"Updated:2007-05-16 15:41:26
Baby 'Bubba' Gets State Gun Permit
AP
CHICAGO (March 15) - Bubba Ludwig cannot walk, talk or open the refrigerator door - but he does have his very own Illinois gun permit.
The 10-month-old, whose given name is Howard David Ludwig, was issued a firearm owner's identification card after his father, Howard Ludwig, paid the $5 fee and filled out the application, not expecting to actually get one.
The card lists the baby's height at 2 feet, 3 inches, weight at 20 pounds and has a scribble where the signature should be.
With some exceptions, the cards are required of any Illinois residents purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition within the state. There are no age restrictions on the cards, an official said.
Illinois State Police oversee the application process. Their purpose, said Lt. Scott Compton, is to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons, those under an order of protection and those convicted of domestic violence.
"Does a 10-month-old need a FOID card? No, but there are no restrictions under the act regarding age of applicants," he said.
Ludwig, 30, of Chicago, applied for the card after his own father bought Bubba a 12-gauge Beretta shotgun as a gift. The weapon will probably be kept at Ludwig's father's house until the boy is at least 14."
First of all, wht kind of idiot buy his 10 month old grandson a shotgun as a gift!?!?!?!? I mean, I've heard that take the curiosity away and you have less accidents. I can even see getting a 10 year old one as a gift if you are going to teach him how to hnt. But a 10 month old?!?!? There are some seriously disturbed people out there.
Second, he was actually issued a gun permit?!?!? Wow, we bitch and complain about hw many people are shot in the world today, then we look at how lax our lws are and it is no wonder.
