Illinois Sheriff’s Offices admit the state isn't doing their part in re reviewing applications

While new licenses to carry concealed firearms continue arriving in suburban mailboxes, some local law enforcement offices are objecting to permits for certain individuals.

The Illinois State Police have received 1,669 objections from law enforcement agencies across the state, with about half of those coming from the Cook County Sheriff's Department. That's compared to 33,207 licenses that have been granted since Illinois first began approving licenses earlier this year.

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Lt. James Popovits of the McHenry County Sheriff's office said though the Illinois State Police is responsible for the "lion's share" of the task of assessing whether someone should get a permit, the state agency doesn't catch everything. The law allows objections for what it calls a "reasonable suspicion" that an applicant is dangerous even if his or her background would not automatically trigger denial of the applications.

"Our objections would have to be on the basis the person is a threat to the public or a threat to themselves," Popovits said, giving as an example cases in which "we have information the state police wouldn't, maybe if the person didn't get arrested but posed a threat."

McHenry County sheriff officials won't say how many permits they've objected to.

About 365 applications that have triggered objections are being reviewed again by the state's Concealed Carry Review Board, according to state police spokeswoman Monique Bond. The board reviews objections from other law enforcement agencies as well as appeals from individuals who say they were denied permits unfairly. However, the board does not hear all requests.

Ben Breit, Cook County Sheriff Department communications director, said the agency has filed more than half of the objections sent to the state police, with 839 for Chicago and suburban Cook County applicants.

The Cook County sheriff's department found one applicant who had 20 arrests and another with arrests including aggravated battery with a firearm and defacing firearm markings, the department reported in February.

In Lake County, Sgt. Sara Balmes said the sheriff's office has filed 56 objections, but 25 of those applicants received permits anyway.

"The majority of them were for domestic related incidents," Balmes said of the Lake County objections.

As of Tuesday the state has approved 33,207 licenses statewide, which have been mailed to residents. There are 25,426 more applications which have been approved by the state police but are in a 30-day waiting period in which local law enforcement agencies can object to individual applications.

"If there are concerns on an application, the (review board) will determine if the objections are valid," Bond said.

In DuPage County, spokesman Paul Darrah said the state's attorney's office hasn't had a single objection so far and the department is stepping aside to let the state police handle the applications. The DuPage County sheriff's office, as in McHenry County, wouldn't say whether it has filed objections or in how many cases.

Last year, lawmakers approved legislation to comply with a federal court order to lift a statewide ban on concealed carry.

Under the state law, residents have to complete 16 hours of training and pay a $150 fee to the state police to get a permit.

After applications are filed electronically, they go through a 90-120 day waiting period, during which the state police conducts a background check and allows for other law enforcement agencies to object.

If residents feel they were rejected unfairly, either directly by the state or through another agency's objection, they can appeal it by writing a request to the state police's Firearms Service Bureau

Illinois State Police Violate Federal Mandate

 The Illinois state police are currently looking at a federal lawsuit because they have violated the law.
I.S.P. states they are following the letter of the law. I guess they failed to see along with state elected officials.

" The 2nd Amendment is the part of the United States Constitution. Which means the Constitution is the law of the land. The 2nd Amendment is a right not a privilege. A right given by our founding father's. While Illinois has a ban on firearms the ban is unconstitutional and is to have a ccw law in place with in the time frame that will be handed by this court. The right shall not be infringed upon in any way shape or form."
Diane Pamela Wood 7th Circuit Appeals Judge Chicago.


Yet Illinois politicians and the Governor put and sign a law that still infringes upon the right to carry.

This letter is from one of our readers who has kindly allowed us to use this letter as the example of what law abiding citizens are receiving.
First Illinois is a shall Issue state which means if you meet the criteria they have to issue a CCW. However on the application they ask the same questions that is on a FOID ( Firearms Owner Identification Card) but they use your entire criminal history past the 5 year criteria.
The local and county police can object to your application which is a violation of the 2nd amendment and places an infringement. The state then submits it to the Governors review panel which never informs you that there is an objection and tells you a date and time to appear to admit evidence on your behalf to show why you object to the objection hence violating your right. The state send you this letter and tells you to file an appeal for administrative review.  But they fail to tell you how many days you have to file. Worse yet a administrative review is suppose to be done by the director of I.S.P. not a judge making you spend 400.00 to file and even then you can not admit evidence on your behalf. Thus spending another 2grand on a lawyer to bring it back to court as a man from Skokie has done. Worse even yet they don't even tell you why you were denied. The state of Illinois has violated a federal mandate of the shall issue law by using the May Issue laws set forth by the federal government. People like our reader have multiple CCW from other states and even carries a professional licenses in the state of Illinois and other states such as Louisiana, Wisconsin, and New York to carry a firearm.

