Legal question: AP .308 > Illinois

Posted: 11/26/2007 2:24:40 PM EDT

Is it legal to own armor piercing .308 in Illinois?

Posted: 11/26/2007 3:47:53 PM EDT

[#1]

Why even ask? just keep it for a rainy day, steel wool off the black paint, and mark the can, special duty.

Posted: 11/26/2007 4:22:47 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Why even ask? just keep it for a rainy day, steel wool off the black paint, and mark the can, special duty.

Because I prefer not to break the law when I don't need to. Gun owners get enough bad press as it is, no need to feed the liberal media a story like "OMFG, GUN NUT HAS MAGIK EXPLODING HOMING ARMOR PIERCING CHILD SEEKING BULLETS WITH SPECIAL CAUCASIAN AFFINITY!" ...

Posted: 11/26/2007 4:23:45 PM EDT

[#3]

My recollection was that only handgun caliber AP is banned in IL.

Here's the statute:

(720 ILCS 5/24‑2.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24‑2.1)
Sec. 24‑2.1. Unlawful use of firearm projectiles.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of firearm projectiles when he or she knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, possesses, or carries any armor piercing bullet, dragon's breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell.
For the purposes of this Section:
"Armor piercing bullet" means any handgun bullet or handgun ammunition with projectiles or projectile cores constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium, or fully jacketed bullets larger than 22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25% of the total weight of the projectile, and excluding those handgun projectiles whose cores are composed of soft materials such as lead or lead alloys, zinc or zinc alloys, frangible projectiles designed primarily for sporting purposes, and any other projectiles or projectile cores that the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury finds to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes or industrial purposes or that otherwise does not constitute "armor piercing ammunition" as that term is defined by federal law.
The definition contained herein shall not be construed to include shotgun shells.

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(d) Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use of armor piercing bullets shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 92‑423, eff. 1‑1‑02.)

Posted: 11/26/2007 4:27:03 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
My recollection was that only handgun caliber AP is banned in IL.

Here's the statute:

(720 ILCS 5/24‑2.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24‑2.1)
Sec. 24‑2.1. Unlawful use of firearm projectiles.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of firearm projectiles when he or she knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, possesses, or carries any armor piercing bullet, dragon's breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell.
For the purposes of this Section:
"Armor piercing bullet" means any handgun bullet or handgun ammunition with projectiles or projectile cores constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium, or fully jacketed bullets larger than 22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25% of the total weight of the projectile, and excluding those handgun projectiles whose cores are composed of soft materials such as lead or lead alloys, zinc or zinc alloys, frangible projectiles designed primarily for sporting purposes, and any other projectiles or projectile cores that the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury finds to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes or industrial purposes or that otherwise does not constitute "armor piercing ammunition" as that term is defined by federal law.
The definition contained herein shall not be construed to include shotgun shells.

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(d) Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use of armor piercing bullets shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
(Source: P.A. 92‑423, eff. 1‑1‑02.)

Thanks!

Posted: 11/27/2007 12:04:14 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Why even ask? just keep it for a rainy day, steel wool off the black paint, and mark the can, special duty.

i would do what he says

or you might just become the man that tried to apess, but got taken down anyways because you had the ammo in the first place. the liberals dont care if you were trying to "be a good little boy" and will use it against you.

Posted: 11/27/2007 12:09:47 PM EDT

[#6]

What Ammo?

Posted: 11/27/2007 2:21:49 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Is it legal to own armor piercing .308 in Illinois?

There is no such thing as armor piercing .308...Loose lips sink ships

Posted: 11/27/2007 4:24:30 PM EDT

[#8]

I`m glad to see other people think the way I do, Hell I don`t even have any guns I just like to read about them on this website.

Posted: 11/28/2007 1:21:44 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
I`m glad to see other people think the way I do, Hell I don`t even have any guns I just like to read about them on this website.

Same here mine are all airsoft.

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