Pepper Blaster in IL

[Hunter125]

Can someone point me to the specific IL law that deals with legality of carrying pepper sprays, specifically the Kimber Pepper Blaster II? I don't even know where to begin to look.

Until IL gets with the program and gets CCW I'm thinking this might be my best option.

Any insights into these would be much appreciated as well.

Thanks!

 

[One_Jackal]

Google is your friend

ILLINOIS: Legal with restrictions. The use of Pepper Spray is legal for carrying by a person 18 years of age or older. Special ordinance in the City of Chicago (a) No person shall use any device to discharge a noxious gas or liquid in an enclosed room in any Class C-1 or Class C-2 Assembly Unit, as defined in Chapter 13-56 of this Code, or in an enclosed room in any restaurant, bar or tavern that is a Class F Assembly Unit as defined in that chapter, if more than 20 persons are present in that room, unless the person is a peace officer, as defined in Section 8-20-30* of this Code, engaged in law enforcement activity. As used in this section, “noxious gas or liquid” means mace, pepper spray or any other substance that is intended or designed to cause irritation to the eyes, nose or mouth, or to cause nausea.

 

[Hunter125]

I found similar things online, but I was looking for a link to the official law, not just some website that says what the law is without any sources cited. I'm not very good at finding the official laws.

 

[MedWheeler]

The most I can find is the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961, Title III, Part D, Article 24, which is a lengthy read concerning weapons in the state. Try Article 24, section 1-a-3, which authorizes the carrying of a non-lethal noxious "liquid gas" (not sure what that is!) designed solely for self-defense. There are provisions for carrying chemical, non-lethal weapons for self-defense by persons of at least 18 years of age, with a few restrictions on where these may be possessed.
Now, many states do not have laws on the books specifically permitting certain acts, they are simply considered lawful because there are no laws prohibiting them. That would, if the case with this, be why you cannot find a specific code or statute allowing pyrotechnic-powered self-defense chemical weapons. Because of the pyrotechnic mechanism of the Pepper-Blaster II by Kimber, there might be some as-yet undiscovered issue with whether or not it "fits" the legislative intent of a "self-defense" spray. But, for now, it appears legal due to the lack of a specific prohibition of it.

My check started at the URL below...

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilc...hapterID=53&SeqStart=68200000&SeqEnd=71300000

 

[Rexster]

Deleted; now that this has been moved to legal, my previous post has been made irrelevant.

 

[Hunter125]

Thanks for the input guys. It's not perfect but until IL gets CCW I guess it will have to do.

 

[alsaqr]

I'm not a lawyer, don't play one on TV and have not slept well for years. i did find this:

http://www.pepper-spray-store.com/relatedinfo/states.shtml