The law clearly states 430 ILCS 66/75/1-b

An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
		course or combination of
		courses approved by the Department of at least 8 16 hours,
		which includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of
		this Section, that covers the following:
		(1) firearm safety;
		(2) the basic principles of marksmanship;
		(3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a
		concealable firearm;
		(4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to
		the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a
		firearm; and
		(5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful
		interaction with law enforcement while transporting or
		carrying a concealed firearm.
		(c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
		certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
		passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
		consisting of:
		(1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and
		(2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds
		from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance
		of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the
		Department.
		(d) (Blank). An applicant for renewal of a license shall
		provide proof of completion of a firearms training course or

430 ILCS 66/ 35 Sec. 35

Investigation of the applicant.
		The Department shall conduct a background check of the
		applicant to ensure compliance with the requirements of this
		Act and all federal, State, and local laws. The background
		check shall include a search of the following:
		(1) the National Instant Criminal Background Check
		System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
		(2) all available state and local criminal history
		record information files, including records of juvenile
		adjudications;
		(3) all available federal, state, and local records
		regarding wanted persons;
		(4) all available federal, state, and local records of
		domestic violence restraining and protective orders;
		(5) the files of the Department of Human Services
		relating to mental health and developmental disabilities;
		and (6) all other available records of a federal, state, or local agency or other public entity in any jurisdiction     likely to contain information relevant to whether the     applicant is prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or     carrying a firearm under federal, state, or local law.         (7) Fingerprints collected under Section 30 shall be     checked against the Department of State Police and Federal     Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases     now and hereafter filed. The Department shall charge     applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history     records check, which shall be deposited in the State Police     Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the     records check. (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)

430 ILCS 66 / 60
Fees

(a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as
		provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and
		replacement fees shall be non-refundable.
		(b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall
		submit $100 $150 with the application, of which $70 $120 shall
		be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20
		shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and
		$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
		(c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal

		shall submit $100 $300 with the application, of which $70 $250
		shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund,
		$20 $40 shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting
		Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime
		Laboratory Fund.
		(d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with
		Section 55 shall submit $35 $75, of which $20 $60 shall be
		apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $10 $5
		shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and
		$5 $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
		(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
		becoming law.

To Read more on this law click here


So now why is Illinois violating a court order I'll tell you why because they were told for every 1 CCW approved they have to deny 2. Is this true we don't know we can only speculate because the Director Hiram Grau has not confirmed nor denied this fact or fiction.

If you have been denied your CCW please use the address listed below the fee is $2,000.00 and make sure you file your $400.00 administrative review.
If you want to file a fee waiver and are a Cook County resident you must make between 15,000-19,000 a year or you will not qualify.

  Any updates our readers can give please let us know.

KNOW WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING

Rep. Dena M. Carli (D)

1st Representative District

(Click Here: Previous District Officeholder)

illinoisstaterep1@gmail.com

This politician has nothing to report 

Sen. William "Willie" Delgado (D)

Chicago 

2nd State Senate District

2009 District Spending Report

2009 Total Expended: $82,562.91

2009 Available Balance: $500.09

2010 District Spending Report

2010 Total Expended: $79,126.79

2010 Available Balance: $3,936.21

Provided by the Illinois Senate Operations Accounting System
 

2010 Base Salary: $64,717.08
2010 “Bonus” Pay: $9,852.12
2010 Total Salary Paid: $74,569.20
Provided by the Illinois Office of the Comptroller

2008 Salary: $75,073.96

2009 Salary: $76,366.08
2006 Mileage Funds Received: $3,389.12 

2007 Mileage Funds Received: $5,631.36

2008 Mileage Funds Received: $4,515.84
2009 Mileage Funds Received: $5,467.84
2010 Mileage Funds Received: $3,404.80
2006 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $5,910.00 

2007 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $9,403.00

2008 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $6,192.00
2009 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $8,712.00
2010 Per Diem/Lodging Funds Received: $6,380.00
Provided by the Illinois Office of the Comptroller
  

