Johnson v. Department of State Police
Illinois Supreme Court · No. 124213 · 2020 IL 124213
👍Favorable to gun rights
FOID card reinstatement upheld for the gun owner, though on statutory construction rather than Second Amendment grounds.
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What the court held
Illinois State Police revoked Shawna Johnson's FOID card because her 2001 misdemeanor domestic battery conviction triggered the federal firearms prohibition in 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(9), and the circuit court ordered the card reinstated after holding the state and federal provisions unconstitutional as applied to her. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the reinstatement on statutory grounds instead, holding that the individualized restoration of firearm rights available under section 10 of the FOID Card Act qualifies as having civil rights restored for purposes of the federal exemption, so granting relief would not be contrary to federal law. Because the case could be resolved without constitutional analysis, the court vacated the circuit court's as-applied constitutional findings.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
Illinois FOID card revocation and relief under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
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Key Dates
- 2021-02-05 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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