Illinois Republicans have now come out in favor of repealing the state Firearm Owners ID card law, even though that language did not make it into the platform approved by party members at their state convention last weekend.
In 2008, the state GOP platform supported the continued use of FOID cards, but this year the party’s platform committee voted to call for repeal of the law.
However, Chicago Public Radio reports that provision was inadvertently left off the platform that was voted on at the convention.
Party officials have now added it into the platform after the fact, citing party by-laws that allow them to make technical changes that reflect the will of the party.
