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      Wrenn PI Granted (DC Shall Issue)

      Sounds like you've been to Illinois! No permit is more expensive or requires more training than Illinois' CCL. With 23 categories of prohibited areas, I'm not sure if there are any more restrictive "shall-issue" permits out there.
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      SAF files Suit in Illinois over Right to Carry

      The real stickler is VOLUNTARY admissions to a mental health facility. Illinois considers that a disqualifier for firearms possession for 5 years. Most states only care about INVOLUNTARY mental health admissions.
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      non-resident CCW. How many do you have?

      Utah, Florida, and my home state of Illinois.
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      Norman v. State (FL) Open Carry lawsuit

      No, open carry was (and still is) illegal in Illinois. What made Illinois ripe for a lawsuit was the complete ban on carrying firearms outside the home, open or concealed. The 7th CA really didn't address the open vs. concealed issue, other than to say that a complete ban was...
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      6-24 updates from www.handgunlaw.us

      Thank you very much! I usually don't post a whole lot here, unless it's something I think would be helpful. TBH, I come here nearly every day to read what the resident legal scholars have to say about pending litigation. I've learned a lot here, so it's nice to be able to contribute what I...
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      6-24 updates from www.handgunlaw.us

      It does appear you are correct. If you are eligible to carry a FIREARM in public under the laws of your home state, is what the law says. There is a fine distinction there, between firearm and handgun. But, as I always tell my students, you cannot expect every police officer in Illinois to be...
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      6-24 updates from www.handgunlaw.us

      Here is a pamphlet put out by ISP about transporting your firearms legally in Illinois. Keep in mind that this was published before Concealed Carry was passed.
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      6-24 updates from www.handgunlaw.us

      Illinois CCL instructor here. If you are allowed to carry a firearm in public under the laws of your home state, you may carry a loaded or unloaded handgun concealed on or about you in a vehicle in Illinois. If you exit the vehicle, the firearm must be enclosed in a case inside a locked...
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      Murder Capitals of America – 2017

      It is a known fact that Chicago underreports their violent crime statistics. It's probably done to keep them off lists like these.
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      SAF Sues Illinois over LTC Residency Requirements

      ISP played games with our live fire qualification. They sent a memo to instructors that in order to count, the bullet must strike the target within the scoring rings of the B27 target. That would mean that head shots would receive zero score. When we pointed out that the statute required that...
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      Trump to meet with NRA on terror watch list

      How about national carry reciprocity?
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      Transporting firearms cross country

      Interstate Transportation of Firearms https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/926A That should answer some questions. As long as you stay out of Chicago / burbs /Cook County, you can transport any non-NFA firearm in Illinois as long as the firearm is unloaded and enclosed in a case...
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      SAF challenges Marianas Islands Handgun Ban

      Sounds like Chicago - style politics...
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      What is a loaded gun?

      I know this is a discussion of MD law, but the lack of a definition of "loaded" sounds like our law here in Illinois. Fortunately, ISP put out an educational pamphlet several years ago that stated: ... the location of ammunition being transported, including ammunition in loaded magazines is not...
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      Decision in Kolbe!

      Would it be appropriate for the plaintiffs to file a motion for preliminary and/or permanent injunction at this point, given CA4's vacate and remand? Or even a motion for summary judgment?
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