Deep Blue Illinois now over 2,052,443 FOID Cards [View all]

One of the other CC trainers did a FOIA request to the Illinois State Police last month. He does it once a quarter to keep track of the trends.

As of the end of the day on Aug 31, 2016, there were 197,860 active FCCLs (Concealed Carry Permits) and 2,052,443 active FOID cards.

In early 2014 there were only 1.6 million active FOID cards, according to the Illinois State Police. So ... in 2 years that's 400,000 new people, that have never owned a gun, decided to buy a firearm ... in just one state. Yup, gun ownership is falling right off the cliff.

For the year to date, new FOID cards have been issued from a low of 8,014 to a high of 12,012 a month in 2016.