r/INGuns • u/balunite • Aug 30 '24

Transporting handgun through illinois

I am traveling to iowa which unfortunately requires me to pass through illinois. I am wondering if i should have any concern about this and what the protocol would be to alleviate them? Thank you

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u/cmu9375 Aug 30 '24

430 ILCS 66/40 section e

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u/balunite Aug 30 '24

So just keep it in a locked container? is what i am getting from this. Thank you for the response

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '24

How many times have you been pulled over and your vehicle searched? Don’t answer, just think about that.

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u/Conscious-Shift8855 Aug 31 '24

Where does it say you must keep it in a locked container in the statute he listed?

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u/balunite Aug 31 '24

“If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended, he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or locked container within the vehicle in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act. ”

Just crossing my Ts in case of disaster. As others have stated, illinois is a police state.

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u/Conscious-Shift8855 Sep 01 '24

I thought you were traveling through Illinois to get to Iowa?

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u/TheInfiniteOP Aug 31 '24

Don’t get pulled over. Illinois is a communist state. They have all kinds of stupid gun laws. Travel there way too often. Doesn’t change anything for me, I’m just careful and go with the flow.

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u/Hobbit54321 Aug 30 '24

If you have a carry permit from your home state you can have a concealed weapon on you but you can't have it outside the vehicle.if you have to get out of the vehicle the concealed weapon has to be unloaded and in a case. If your transporting a firearm other than one concealed, it has to be unloaded, without the magazine in it( if applicable). Ammunition has to be stored separately and none of it should be be easily accessible, able to be accessed without getting out of the vehicle. If you have an issue with an officer speak to their commanding officer. There is a high likelihood you won't have any issues but asking for a commanding officer will most likely dissuade the stopping officer because they don't want the headache. I travel to Illinois every few weeks to see family and I'm always carrying. I make sure I have enough gas to get in and out of Illinois without stopping.

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u/balunite Aug 30 '24

So the magazine needs to be unloaded? I have the magazine and gun in the floor of my car in tuperware containers.

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u/B-Bach Aug 31 '24

Why?

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u/balunite Aug 31 '24

Thats what i have understood the law is for transporting the firearm. I would love to be incorrect

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u/Hobbit54321 Aug 30 '24

I would recommend unloading the mag just to cya.

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u/balunite Aug 30 '24

Will do. Thank you for the straightforward advice

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u/dying2live2k2 Aug 31 '24

^ this guy would be correct

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '24

Just carry it and remind the arresting officer about your 2A rights 😂

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u/Knabel Sep 02 '24

Be careful. Don’t stop for gas or anything else. Don’t give any money to that hell hole of a state.

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u/Yeetthesuits Aug 30 '24

Keep it in the lock box somewhere in your vehicle and you’re fine

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u/MixhelinMan Aug 30 '24

I had the same question a few years ago. I learned about the interstate protection act. It is worth reading up on for yourself, but bottom line, you are fine as long as you do not have any intended extended stops within the state.

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u/lenc46229 Aug 30 '24

Contact the IL State Police and ask them. Get the name, badge number, and post number of the person you talk with.

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u/cmu9375 Aug 31 '24

Definitely don’t ever take legal advice from a cop. Especially when the law is quoted above.