2007 – 2010 Senator Selected: Scholarship Recipients

Provided by the Illinois State Board of Education

2010 LPU Abuse: 10,500 [Campaign] Fliers
Taxpayer Production Cost: $670.80 for Labor, Materials and Paper
Taxpayer Postage/Mailing Cost: TBD

National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI) Tax Survey Score [95th G.A.]: 8% ( / 100%)
Taxpayers United of America (TUA) Tax Survey Score [96th G.A.]: 9% ( / 100%)
For the Good of Illinois Record Scorecard [96th and 97th G.A.'s]: 9% ( / 100%)

Residential:

Qualifying District Address:

4325 West Shakespeare Avenue; Chicago, Illinois 60639

Property Index Number (PIN): 13-34-218-014-0000

Board of Review: Certified 2009

Assessor Estimated 2010 Market Value: $271,460.00

2009 Property Taxes [Paid in 2010]: $4,233.01

Public Office:

4150 W. Armitage; Chicago, Illinois 60639
2010/2011 District Office Lease: $1,450.00/month = $17,400.00/Year Taxpayer Cost

• Paperwork Error:  Owner of district office [building], Andres Valladares, did not sign the district lease with the Illinois General Assembly...
• Quid Pro Quo Alert:  This district address once headquartered the campaign ofCitizens for del Valle, who donated $17,470.44 to Delgado, including "in-kind" contributions, in 2002...

Commentary: Did the Illinois Dream Act (SB 2185 - 97th G.A.) create sanctuary for those volunteers that will run the Illinois DREAM Act commission fund from being prosecuted under federal law...?

Article: Last year, 23 states proposed tax plans similar to the one presented by state Sen. William Delgado, D-Chicago, but opponents flushed them down the drain...

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Lawyer takes on Illinois for denying people the right to ccw

If you have been denied your ccw and currently have ccw from other states then call this man.

J. D. Obenberger is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1979), the United States Army Judge Advocate General's School (1979), and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (1986).
He was decorated for distinction as a criminal defense lawyer while a Captain of the US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps and was undefeated when he brought cases on behalf of the United States as a prosecutor. While a Captain in the Army JAG Corps, he lived in Germany for three years, and speaks fair conversational German. He has taught trial tactics to the attorneys of the United States Army Trial Defense Service. He taught Political Science for Central Texas College (1982). He often provides commentary in television and print media on issues affecting online communications and has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Wired, AVN Online, XBIZ, YNOT News, Klixxx and numerous other publications, and has been a guest on The O'Reilly Factor.

Everyone thinks cops are the only ones safe enough to have guns. NYPD shows us different

