Stop Making Sense

No, no, no.  I’m not thinking about the Talking Heads video, I’m, as Kim du Toit states, “Gobsmacked.” Why?  Because, as Kim points out, Cook Country Illinois is not going to prosecute a homeowner who "whacked a goblin" who thought he could invade a home that was not his and help himself to various and sundry items the homeowner was the rightful owner of.  Unfortunately, for the goblin, the homeowner was home and owned a pistola.  Why, you may ask, would Cook County even consider prosecuting the homeowner?  Because the homeowner’s pistola FOI card was not current.  But, in a fit of common sense, Cook County officials had this to say.

"He purchased a gun legally. It was registered. What he failed to do was keep current (his FOI card), and we chose not to prosecute this memory lapse,” Goebel said.

Prosecution, Goebel said, “would violate the spirit of the law and be a narrow-minded approach.” He said his office decided not to pursue the case after conferring with Wilmette police, who brought the charge."

Hear, hear.

Posted by on 02/07 at 06:14 AM

  1. FOI card? What the hell is that?

    Posted by Daniel Medley  on  02/07  at  09:11 AM

  2. Daniel - It’s a Firearm Owner’s Identification card.  Here’s a link to Illinois’ onerous process.

    Posted by  on  02/07  at  11:05 AM

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