Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (FOID)
Illinois State Police denied Plaintiff's application for FOID card due to prior conviction of indecent solicitation of a child, based on ISP determination that offense was forcible felony. Court properly denied Petition for relief from denial, as Defendant pled guilty to soliciting sex from who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, and his actions and words indicated his contemplation and implied willingness to commit an act of violence against a child.
(O'BRIEN, concurring; WRIGHT, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)