Calling it a “statutory merry-go-round” that only lawmakers can keep from spinning, an appeals court this week hinted that a properly argued case could render the state’s gun-licensing process unconstitutional.The 1st District Appellate Court this week affirmed a decision that blocked a convicted felon from acquiring a firearm owners identification card.In the opinion, Justice Michael B. Hyman wrote that the “circuitous commingling of Illinois and federal laws” that prevent petitioner Alfred …