Phatty
Member
I've seen a lot of outlandish anti-gun bills proposed in Illinois this year, but HB2792 takes the cake.
According to the official summary of the bill:
The anti-gun lobbyists will probably find a strong ally in psychiatrists to support this bill, since it will be a boon to that business with the millions of FOID card holders in Illinois who will have to receive psych exams.
Just to be clear, this is simply a proposed bill. It won't be passed so its nothing to get concerned about, but it reveals the outright antipathy for gun owners.
According to the official summary of the bill:
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card must receive a psychiatric or psychological evaluation by a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or clinical social worker and receive a certification by the psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or clinical social worker that he or she: (1) is not a danger to himself, herself, or to others; (2) does not lack the mental capacity to manage his or her own affairs; (3) is able to provide for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from serious harm without the assistance of family or others; and (4) does not have a state of mind manifested by violent, suicidal, threatening, or assaultive behavior that poses a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others at the time of the evaluation or in the future.
The anti-gun lobbyists will probably find a strong ally in psychiatrists to support this bill, since it will be a boon to that business with the millions of FOID card holders in Illinois who will have to receive psych exams.
Just to be clear, this is simply a proposed bill. It won't be passed so its nothing to get concerned about, but it reveals the outright antipathy for gun owners.