Chicago has seen a 16 percent spike in the number of people holding state firearm owner’s identification cards in the past two years, state officials said Wednesday.
About 122,000 people had FOID cards at the beginning of this year compared to 105,000 at the beginning of 2010, said Monique Bond, Illinois State Police spokeswoman.
2-year, 16% rise in Chicagoans with firearm cards
January 26, 2012 by