Posted: 7/22/2008 4:58:54 PM EDT
| I live in Indiana and will be driving through IL on my way to visit relatives in WI. Anyone know if I can bring a unloaded pistol, in the trunk of my car? I'd like to go shooting with my brother when I get to Wisconsin. |
1. Unloaded and, 2. Enclosed in a case, 3. Recommended that the ammunition be in a separate bag or case / Container. I forgot : Not immediately accessible. ( but you had that covered with the trunk statement.) |
No offense, but  .The law makes NO PROVISION for "accessibility". You can carry an unloaded pistol with a loaded magazine next to in in a fanny pack on your person - as long as it completely closes, and the weapon is unloaded (no mag, empty chamber or cylinders) you're GTG. And unlike several other states, it doesn't even need to be a "designed for the purpose" gun case - it can be an attache case, a pelican box or a garbage bag. If you want to avoid any (99.99%) of possible legal entanglement, then throw it in the trunk... although it's not a requirement. Don't fuel the anti's please. 
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But If he just follows the previously mentioned things I originally posted he's not going to become a "guest of the state" if he gets pulled over and searched for some reason. Let's get the guy to Wisconson without any repercussions!  The wildlife codes also state's a specifically a case designed for firearms is to be used. That's a hole card a sharp cop will pull if he really want's to roll you. More stuff to sift thru if you care to look: ISP web site |
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Well I decided to fly out. Ain't it a bitch when you can transport a gun with less hassle on an airplane than in a car? The last time I took my guns on a plane trip, checking the gun at the airport counter was pretty painless. Well aside from the nice lady asking why I needed to bring 3 handguns along with me on vacation. |
I know about the ILCS - after researching them for labor contracts, pension and promotion laws for the union I know how to find 'em. I'm not saying what you're saying is wrong, I'm saying but you're combining portions needlessly, and creating unnecessary restrictions. Break the section down from numbers to ";":
Basically explains the conditions that exclude the article in question from the law
So you could have the firearm of your choice, uncased, but disassembled or otherwise not working (like welded and non-working drill rifles);
Assembled, loaded and chambered, but in the trunk or in a locked case,
Self explanatory, with no additional restriction; and since the FOID law only applies to residents, he's exempt from that portion.
Agreed, and getting from "A" to "B" via our grate state without undue complications is the end goal, of course. It's just folks that insist that guns need to be unloaded AND in the trunk, or broken down AND in a locked case are creating required conditions that do not exist under the State Statute as written.
Yes, but unless he's a DNR Conservation Officer or you admit to hunting, it's a throwaway once you appear in court. More stuff to sift thru if you care to look: ISP web site |