Carrying a gun in Illinois?

Question

Can I keep a gun in my car for protection as long as I have a permit?

Answer 1

In IL you have to have a Firearms Owner Identification Card (FOID) to own or buy a firearm. IL does not have a Conceal Carry permit or permit to keep a gun in your car. You can keep a gun in your car if you are transporting it from one place to another. It must be in a box out of reach of occupants with any magazines out of the gun with the gun locked. Ammo must be in a separate part of the vehicle. You can also get into some trouble if you use a firearm outside of your house or place of residence or business for defense. Meaning in the parking lot of a supermarket even if you are threatened with a gun you cannot use yours without also being arrested and/or charged. Chicago does not allow any handgun anywhere in city limits at all, locked or not...

Answer 2

tI am unsure what the City of Chicago's laws are but in the rest of the state the gun only has to be unloaded and enclosed completely in a case of some sort. It does NOT have to be LOCKED away separately from the passenger compartment nor does the ammo. In fact the ammo can be stored with the gun in the case ( not loaded in the weapon) This info was given to me directly by a Dept. of Natural Resources Officer ( game warden)! And as stated there is no permits to carry a handgun allowed state wide but you can transport as long as you follow the regulations and have a valid FOID card!!

Answer 3

There are no 'permits' for guns in Illinois. If you have a long gun in you car it must be unloaded in a case with ammo stored somewhere else in the vehicle. If you keep a pistol in you car it must be unloaded (including the magazines), LOCKED in a case, with the ammo stored elsewhere in the car.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. Illinois has no conceal carry law, the last in the Country. I live in Illinois and am a certified Utah permit Instructor.

Answer 5

No you can not legally. It must be unloaded and cased when in your car. No carry permits available, unless you happen to be a very good friend of Mayor Daley and or Blagoivich! I would try pepper spray or a small stun weapon( not sure if stun guns are legal?).

Answer 6

Wow, people in Illinois live in the Dark Ages! Man, oh man!
Why hasn't anyone started an NRA chapter there? Must be shooting ranges and clubs that are NRA. Sprinfield Armory lives there, don't they?

Answer 7

kristy,

Here is the outline for Illinois (or should I say the kommunist people's republik of illinois)

Here are a couple links for your review
1st is OPEN Carry information
http://www.opencarry.org/il.html

Second is ownership info from the NRAILA.

http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/ILSL.pdf
POSSESSION
It is unlawful to possess any firearm or ammunition without a valid FOID.
It is unlawful to possess any rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length or a shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length or any weapon made from a rifle or shotgun, if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
It is unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to possess a handgun, or concealable firearm.
It is unlawful for the following persons to possess a firearm or ammunition: 1)under 21 who has been adjudged delinquent or been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense; 2)is a narcotic addict; 3)within the past 5 years has been a patient in a mental hospital; 4)is mentally retarded; 5)or a convicted felon.
It is unlawful for any person to possess any firearm with intent to use it unlawfully against another. It is unlawful to possess any firearm in any place licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or “at any public gathering held pursuant to a license issued by any governmental body,” or at any public gathering (except a gun show) at which an admission is charged. An exception is provided for the owner, manager or an authorized employee of the specified establishments.
An unemancipated minor is not required to have a FOID in order to
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possess a firearm or ammunition while under the immediate control of a parent, guardian or other person in loco parentis who has a valid FOID. A person with a FOID card can loan a gun to a non-FOID card owner as long as the gun was used at a range and under the supervision of the owner.
It is unlawful to possess firearms or ammunition on the grounds or building of a school. Exempt are students in firearm training courses, parades, hunting, target shooting on school ranges, or otherwise with the consent of school authorities and which firearms are transported unloaded and enclosed in a suitable case, box, or transportation package.
NOTE: In Chicago it is unlawful to keep any firearm unless it has been registered with the Chicago Police at Daley Center. All firearms brought into the city must be registered. The registration certificate (valid for 1 year) must be carried simultaneously with the firearm, and exhibited upon demand of any police officer. Handguns may not be registered after 1982. So-called assault firearms may not be registered.


CARRYING
It is unlawful to carry or possess any firearm in any vehicle or concealed on or about the person, except on one’s land or in one’s abode or fixed place of business. It is unlawful to carry or possess any firearm on or about one’s person upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village, or incorporated town, except when: an invitee thereon or therein; for the purpose of the display of firearms or the lawful commerce in firearms; or when on one’s land or in one’s abode or fixed place of business.
Exceptions are persons using their firearms on established target ranges; licensed hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in their licensed activity; transportation of firearms that are broken down in a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible (e.g., in the trunk of a car); and transportation, carrying, or possession of a firearm which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the possessor of a valid FOID. Under the Wildlife Code, it is unlawful to have or carry any firearm in or on any vehicle or conveyance unless unloaded and enclosed in a case.

Answer 8

I guess i wont visit Illinois any time soon

Answer 9

If you would rather be a Victim than a survivor then NO.** If you want to be carried by six (6)* rather than being judged by twelve (12)* then NO.**

Answer 10

It depends on what type of PERMIT you are referring to? A Concealed Weapon Permit or Permit to purchase a handgun?