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omaharj:
Sunday I leave for a ten day trip to Pennsylvania. I'll be driving and for about three hours I'll be in Illinois.(I know, just go around :)) My plan is to have a gym bag with my two cases,one metal with a cable and one Plano,in the car with me. Before I go into Illinois, I'll stop at a travel center,disarm myself, split the gun and mag,lock them in separate cases,and put them in the trunk. When
I hit Indiana I'll put the cases in the gym bag, get behind the wheel, and rearm. I figure as long as I'm parked somewhat privately,no one should see anything to be alarmed about. Anyone see flaws to this?  RJ

SemperFiGuy:
Omaharj

Please allow me to respectfully recommend that you DO NOT travel through Illinois packing heat in your vehicle in any form whatsoever without first downloading and thoroughly reading the following document:

http://www.isp.state.il.us/docs/ptfire.pdf

It's fifteen (15) pages of about six (6) point type font..............

But everything you need to know is in there.    This Little Gem, for example:
 
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"............It is recommended that, in order to be in compliance with all statutes, all firearms be
transported:
1. Unloaded and,
2. Enclosed in a case, and
3. By persons who have a valid FOID card.
Unless specifically exempted from UUW, a person commits......"

                                                    -----------------------------------

(go look it up to see what a person commits.   What is UUW???   And what is an FOID card???   Hmmmm???)

There are three (3) separate agency sets of statutes applying to firearms in Illinois.

None of us on the NFOA forum wants to have to come to visit you in Illinois.


sfg

bullit:
A few years ago I spoke to a SGT at the ISP HQ.  He was VERY helpful.  Said unloaded, cased out of reach and ammo separate and it encased you are good to go.  I'd give a call again to update.  Again, I was impressed how helpful they were i.e. they ain't the Chicago branch of the Regime.

omaharj:
Thanks Guys. SFG, I'm not hunting in Illinois,just passing through,so I'm basing my requirements on the Firearm Owners Protection Act. As a precaution, I've printed out a copy of it in case a police officer decides he's never heard of it. It's pretty specific,I can stop for food and gas,and I have to keep the gun locked up and it has to be unloaded. I'll put the empty clips in a separate locked case with boxed ammo.
My main concern is the actual transfer of the gun from my hip to the trunk. I didn't know if anyone had come up with a smoother way to do it. I was hoping there was "the usual procedure" that someone would fill me in on. Illinois makes me nervous. hehehe. I'll call ISP now.  RJ

SemperFiGuy:
OmahaRJ:

May you have Safe Travelin'.

sfg

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