Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-Chicago) said his plan can allow eligible first time offenders to apply for a FOID card much earlier. All of the current requirements for legal gun ownership in Illinois ...

“It improves the FOID card process, providing more due process, more access to records,” she said Saturday. State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Andalusia, said calling this due process is a misnomer.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A new gun-control law takes aim at fraudulent firearm permits and felons who shouldn't have access to guns.