Obtain rifle from Illinois.

[Whisk604]

Also do not transport the firearms with mags or ammo together. If the guns are in the back keep the mags and ammo in the glove box. I know that's a rule there.

 

[Biggredchev]

I asked my uncle (retired ILSP down around the Danville area) when I got old enough to buy firearms and wanted to bring some to shoot with him. He said he didnt know, was a pretty grey area outside of Chicago. He just told me to keep the firearms locked up trunk, keep the mags/ammo in a locked bag in the back seat, mind my road manners, and keep my mouth shut if i got pulled over. Been doing it that way 4 or 5 times a year since and never had any problems but ive also never been pulled over in IL.

 

[MCgrease08]

Amazing some of the stuff folks are willing to post in a public forum.

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Amazing some of the stuff folks are willing to post in a public forum.

I'm not sure if this is directed at me. I passed the advice of this forum to my pal. Told him the options and told him to make up his own mind as to how to proceed.

 

[semperfi211]

Between close friends and relatives just keep it to yourselves.

 

[MCgrease08]

I'm not sure if this is directed at me. I passed the advice of this forum to my pal. Told him the options and told him to make up his own mind as to how to proceed.

Not directed at you. Just a general observation.

 

[04FXSTS]

Also do not transport the firearms with mags or ammo together. If the guns are in the back keep the mags and ammo in the glove box. I know that's a rule there.

I am sorry but that is not a law in Illinois, at least it was not while I lived there from 1946 to 2020. It is a common misconception put forward by a lot of LEO's who either did not know the law or were telling you the way they wanted things to work. The state of Illinois regulates the transportation of firearms but has never regulated the transportation of ammunition.
Firearms may be transported legally in any of three ways: 1) Unloaded and in a case. 2) Broken down so it is inoperable. 3) Not immediately accessible. Of the three ways #1 is the most common and sometimes combined with #3. The case does not have to be locked and ammo can be inside the case as long as it is not in the firearm. If you also lock everything in the trunk you have went beyond what is necessary.
What Whisk604 stated is the federal safe transportation law for transportation across states. According to the federal transportation law the ammo must be seperate from the firearm while transporting through a state such as New Jersey where state law prohibits possession of pretty much anything. Since Illinois does not regulate transportation of ammo this step is not necessary. Jim.

 

[wagyu52]

Pay close attention to the 3rd paragraph.

To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

A person may transfer a firearm to an unlicensed resident of their state, provided the transferor does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the transferee is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under federal law. There may be state laws that regulate intrastate firearm...

www.atf.gov

 

[dprimm]

Gift them now. done.

 

[dprimm]

Firearms may be transported legally in any of three ways: 1) Unloaded and in a case. 2) Broken down so it is inoperable. 3) Not immediately accessible. Of the three ways #1 is the most common and sometimes combined with #3. The case does not have to be locked and ammo can be inside the case as long as it is not in the firearm. If you also lock everything in the trunk you have went beyond what is necessary.

except when you have an Indiana LTCH (or other state version).

Carry in car in Illinois with Ltch

Just became an Indiana resident and still work in Chicago. I saw online that you can carry in your car only while traveling through Illinois. All the concealed carry reciprocity sites say no carry at all, but when you look it up there’s part of the Illinois statute that says you can carry in the...

www.indianagunowners.com

 

[Whisk604]

I am sorry but that is not a law in Illinois, at least it was not while I lived there from 1946 to 2020. It is a common misconception put forward by a lot of LEO's who either did not know the law or were telling you the way they wanted things to work. The state of Illinois regulates the transportation of firearms but has never regulated the transportation of ammunition.
Firearms may be transported legally in any of three ways: 1) Unloaded and in a case. 2) Broken down so it is inoperable. 3) Not immediately accessible. Of the three ways #1 is the most common and sometimes combined with #3. The case does not have to be locked and ammo can be inside the case as long as it is not in the firearm. If you also lock everything in the trunk you have went beyond what is necessary.
What Whisk604 stated is the federal safe transportation law for transportation across states. According to the federal transportation law the ammo must be seperate from the firearm while transporting through a state such as New Jersey where state law prohibits possession of pretty much anything. Since Illinois does not regulate transportation of ammo this step is not necessary. Jim.

I was quoting the Illinois state Police officer that was ripping my vehicle apart.

 

[DadSmith]

to be 100% perfectly letter-of-the-law specific... If the guns are not specifically enumerated in a Will as passing to your friend as inheritance, then they'll need to go through an FFL.

so if your friend wants to be/stay 100% legal, he should contact an FFL and explain the situation and ask if he can "walk them in" to do the appropriate transfers and pay the fee/s for the service. In this situation, I'd probably also want a letter of some kind from the parents stating they're giving these as gifts. The FFL-holder will also probably want a copy of a driver's license as well.

It MAY be slightly easier to quickly have them added to a simple will (Make, model, Serial #).

OR, once the father passes away, they all become immediate property of the mother. The mother can then LEND them to your friend. Lent/borrowed firearms do not need to be transferred in order to come across state lines.

Thank you for that information. I didn't know you could bypass a FFL by using a will. I do have one for my firearms. Now another question. Will a Will work with handguns also?

 

[MrSmitty]

Don’t ask/don’t tell. Not my recommendation...just deciphering the shorthand for you

If it were me, I’d have already buried the rifles in my back yard When you think it is time to bury your guns...it's time to dig them up...........

 

[76Too]

I might have a few of each (buried and topside)!

 

[LP1]

Does IL have registration of long guns? And if so, have these rifles been registered? If there's no paper trail, who is to say where the rifles came from?