Re: Denied Illinois FOID card

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Ok, here’s the deal. I called the Illinois state police
firearms division, and they told me that on the Foid
application were it asks you to mark yes, or no to the mental
health question, you would mark yes only if you were to the
mental facility, as a patient. So if you go to see a mental
health Doctor at that same facility, or hospital, let’s say to
get Prozac for anxiety, you would mark no on the application,
because you were never admitted to the crazy room. You only
mark yes, if you have been admitted to a room. I doubled
checked this with the officer.

On 11/18/06, Res Ispa Loquitur wrote:
>
> On the Illinois FOID form it states if you have been treated
> for any metal illness. You have. The signing of the form on
> your OWN FREE WILL will not constitute as Duress. Duress is
> the VIOLENT or ILLEGAL act of forcing another to concent.
> By your own words "I needed the treatment" indicates you
> agreed with the form and it was you Intent to sign and agree
> not to have a FOID card. One of the perils of going to any
> mental health person is you will be regarded as
> being "crazy". Or Crazy at one time in your life to have to
> see such a person. If you felt you needed mental help at
> this time then the state thinks your mind is not capable of
> dealing with stress or reality and you are risk to own a
> fire arm. Your mind relaps when confronted with simuliar
> circumstances in the future. Sorry for the bad news but
> this is one of the stipulations No mental disorder, No
> felonies, No drug use ect...
>
> Res Ispa Loquitur
>
> On 11/17/06, Denied A Gun wrote:
>> I applied for an Illinois FOID card and was denied. I was
>> a patient at a hospital within the last 5 years. I
> received
>> treatment for drug addiction. Since the hospital had no
>> drug treatment center, I was admitted to the psyc ward.
> They
>> forced me to sign a paper giving up my rights to own a gun,
>> before I received treatment. I did sign because I needed
> the
>> treatment (I would think this is duress). Is it possible
> to
>> appeal the decision and have my rights to own a gun
> restored?