Except I wasn't "renewing". I simply never had one before. I only got the card because I was curious to see how easy or hard these card were to actually get.
And the answer was, not very.
I haven't handled a gun since I left the Army in 1992, and have no desire to do so.
But the point was, no, the IL Foid didn't ask for my fingerprints. While I am sure my background check would have come back clean (Nothing more serious than a moving violation) the point is, how serious of a background check could they have done for $11.00.
By way of comparison, in getting a sponsorship for Mrs. B131, even though she has been residing in the US for the last 8 years, they did take her fingerprints, had her report to an immigration office, had us fill out some 200 pages of documentation, and we had to get an attorney to navigate the process. Why? To make sure it was a real marriage and not a green card wedding? Cost of the process? $3875.00.
Seems we have our priorities wrong.