Question, going to St. Louis with another couple on Saturday and one of them carries. He already knows he has to dearm, but can the ammo still stay in the clip if the gun is out of reach (or does he have to the rounds out of hte magazine also)? We are taking my girlfriends vehicle and it has this area where we can put the gun in the very back of the vehicle.
Incorrect.Must be seperate
Incorrect.
In Illinois the MAGAZINE can be loaded up but there must be NO loaded magazine in the gun and NO round in the chamber. The gun must be in a case. The gun and magazine CAN be in the case together.
And you are "taking it" correctly. Looking up though...he aint...not even close.http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/ptfire.pdf
"Is it illegal to have ammunition in the case with the firearm?
No, if the firearm is unloaded and is properly enclosed in a case and the individual possessing the firearm and ammunition is in possession of a valid FOID card."
But a loaded magazine is ok, as long as it's not IN the firearm - that's how I'm taking this sentence.
Guess he wasnt born and raised in Il and a resident for 30 something years.....i WAS.
22 years here! Never again! Only to visit the poor souls that still live there.
I still wouldn't trust them.
Was it ever answered how the issue of the OP's friend's gun in the car came in to play during the traffic stop? That or I just can't remember. Been reading chemotherapy notes too much.
My apologies for not getting back sooner, but I want to thank everyone for their input. And I do have more information directly from him.
He was in Mt. Carmel pulling out of the parking lot of a fast food restaurant when a cop pulled him over. He was not speeding, what he says is that someone saw his gun when he took his jacket off and called him in and also gave the police info such as what car he was driving etc. He tells me that he was charged with a class A misdemeanor, not the felony. And he says that he has no criminal record. He also cannot afford a lawyer.
He wants to know if this will effect his owning a LTCH since it is a class A misdemeanor that involves a weapon? And any other advice that might help.
It was buried on page 8 or 9.
Hopefully you just forgot your purple. If not then this if full of FAIL!
I've heard that when any LEO checks up on you on their computer, you're carry license will show up, so they will find out. I agree that not knowing about the reciprocity agreements between states is your friends biggest failure.