“We passed the concealed carry act in 2013, we charged a really healthy amount for a five-year license, of which state police gets $120, and the purpose of that money was to hire staff to process FOID cards and CCL permits in a timely manner,” Pearson said. “We’re asking for is restoration of those funds. Those funds were not tax money, they were fees paid by users to get a service which they did not get.”