Is there a list somewhere. . .?

Question

of what the law considers deadly weapons in ILL? I am wondering if a bow and arrow is on that list.

Answer 1

American Legal Publishing 1
§ 137.01 UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS.

(A) No person shall knowingly:

(1) Sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, or carry any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot, sand-club, sand-bag, metal knuckles, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switch-blade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically
by hand pressure applied to a button, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife; or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means
of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas, but which shall not be deemed to include crossbows, common or compound bows and/or underwater spearguns in
accordance with ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 24-1(e);

(2) Carry or possess with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other pieceMatteson, Illinois Code of Ordinances of glass, stun gun or taser, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character;

(3) Carry on or about his/her person or in any vehicle, a tear gas gun projector or bomb or any object containing noxious liquid gas or substance, other than an object containing a non- lethal noxious liquid gas or substance designed solely for personal defense carried by a person 18 years of age or older;

(4) Set a spring gun;

(5) Carry or possess any firearm, stun gun or taser or other deadly weapon in any place which is licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or at any public gathering held pursuant to a license issued by any governmental body or any public gathering at which an admission is charged, excluding a place where a showing, demonstration, or lecture involving the exhibition of unloaded firearms is conducted;


These are city laws for Matteson. They will most likely be the same in all cities. Felonious laws include firearms, flip open knives with blades longer than 2 1/2 inches, switch-blades, explosive or incindiary (sp?) devices. Of course, it's not illegal to carry firearms, but if the law speaks of "using" or "concealing" a deadly weapon, these are the things they talk about.

A cross-bow and a compund bow are considered deadly weapons, while a simple bow is not. You may carry cross-bows where you can carry things that are not listed under item A-1, but you cannot carry it into public buildings, unless it is known that they are normally carried into such buildings (like gun and knife stores, walmart, etc...)

Answer 2

Probably, If box cutters are dangerous weapons anything that can penatrate can be called deadly weapons.