Pardon my ignorance, but how does the Class III FFL license get around the Illinois state law that says you cannot possess machine guns? i.e.
720 ILCS 5/24‑1(a)(7)(1) (I know there are certain exemptions for on-duty police, armed forces, licensed manufacturers of machine guns, et al.)
See 720 ILCS 5/24-2(c) But for those who are not fortunate enough to be within one of those categories...
Am I missing something? I was thinking possibly federal law preempts state and local law (as in the case of the recent legislation Congress passed to allow police and retired police to carry concealed -- subject to restrictions,
see P.L. 108-277 -- notwithstanding state & local law) but I have not been able to find authority for that proposition.
i.e. Anyone know where in the federal law does it say that Class III FFLs are exempt from state & local laws restricting possession/ownership, or that those laws are preempted by federal law... or how it works?