USCIS Screws Up Birthday Present

[Ling Ling 22]

We've been going to the range more regularly, and since I've been working more with the AR (Rock River baby), wifEy's been shooting the 9mm a lot more, and becoming a top shot.

Speaking of Top Shot, we saw some older episodes of the show, and she was excited about the idea of moving targets as well as moving and shooting. We found a local USPSA lady champ,

and signed up wifEy for some 1 on 1 training. She'd been using her trainer's 1911 in 9mm, and prefers it to my safe action 9mm. So for her birthday I decided we should get her own handgun. She has an FOID (firearm owner's ID) so she can legally handle guns, shoot them, etc. In the late state of ILL & Noise. So I thought we should follow the letter of the law, and rather than me buying her a pistol, she should buy her own. Well we applied to remove conditions (on time) in November. Of course with USCIS's screwed up process, her green card is expired (even though we did the biometrics on time, and have a letter stating that she's still in status). State Police says their inquiry from ICE say she's an Illegal Alien, and they can't approve the purchase until she receives her new card. What kind of BS is this? Since she's been denied to purchase, I can't purchase it, because that would be considered a straw purchase. Why is it that when you follow the rules, you still get screwed?!! Gangbangers don't follow the rules, and have no problem getting firearms. But law abiding citizens are denied.

The good news (for anyone in Illinois) is that the right to carry bill has passed the Illinois House 12 - 2, and we have strong support in the Senate.

Lesson learned, buy your firearms before the GC expires....oh, and Illinois SUCKS!

- ling ling