wlemay
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Here is a little question I have regarding transporting firearms in Illinois law.
I understand that the firearm must be:
Unloaded, in a closed case/container, (*or* broken down, unloaded, & out of reach), and the firearms must be in possession of a person with valid FOID card (or a non state resident who can legally own a gun).
I also understand that the location of ammunition is NOT regulated: You can have loaded magazines or bullets: in the gun case, in your pockets, in the glove box... etc.
Just as long as it is not physically loaded in the firearm.
All of this is from The Illinois State Police's official website:
http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/1-154.pdf
NOW HERE IS MY QUESTION. (This is a curiosity only, I am not saying I plan on doing this)
I was thinking that if you wanted a legal self defense firearm in your vehicle in IL, you could have a rifle / shotgun leaning so that the muzzle end was under the dashboard where the passenger would rest his feet and the stock would be against the center console pointing towards the passenger side head rest. Loaded magazines in the center console. The firearm would be in a case with the zippers (all the way zipped) on the butt stock end so you could easily unzip it and pull it out. I figure a carbine or a rifle/ shotgun with a folding stock would be ideal for this.... but a handgun would be better.
Under my interpretation of the law, this would appear to be legal; but it seems to good to be true: is it?
Of course there is always the problem with leaving your firearm in open view, which is why I would not do this... So a pistol would make more sense; but I do not own a handgun and do not really want one. Anyways this was just an idea I thought of while I was driving home; I am going to a 4 year university right now so I would not want to have a firearm in my vehicle at all times; the campus police take stuff like that very seriously and I do not want to risk being arrested and showing up on the evening news!
I have heard of a number of legal or legally grey areas on IL "carry", I figure this may be another one to add to the pile. But as far as I can tell this one seems 100% legit in most parts of IL (cook county & other non gun friendly areas excluded).
What do you guys think?
I understand that the firearm must be:
Unloaded, in a closed case/container, (*or* broken down, unloaded, & out of reach), and the firearms must be in possession of a person with valid FOID card (or a non state resident who can legally own a gun).
I also understand that the location of ammunition is NOT regulated: You can have loaded magazines or bullets: in the gun case, in your pockets, in the glove box... etc.
Just as long as it is not physically loaded in the firearm.
All of this is from The Illinois State Police's official website:
http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/1-154.pdf
NOW HERE IS MY QUESTION. (This is a curiosity only, I am not saying I plan on doing this)
I was thinking that if you wanted a legal self defense firearm in your vehicle in IL, you could have a rifle / shotgun leaning so that the muzzle end was under the dashboard where the passenger would rest his feet and the stock would be against the center console pointing towards the passenger side head rest. Loaded magazines in the center console. The firearm would be in a case with the zippers (all the way zipped) on the butt stock end so you could easily unzip it and pull it out. I figure a carbine or a rifle/ shotgun with a folding stock would be ideal for this.... but a handgun would be better.
Under my interpretation of the law, this would appear to be legal; but it seems to good to be true: is it?
Of course there is always the problem with leaving your firearm in open view, which is why I would not do this... So a pistol would make more sense; but I do not own a handgun and do not really want one. Anyways this was just an idea I thought of while I was driving home; I am going to a 4 year university right now so I would not want to have a firearm in my vehicle at all times; the campus police take stuff like that very seriously and I do not want to risk being arrested and showing up on the evening news!
I have heard of a number of legal or legally grey areas on IL "carry", I figure this may be another one to add to the pile. But as far as I can tell this one seems 100% legit in most parts of IL (cook county & other non gun friendly areas excluded).
What do you guys think?
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