Posted: 12/1/2010 1:47:59 PM EDT
| A guy at work told me today that AR-15's are illegal in Cook County. I told him I didn't think he was right because a gun shop / range in DesPlanes sells them all with extendable stock, bayonet lug, mags that hold over 10 rounds.......... tried a search but came up empty. Any info please..................Ed |
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http://library6.municode.com/default-test/home.htm?infobase=13805&doc_action=whatsnew
Then look for chapter 54 Then look for Division 4 Blair Holt Assault Weapon Ban Then look thru all 3 sections. 54-211 thru 54- 213 Remember this the next time your at a voting booth. Yep its sure as heck is hidden, Yep the Illinois State Police does not show the county ban on it's web site or any details, Yep its B/S and there is a law suit currently on it. Word on the street is "It's on the books, but not enforced". No one I have heard about has ever been charged with violating the law YET. |
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Although there is a Cook Co AWB, home rule preempts county regs. DesPlaines, Tinley Park are examples of towns, villages
that do not have an AWB. Call your village/town hall to see if they are home rule. You may need to call the police to see if they maintain the county AWB. |
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Although there is a Cook Co AWB, home rule preempts county regs. DesPlaines, Tinley Park are examples of towns, villages that do not have an AWB. Call your village/town hall to see if they are home rule. You may need to call the police to see if they maintain the county AWB. I have gotten conflicting info doing this. My Chief of Police said no AWB. And my village attorney said they allow the cook county Sheriffs Dept. to enforce it 
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Your town needs to have an ordinance that specifically exempts itself from the ban - even if you are in a home rule town - according to the CC Dep. Of Rev. which ATF consults when they want to know which towns are exempt from the ban. Here's an example -
"It is intended that this section shall pre-empt all county licensing, registration or other regulatory schemes for firearms, firearm ammunition, firearms dealers and assault weapons. As provided in Article VII, Section 6(c), of the State Constitution of 1970, if a county ordinance conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality, the municipal ordinance shall prevail within its jurisdiction. (b) It is specifically intended that this section shall pre-empt the County Firearms Dealer’s License and Assault Weapons Ban Ordinance as now in effect or as may be hereafter amended. " Regardless, I would own what I want where I want and not worry about it. This is still America. Kind of. |
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I read this today, seems like good news.
ISRA WEBSITE ISRA SUPPORTED SUIT AGAINST COOK COUNTY SUCCEEDS IN STATE SUPREME COURT A case brought against Cook County, challenging its “Assault Weapon” ban passed in 2006, has finally been decided favorably for the ISRA backed Plaintiffs. The case of Wilson, et al. vs Cook County et al., was returned to the State Appellate Court pursuant to the Supreme Court’s exercise of its judicial authority, and the First District Appellate Court has been ordered to vacate its decision and reconsider the case based on the recent decision in McDonald vs. City of Chicago. McDonald was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in which ISRA was one of the Plaintiffs. |
| I would not count on it. There was some real shady politics involved with the Crook County ban. And I'm sure that will help getting it overturned. California and New York just kept the 1994 fed ban. Those may be harder. But I will remain optimistic. It is a start. And I'm sure those bans are in our sights. I hope I'm wrong and they do fall like domino's |
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>>>>is this the first case of an AWB falling victim to McDonald?
Read the new material posted on the ISRA site and decide for yourself. http://isra.org/#wilson-suit |