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FOID and CCL Backlog Extends Beyond Pandemic, Audit Shows

According to an audit report, the backlog for Concealed Carry Licences (CCL) and Firearm Operation Identification (FOID) cards extends well beyond the pandemic. The report from the Illinois Audit General looks at the years 2018 and 2019. For FOID cards, the percentage of applications not processed was 10% in 2018 and grew to 23% in 2019. For CCL’s, it rose…

Woman Leaves Handgun In School Soccer Field Bathroom

We’re all guilty of being forgetful at times. We get distracted by something or preoccupied with some task and inadvertently leave something behind. Usually, it’s nothing more than an inconvenience. Sometimes we have to spend money to replace what we just lost. A Wisconsin Rapids woman earlier this month left something behind that will more than inconvenience her. She left…

Man Interferes In Domestic Dispute, Shoots Husband 5 Times in the Back

A 39-year-old West Virginia man is facing second-degree murder charges over an incident that occurred last May. The incident happened at a Milton GoMart at about 5:00 PM. Quoting a police summary of the incident: “The defendant walked to where the active domestic [sic] was happening and pointed a handgun at the victim. The victim disengaged from his wife and…

Florida Potentially in Line for Next Open Carry State

Florida Representative Anthony Sabatini, Dist. 32, has introduced a new bill that would make open carry in public without a permit legal in 2022. Unless open carrying a gun while fishing, range shooting, hunting, or camping, you cannot do so otherwise in Florida. You can even be charged with a crime for accidentally revealing your gun while carrying concealed. John…

Woman Shoots Man Who Entered Through Unlocked Door & Attacked Her

The Sumter Police Department does not expect to charge a woman after fatally shooting a man who entered her home through an unlocked door. According to an initial investigation, Eugene Rhinehart III, 31, entered the unlocked home around 4 A.M. and confronted Samantha Funchess, 43, before beginning to assault her. The investigation also revealed an unnamed 28-year-old man was in…

Father Forced to Shoot Daughter’s Boyfriend During Attack

A man shot his daughter’s boyfriend after the couple had an altercation that turned violent and could not be halted when the father tried intervening. Cory Merchant, 55, shot his daughter’s boyfriend, Justin Rachal, 26, in the abdomen. Deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office rendered aid to Rachal until he was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. The woman…