Ranked up there with Crook County Sheriff’s deputy who shot his C.P.D. wife then the ball less bastards shoots him self.  While the following story takes place in New York. Two NYPD cops shoot guns while drunk & off-duty, police sources say," a Wednesday New York Daily News headline declares. "Two drunken NYPD cops fired their guns in separate, off-duty incidents, one of which involved an officer emptying his handgun — firing 13 rounds — at a man inside a nearby car, hitting him six times..."
It's the kind of story that shocks many Americans conditioned to view "law enforcement" as the selfless protectors of society from "the bad guys." Except it's not shocking to those of us who keep an eye on such things...
That's something I've been doing for years, both on my The War on Guns blog, and over at Gun Rights Examiner, compiling stories under the heading of "The Only Ones Files." Examples of negligence, idiocy, corruption and outright evil abound. I don't even go looking for such stories, but still get more tips than I can use. And it's not just "a few bad apples" making the rest look bad. The rot is institutionalized, which becomes evident with countless examples of officers who have been allowed to get away with criminal behavior for years, and corresponding examples of colleagues who know about it but keep their mouths shut, and allow the victimization of citizens to continue.
So why do I call them the "Only Ones"? We have DEA agent Lee Paige to thank for helping birth the term.
"I'm the only one in this room professional enough that I know of to carry this Glock .40," he told a roomful of school kids in an anti-gun/drug lecture, before shooting himself in the foot in front of the horrified class while trying to holster his weapon.
The phrase was too perfect not to use, especially compounded with example after example of police officers receiving special exemptions from gun laws binding on "ordinary citizens" under the assumption that cops are somehow more trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent than the rest of us. That is demonstrably not true. But because of their employment, we see officers getting nationwide concealed carry, exemptions for possession and use of firearms forbidden to the masses, enjoying the ability to "lawfully" go armed into so-called "gun free zones" where the rest of us are forbidden, and the like.
Perhaps we should first see if police are better trained and more proficient with a firearm than, say, you.
"In reality, most police departments only train about two times a year, averaging less than 15 hours annually," a Tactics & Training article on Police One admits. And while qualification requirements vary, it's not uncommon to see them require as few as 50 shots fired, with passing grades of 70% and chances to retake the failed test, with remedial training at the discretion of the department, and with further provisions for extensions, waivers and requirement modifications.
What about armed police being safer for society than the average citizen?
"Citizens shoot and kill at least twice as many criminals as police do every year (1,527 to 606)," Gun Owners of America reported, citing the work of criminologist Gary Kleck. "And readers of Newsweek learned that ‘only 2 percent of civilian shootings involved an innocent person mistakenly identified as a criminal. The "error rate" for the police, however, was 11 percent, more than five times as high.’"
Adding to this, writer Dean Weingarten has compiled interesting evidence suggesting police are far more likely to commit homicide than concealed carry permit holders.
That seems to bear out anecdotally, whether considering "on duty" bad shoots, like the killing of unarmed BART passenger Oscar Grant and the 50-shot barrage by detectives killing unarmed prospective groom Sean Bell, or outright private murders. Just recently, without even trying to find such stories, The War on Guns documented four accounts of police officers murdering their wives, and in three of those cases turning the gun on themselves: A Cook County sheriff's department corrections officer, an Indianapolis police officer, a Mississippi deputy, and a former NYPD cop.
Speaking of police suicides, The Philadelphia Inquirer did a report some years back concluding "New York City officers kill themselves at a rate of 29 per 100,000 a year. The rate of suicide in the general population is 12 per 100,000 ... Nationally, twice as many cops - about 300 annually - commit suicide as are killed in the line of duty..."
But back to much-maligned armed citizens, subjects of a ridiculous "Concealed Carry Killers" propaganda campaign from the Violence Policy Center which to date has ignored a longstanding and repeated challenge to compare their "gun violence" rates and incidents with those of the police. And, at least in gun-hostile Chicago, since Illinois law was changed to provide for lawful concealed carry, the biggest danger gun owners face could be Superintendent Garry McCarthy's troops, especially after receiving a "shoot first" OK from the boss if they encounter anyone out of uniform with a gun. That off-duty and plain clothes officers and agents might be caught up in his eye-rolling hoplophobic frenzy seems not to have factored into the top cop's training considerations.
McCarthy's vision of a disarmed society, where the "Only Ones" are the sole keepers and bearers of arms, is shared by no shortage of Demanding Moms seen in MRCTV's "What Triggers a Protest of the NRA?"
"No," says one woman being interviewed when asked if you should have the right to defend yourself with a weapon if you're being attacked and somebody is putting your life in danger. "Only a law enforcement officer should be allowed to use weapons ... The only people who, in my opinion, should be allowed to carry weapons in public areas, are current law enforcement and off-duty law enforcement officers."
Isn't that where we came into this exercise?

150 inmates and 2 dead in Florida jail

Part of the Escambia County, Florida, jail collapsed after an apparent gas explosion, killing two inmates and injuring about 100 others.

The explosion happened late Wednesday night in the Pensacola jail's central booking area, county spokeswoman Kathleen Castro said. About 600 inmates were in the building at the time, she said.

About 100 to 150 inmates and jail workers were hurt, Castro said. Two inmates died.

A total of 155 patients were treated at five nearby hospitals, according to officials with those facilities. All of the patients suffered non-life-threatening injuries such as neck and back pain, and many were treated and released, the officials said.

The inmates who weren't injured were taken to other jails.

By early Thursday, authorities had completed two sweeps of the building. Search and rescue work was ongoing.

It appeared the roof and part of a wall collapsed, Castro said.

The building had been "heavily damaged" by flooding caused by more than a foot of rain that fell this week but was still inhabitable, she said.

It was too early to say if the explosion was related to the flooding, she said.

"I don't know, I can't speculate whether that had something to do with what we believe was an explosion this evening," she told CNN on Wednesday.

Relatives gathered at the scene to get details on their loved ones."We don't know if they're dead or alive. It's really frustrating," Eva Stewart told CNN affiliate WALA. "I can't sleep not knowing if my child's OK. I got other family members in there, too. I don't know if they're OK."