Illinois requires that you posess a FOID card if you are an Illinois resident. You get one online from the Illinois Stste Police. $10 for the card, and $1 for processing. Takes 30 days to receive it in the mail (and yes, the beaurocrats make sure it takes the entire 30 days plus a few days for mail delivery). Then you're ready to shop to finally be allowed to defend yourself according to the second amendment. You find a gun, pay for it, fill out the paperwork for the state, and wait 72 hours. So if you do the paperwork and it is done at 11 AM on Monday, they will call you and tell you that your gun is ready for your pickup at 11 AM Thursday.
I believe the law states there's a 72 hour wait after the purchase of a firearm before you can pick it up
72 hours before u can get it
3 days
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