This makes for a good discussion. As I see it, if the UUW and AUUW laws are invalidated come June 9, 2013, then it appears that an IL resident that has a FOID card cannot lawfully be charged with a state crime for the mere possession of a loaded firearm.
I do see a lot of home rule communities on the ILSP website that have their own laws that seem to mimic or actually contain more restrictive language that the state laws.
I seems that these areas could still pose legal problems to a loaded firearm carrier.
But it also seems that since the state law was deemed unconstitutional as they ban all forms of loaded carry, these local laws banning all forms of loaded carry would also be in the same boat.
just how do you plan to get past
(720 ILCS 5/21-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 21-6)
Sec. 21-6. Unauthorized Possession or Storage of Weapons.
(a) Whoever possesses or stores any weapon enumerated in Section 33A-1 in any building or on land supported in whole or in part with public funds or in any building on such land without prior written permission from the chief security officer for such land or building commits a Class A misdemeanor.
That "in whole or in part" thing is pretty expansive. It would ban you from carrying in a lot of places. It even prohibits you from having it in your car, even unloaded and encased such places. A lot of TIF districts out there.
The other side is not dumb. Instead of charging you with UUW, they with just charge you with this, and this one is a lot tougher to fight. At present it is just not enforced in favor of charging UUW.
By the way, in the long list of weapons in section 33A-1 are things like hatchets and axes, so it is already illegal to bring one of these with you when you go camping in a public park.
There are also a bunch of home rule units that have various firearms laws that would apply.
For instance, it appears that somewhere along the way the village of Loves Park enacted this gem.
Sec. 54-242. - Unlawful use of weapons.
(a)
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he/she knowingly:
It is a virtual duplicate of the IL UUW act.
One might think that if the courts struck down a few sections of the IL UUW act that it would also apply to similar local laws. And it probably would. After you get a court to agree that it does.
Dekalb has this buried in its ordinances.
c) Unlawful Carrying. No person shall carry concealed upon or about his person within the City, any
pistol, revolver, derringer, bowie knife, switch blade knife, razor, slingshot, metallic knuckles or any other
weapon.
By the way, this is also illegal in Dekalb
b) Selling to Minors. No person shall sell, give, loan, or furnish to any minor within the City, any pistol,
revolver, air gun, derringer, bowie knife, switch blade knife, dirk or other weapon of like character (shotguns and rifles excepted.)
This would appear to ban you from teaching your kids safe handling of handguns.
I would be willing to bet a lot of similar ordinances exist throughout the state.