10-month-old gets gun permit in the US
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CHICAGO - Howard David Ludwig of Chicago owns a gun permit and was even presented with a shotgun by his grandfather despite the fact that he is just 10 months old. His father, a 30-year-old columnist, revealed that his grandfather had gifted the 12-gauge shotgun to his son intending that they would one day be shooting clay targets.
He said he filled an online application form and shelled out $6 after which the permit was issued. Howard Sr. said he was not expecting the permit to be issued to the infant nicknamed Bubba.
However he said he would be happy if this incident encouraged debate on the ease of acquiring firearms in the United States. The Chicago Daily Southtown reported that the ID card bore a picture of a smiling Bubba and the scrawled signature typical of a 10 month old baby.
An Illinois Government official revealed there were no restrictions as far as age was concerned for people to apply for gun permits in the state.
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FACT CHECK NEEDED
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a. rae ,
Tue, 22 May 2007 03:51:32 GMT
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This child does not own a "gun permit." He owns an FOID - a Firearms Ownership Identification card. These are required in Illinois for any owner of a firearm and are used to track registered felons against registered gun owners.
Please, please, please research your subject material. A ten second Google search might have cleared this up for you.
--Irritated in Illinois
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