Chicago commuter train detained, passengers searched by police with auto weapons...

[rscalzo]

Doesn't anyone talk to each other in the state? He identified himself as LE and was allowed to board. Then the agent gets nervous and calls in LE. They have the id and the agent identified himself. I don't see a big problem.

I use NJ Transit all the time armed and never have a problem. The conductors have no problem with it. Now maybe if I was sitting there reading the "Idiots Guide To Operating a Commuter Train", they would be concerned.

 

[ilbob]

In IL it is perfectly legal to have a gun, in one's enclosed and zipped bag as long as it is unloaded.

Rather than argue about what is legal or not I will just quote the statute and let you come to your own conclusion. METRA is certainly supported with public funds.

(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.
(b) The chief security officer must grant any reasonable request for permission under paragraph (a).

 

[SCKimberFan]

the local politicians aren't about to let an average citizen get away with their cash.

Nope, up there it only flows one way.

 

[S&Wfan]

Reading the published reports . . .

It looks to me like the ticket selling agent was one of those who got fired at the McDonalds drive through for screwing up too many orders due to poor listening skills.

She didn't LISTEN when the SS agent identified himself and stated the purpose of his questions.

Typical . . . and lots of folks suffer from STEW-PID people like this.


Brace for more stew-pid people employed by government, the pres-elect has promised to create three million new jobs, with "80% of them being in the private sector."

ARE YOU LISTENING to Mr. O's speech and thinking about what number the other 20% of million is?

20 % of 3,000,000 = 600,000 new government jobs for the ones who can't make it at the McDonalds drive throughs!

Change you can believe in . . . Chicago style!