Good 'ole Illinois at it again (still)
 

Lisa Madigan Defends FOID Proposal - Riverbender.com News


Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is defending the decision by her public access counselor that would make public the names of those who have Firearm Owners Identification cards. Madigan says staff in her office examined case law when making the decision to make public the names of FOID card holders and the cards’ expiration dates. She says changes to the Freedom of Information Act allows for a public access counselor to review denied FOIA requests and determine, based on previous court rulings, if the denial was legitimate.

The matter came to the attorney general’s office from the Associated Press, which requested the names of FOID card holders from the state police. When they were denied, the AP appealed to the public access counselor for an opinion. While opponents say the findings break a promise of privacy between the state and gun owners, Madigan says there was nothing in writing to that effect. “We look at the actual statute, we look at any case law that is relevant and in those circumstances as we’ve done here, the FOID Card Act does not require that that information is private, so there’s no provision in the law for that,” Madigan said. “The federal and state courts that have looked at these issues have essentially said that when you apply for some form of a license that that is public information.” As for a potential challenge in court, Madigan says it depends on what the Illinois State Police decide to do as far as releasing the information. The state police issue the cards and keep a database of gun owners. :beat: :slap: :kick:




Damn,we got to move.

:banghead:

:iagree:

Unreal. Dangerous thinking there. What is wrong with your state and it's elected leaders Superstreet?:wtf:

I want out of this cesspool state so bad I am even considering taking a $20,000 loss on my home to do it. However, my step dad's health is failing and I am the only family he has left other than his sister who is older than him. So, here in Hellinois I stay.

We have the most corrupt state in the union. The governor just raised the individual income tax rate by about 66% as a necessity to avert the state’s “fiscal emergency,” which includes a budget deficit of more than $13 billion, about $8 billion in unpaid bills to social service agencies, pharmacies and others, and a sinking bond rating. Businesses in Illinois, which will face a business tax rate increase of 46%. The governor is also trying to borrow $8.75 billion to help pay for these debts. CCW will never happen. Fuel,cigarette,liquor,beer and food taxes are higher too. Glad we work in MO and we get what we can before we cross back into hell.

I agree. We have been looking,but with my job it is tough to find another one without taking a big hit. Plus,most of the family is here.

Illinois is the California of the Midwest.

No, California is the Illinois of the west.

Illinois is in worse shape.

I think that if you could ever have Chicago and surrounding counties be "ILLinois" and everything south of that another state...the new state wouldn't be so bad.

:iagree: :sadangel:

:iagree: but our votes don't matter. :(

What's keeping you all from making the jump and staying in MO?

We have been lightly looking. With where we live now,we are about 35-40 minutes north of STL and in the country and we don't have to go thru any big towns or STL since we work on the north side of STL. If we move we want to find some acreage,so we would have to move about an hour out to find any land and have to deal with traffic on the interstates. :willy:

:iagree: Can't wait to get out of here :needcoffee:

Oh, and Lisa Madigan is a pussbag POS :cuss:

No.way.in.hell.. I wouldn't even travel there if I were paid to

Ah yes, the People's Republic of Illinois.

Where human beings are state property and constitutional rights are suspended.

What a festering ****-hole

:iagree: It's getting there...

Anyone know what state is number 1 in being the worse state in all 50 to retire in?? Yep, Hellinois, at least we're number 1 for something. Trouble is,, I'm retired.:(

whatever it's costing you to live up there, divide that by about 4 and you could easily survive off that number down here in the dirty dirty.. and you can wear all the guns you want:D

My brothers want me to move back to IL. Had a job opportunity back there.

As long as the Dems and the mob run the state, no effin' way.

the only thing about Illinois that's good, was when I lived in Indiana, the bars were open an hour later.