illinois.gov

Does a FOID Card Let me Carry a Concealed Firearm

Off of your own property, or fixed place of business, usually not.  You generally need a concealed carry license for that.

My FOID Card has been Denied, Revoked or Suspended

Then you cannot have a firearm or ammunition in Illinois.  ISP is notorious for invalidating FOID cards without a valid reason.  If this has happened to you, we suggest your first call be to us, or another qualified lawyer familiar with these issues.

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