Questions to gun owners

[Cuda]

1. No
2. Possibly.. I have been asked by both a doctor and insurance company. They no longer have my business.
3.No

Get one shoot it, enjoy it and don't worry.. (just follow the laws of your state)..

C

 

[2RCO]

Wouldn't worry about Guns and employment. I never hid it from any of the banks I worked for always came in handy for things like businessmen's trap shoots and charity stuff. It's a hobby just like golf or stamp collecting.

 

[TauZero]

The biggest drawback to gun ownership is that they are addictive. It can be an expensive addiction, too. If you don't believe me, ask on this forum how many people own only one gun. (I know i keep finding new reasons to buy another gun.)

Seriously, try finding people who are interested and knowledgeable about firearms. Ask at local gun shops, gun clubs, ranges, and definately go to a gun show. Once you meet some gun hobbyists, you might get a chance to try out a variety of firearms and see which one suits you.

 

[jeepmor]

Federal and state agents went house to house asking if people owned guns, specifically .223 weapons. (BTW, how do you think they know who to ask?)

Righto. I have another account via third person, an FFL, who conducted business with a LEO. The LEO had relocated to a different department and was asked to list all of his guns to his employer, which was not a federal agency. He omitted one gun, a ruger 10/22 IIRC, and the chief pulled him aside and stated they knew about one more gun that he had but did not list.

This may have been a state issue, but there is a database somewhere or this and my quoted portion simply could not happen. But they do. In this regard, I don't trust my government. Federal laws or not, it doesn't mean they're not collecting the data and filing it somewhere. As stated, how did they know who to ask? If there was no database, then this task should be impossilbe shouldn't it?

Besides all that, buy all the guns you want and enjoy them. As stated in previous posts, people are irresponsible, criminal and reckless, not guns. If you do your part, it'll never be a problem. As much as Illinois would have you feel like one, a gun does not make you a criminal.

I recall going to a party back in my college days and someone brought out an AK47. I obeyed the four rules and proceeded to pose with it for pictures. I never got to see the picture but bumped into an old friend a while back and he stated how good the pic of me with the gun turned out. I always worried that it might have somehow been a issue should it surface at some wrong time in my life. Not sure why, just did. Now, 20 some years later, I really wish I had that picture.

 

[pheasant slayer]

No, there is no database. I have owned firearms for 40 years and never been asked if I was a gun owner. No negatives but lots of positives. It is for responsible humans only, which I'm sure applies to you.

 

[Tom Bri]

Lots of us here from Illinois. I suggest you start a new thread with 'Illinois" in the title. You will get lots of state-specific info.

By the way, owning guns in MOST of Illinois is no problem. Only Chicago and a few other towns really have a problem with it.

I also suggest starting with a .22 rifle. It is really cheap and loads of fun. You can make enough money flipping burgers to buy one in just a few days. Also, AFAIK 19 year olds can buy long guns in Il. (Someone jump in to correct me if that is not true.)

For handguns you do need to be 21.

To get a foid card just go into a gun shop and ask, they will have the form on hand, it is short and simple to fill out.

 

[Samuraigg]

Where in Illinois do you live? If you live in Chicago or some other towns with restrictions you would need to take extra steps to make sure any purchase or possession of a gun in within the law.

 

[Andrewsky]

Yes, owning a firearm is a great responsibility.

Everytime you handle a gun, ask yourself two questions (will prevent great pain later):

1) Am I being safe?
2) Am I legal?

Moreover, you are 100% responsible for every round that comes out of your gun, so know what you're doing before you fire it.

A gun allows you to greatly influence the events around you, for good or bad.

Don't forget to have fun! You'll wonder how you lived without them. They're like little kids.

 

[cmidkiff]

1. Are you put into a list/database which makes you automatically a suspect in any gun related crimes that happen in your area?

Did posting this question put you onto a list/database? Probably...

(who me? paranoid?)

According to the FBI's page on the subject...

The NICS is not to be used to establish a federal firearm registry; information about an inquiry resulting in an allowed transfer is destroyed in accordance with NICS regulations.

http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics/nicsfact.htm#top

I'm not familiar with IL laws, in MO you have to get a 'permit to acquire' from the sheriff's office for handguns, but that law is repealed (as of tomorrow!!!)