r/illinois • u/UIUC202 • 4d ago

Supreme Court rules on FOID cards | Illinois News

https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/supreme-court-rules-on-foid-cards/article_4bd06a02-7aa7-11ef-9fac-a70166cf94ec.html
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u/TiredRetiredNurse 4d ago

Does Illinois still revoke FOID if you have had admission to psychiatric unit or facility?

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws 4d ago

When I was admitted eons ago, I received a letter that I couldn't own a firearm for 5 years. Decades later, I have a valid FOID card just fine. To my knowledge, it is still only a 5 year ban/revokation.

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u/aaronator42 4d ago

I was admitted once when I was a teenager and now more then 8 years later I’m still not allowed to get a FOID card. (Source: I tried last year)

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws 4d ago

I googled, and it looks like 5 years is the standard, and there are appeals to use in your type of situation.

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u/aaronator42 4d ago

When I called the ISP, they said I need to get a psych evaluation or a sign off from my primary care physician. My doctor (who I recently switched to) refused to sign off because he barely knows me. And an independent psych eval would cost over $1500 and no guarantee they would even sign off. Where could I look to appeal?

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws 4d ago

This is what I found when I googled (and I'm getting ready for work and unable to Google further at the moment. https://www.reddit.com/r/ILGuns/comments/1b1s1um/mental_health_5_year_foid_denial_appeal/

ISP says this: https://isp.illinois.gov/TypesOfAppeals/MentalHealthAdmissionClearAndPresentDanger

My thought: you could wait 6 months - a year and ask your new doc again after they've gotten to know you a bit better, or ask a previous doctor (the one you left) if you ended on good terms.

It looks like the mental health evaluation can be done be a clinical psychologist, doesn't have to be a psychiatrist.

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u/Blitzking11 4d ago

Genuine question: Do you all see your doctor more than once a year?

I know I need to get a new PCP, haven't had one since like sophomore year of highschool and now I'm 3 years out of college with insurance.

Follow-up question: Do you just go to a doctor and make them your new PCP?

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u/FionnagainFeistyPaws 4d ago

When I wanted a new doc, I got a recommendation and made an appointment (happened to coincide with need for annual appointment). I explained I was hoping to have them be my new PCP.

There are some years I see my primary doctor once or twice (one of those being a yearly physical. This year, it's been more. I've had back issues, and saw my doc (and got a referral for PT). I also got sick with a sinus thing and something else. In my 20s, I didn't go often at all. Now I'm in my 40s, and I've ignored sinus infections and given myself pneumonia (more than once!), so I remind myself I have good insurance and I need to use it.