Flying to Chicago. Carry or no carry.

[coolluke01]

What do you think they would consider unloaded? Can the mag be loaded and in the same case? Unloaded mag?

Taking the UP rout would be an option. But we did want to stay with friends that night. So I think that's out.

I'm still not sure if flying with a handgun to Ohio would be a good idea or not.

 

[Warp]

What do you think they would consider unloaded? Can the mag be loaded and in the same case? Unloaded mag?

Taking the UP rout would be an option. But we did want to stay with friends that night. So I think that's out.

I'm still not sure if flying with a handgun to Ohio would be a good idea or not.

I wouldn't push it.

The old standard is an unloaded gun locked in a hardsided case in the trunk (or closest thing your vehicle has) with any and all ammunition outside of the locked hardsided case that contains the firearm.

BTW: I have flown in and out of Midway and O'hare with a pistol many times. One time the airline employee asked me if I had anything to prove I could have a gun (not really required to show that, but whatever) so I showed her my Indiana (lived in IN at the time) License To Carry a Handgun and that appeased her.

 

[Deanimator]

I can't imagine letting my enjoyment of the world be limited by politics. You've lost already.

I don't "enjoy" being treated like a serf.

There's nothing in Chicago I'd trade a busted popsicle stick for, never mind a basic human right.

 

[Lawdawg45]

I don't "enjoy" being treated like a serf.

There's nothing in Chicago I'd trade a busted popsicle stick for, never mind a basic human right.

Amen, and I have no desire to visit a city where they've asked the National Guard to step in and help their local police department. I've missed absolutely nothing there.

LD

 

[Deanimator]

I'm still not sure if flying with a handgun to Ohio would be a good idea or not.

I'm not sure why you'd think it wouldn't be. Have you checked our laws?

We're in an utterly different universe from Illinois.

If you have a RECOGNIZED carry credential, you can carry the whole way through Ohio.

If you don't have an Ohio CHL or equivalent, you can have the cased, unloaded firearm anywhere in the state that's not posted or a statutory CPZ. If you're NOT licensed, all magazines and speedloaders must be EMPTY when in a vehicle. Rifle magazines must ALWAYS be unloaded in a vehicle, CHL or not.

As far as flying goes, just follow the TSA and airline regs. There are NO gun laws in Ohio below state level. That means no worries about merely HAVING a firearm anywhere, unless you're somehow under prohibition (felon, adjudicated mentally unfit, convicted domestic abuser, etc.)

Bringing a firearm into Ohio is the LEAST of your worries on this trip.

You can go to the Ohio Attorney General's website and download the CHL booklet.

 

[Deanimator]

Amen, and I have no desire to visit a city where they've asked the National Guard to step in and help their local police department. I've missed absolutely nothing there.

To be "fair", their police department is in an utter shambles, both because of the ruling junta, and the character deficits of the rank and file. That's the major reason why the G8 was moved elsewhere.

I was truly astonished that there wasn't FAR more mayhem during the NATO summit. Either the FBI is REALLY up on things or the anarchists (and Al Qaeda) are even worse off than the CPD.

 

[coolluke01]

Forgive me for insinuating that Ohio is like IL. lol. I meant no disrespect.

I don't know the specific laws of Ohio but it sounds like it's much more forgiving than IL.

I'm basically asking for those that have flown with handguns and what their experience was like.

 

[mg.mikael]

Geez, can we all ust stop the Chicago bashing already! Yeah, Chicago is an awful city for those who wish to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights, everbody knows that.

If you don't like the city THEN don't visit, and if you've never been there then don't leave comments like "serfs", "I never want to visit", and so on.

I said it once and I'll say it again.....Take it from somebody that's lived in Illinois all their life, currently lives in the Chicagoland, and does business in the city on a daily basis(all without a gun believe it or not)......just take a breath and relax.

Sounds to me like you'll be staying in a nice neighborhood(considering your friends a pilot) and since your just visiting, relax and try to see some of the sites if you can. If you haven't been downtown to Millennium Park definitely head down there see the 'Bean', check out the new addition to the Art Musuem(worth seeing, done by architect Renzo Piano) and take a nice walk to the shore line. Relax and have a great time.

 

[Deanimator]

If you don't like the city THEN don't visit, and if you've never been there then don't leave comments like "serfs", "I never want to visit", and so on.

I was born and raised in Chicago. I lived there for 20+ years.

"Serf" is the PERFECT description of the inhabitants.

The desire to have an unarmed serf class in Illinois is merely one of the more visible manifestations of a fundamental underlying rot in the state, and especially in Chicago.

 

[razorback2003]

When you are in IL just put your gun in the trunk unloaded. Stay in a hotel outside of Chicago city limits, like a nice suburban city. Keep your gun loaded in your hotel room. It is not that big of a deal. When in Ohio, if you have a license you can keep the gun on you loaded and concealed.

 

[oneounceload]

I can't imagine letting my enjoyment of the world be limited by politics. You've lost already.

Exactly, there are more places in this world where you can't carry a weapon and yet folks seem to be able to live and enjoy themselves, tourists can experience new things, etc.

As someone who grew up in NYC, I went everywhere without a weapon and had a safe great time, even when on the bus or subway at 3AM.

Way too many folks think everyone is out to rob and kill them. If you are really that paranoid, buy a mountain top and build a bunker; otherwise enjoy life, experience new places and cultures and stop worrying about being attacked every minute of the day

 

[mortablunt]

Don't carry. Just don't.

 

[Robert]

The original question was answered two pages ago. Done.