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Amish Hoping IL Changes Gun Rule
MATTOON, Ill. (AP) -- A collision over the religious beliefs of the Amish and their gun ownership rights is brewing over an apparent reversal of Illinois state policy on Firearm Owner's Identification requirements.

Illinois Amish have been allowed to forego placing their photographs on FOID cards and other mandatory IDs.

The Mattoon Journal-Gazette and (Charleston) Times-Courier report that former Illinois State Police Director Jonathon Monken recently decided that policy should be changed.

The change means Amish gun owners face photographic identification requirements like other FOID holders in the state.

Last week, Amish residents of central Illinois met with four state lawmakers and law enforcement officers in an effort to rescind the proposal that they believe infringes on their religious beliefs against intrusions on their privacy.

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