Ohio to Illinois

[wmforsythe]

I will be traveling by auto from ohio to Chicago, Illinois in the near futrue. Is it legal to have an unloaded handgun locked in a case in one's trunk?

 

[Flyrodder59]

Thats about the only way its legal in this state.

 

[Hatchet]

in rest of illinois yes... but in chicago, it has to be non functional, meaning slide removed or something...

Here, from the site of the Office of the Chicago City Clerk Note number 10. Full text of the ordinance HERE
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ARTICLE I. POSSESSION OF FIREARMS
8-20-010 Unlawful to carry – Exceptions.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or maintain in any vehicle or about his or her person except when on his or her property or in his or her residence or fixed place of business, any rifle, shotgun, or other firearm; provided, that this section shall not apply to:

(1) Peace officers or any person summoned by any such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while he is actually engaged in assisting such officer;

(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense, while in the performance of their official duty or commuting between their homes and places of employment;

(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance of their official duty;

(4) Special agents employed by a railroad to perform police functions, or employees of a detective agency, watchman-guard or patrolman agency, licensed by the State of Illinois, while actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment or commuting between their homes and places of employment;

(5) Agents and investigators of the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission authorized by the Commission to carry weapons, while on duty in the course of any investigation for the Commission;

(6) Manufacture, transportation when the weapons are not immediately accessible to any person, or sale of weapons to persons authorized under law to possess them;

(7) Members of any club or organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or private, while such members are using their firearms on such target ranges;

(8) Duly authorized military or civil organizations while parading, with the special permission of the Governor;

(9) Licensed hunters or fishermen while engaged in hunting or fishing;

(10) transportation of weapons broken down in a nonfunctioning state.

 

[tattedupboy]

Carrying a gun, even one that's disassembled, unloaded, and inaccessible from the passenger compartment can still be a headache in a place like that. And on top of that, an ********* cop may still find a reason to take your gun. You're better off just leaving yor gun at home, IMO.

 

[Terminal Lance]

Just don't get pulled over. And if you do for something menial as speeding for heavens sake don't tell them u have it.

 

[HotRod45]

Guns in Illinois

The COPS should have to handle all the violent crime in Illilois without their guns. Like a british cop use to. I bet the laws would get changed then. It is rediculous that there are even cities in Illinois that outlaw the possession of a handgun. GO ABE!

 

[tattedupboy]

A good rule of thumb to follow is, "if you're in a place where you HAVE to be, whenever in doubt, just leave the gun at home." After all, you can't get arrested on a gun charge of you have no gun, right?

 

[gonzogeezer]

Except Ohio is a Must Inform state. Does that also apply to carrying in luggage unloaded?

 

[NavyLCDR]

Except Ohio is a Must Inform state. Does that also apply to carrying in luggage unloaded?

No, it does not apply to unloaded firearms carried in luggage:

Lawriter - ORC - 2923.12 Carrying concealed weapons.

(B) No person who has been issued a license or temporary emergency license to carry a concealed handgun under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code or a license to carry a concealed handgun that was issued by another state with which the attorney general has entered into a reciprocity agreement under section 109.69 of the Revised Code shall do any of the following:

(1) If the person is stopped for a law enforcement purpose and is carrying a concealed handgun, fail to promptly inform any law enforcement officer who approaches the person after the person has been stopped that the person has been issued a license or temporary emergency license to carry a concealed handgun and that the person then is carrying a concealed handgun;

(C)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(c) A person’s transportation or storage of a firearm, other than a firearm described in divisions (G) to (M) of section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, in a motor vehicle for any lawful purpose if the firearm is not on the actor’s person;