Gun free zones I don't recall the public street being a gun free zone :O) I could post a video of a dude who tried to rob a armored car and was shot in the face. Amazing how his eye was hanging from the socket and he was trying to put it back in.
Chicago is one of the most gun-restricted cities in the country. Up until recently, it was virtually impossible for a law abiding citizen to possess one for their own protection. Pretty sure those restrictive laws extend to the public streets.
It wasn't impossible or any where near impossible prior to concealed weapons. You simply bought a gun and registered it with the city of chicago for 25 bucks or 75 for 3 as long as you had a Foid card and were not a criminal. I've owned a handgun in the city since i was 21, never had issues getting or and never had a issue getting long guns either. I have well over 300 weapons in my house that have been purchased since the age of 21 and not a issue. The real hidden issue behind the handgun ban was simply you couldn't purchase one with in chicago or register one at one point in the city then when they disbanded the gun registration unit it didn't matter. Simply put buy hand gun and keep it to yourself. You were still legal according to the state and there was no ban about transporting a hand gun so even if you were stopped and it was located in a case nothing came of it.
Thanks for provide a little more clarity from someone who lives there. How difficult is it to get legal approval to carry a concealed gun in Chicago? Or keep a loaded gun in your car? In other words, if put in a situation where you might actually need to use it for self defense, are there any legal hurdles that would make immediate, unrestricted access impossible?
Ill never give my guns up they are used one for protection, two for a weekend get away for target shooting and maybe hunting here and there. As long as their is a weapon on this planet aka a pen, scissors, knife, baton etc etc i will be holding onto my weapons
Honestly getting the approval now is pretty painless. but then again you can hit the snafu. Get your FOID from the state police, take the mandatory training, then apply for the Concealed permit. Now here is where it gets tricky electronic Finger prints will get you a card in less then 60 days if you're not objected to by a PD. You will not a see a approval or card prior to 30 days since you app sits in a computer system that every police department in the state has access too. They can go in an review your app and can check you out and not contest it if they find nothing or they can object to it based on their dealings with you. If a PD objects your app then its forwarded to a review board who then has the last say either yes or no. Basically they are the final folks looking at if the objection is good or bad and the PD that objected needs to provide PROOF. I carry a weapon for work, never been arrested and yet I was objected to Go figure. In the end i was approved. They won't tell you who or what the objection is but having access to run stuff in NCIC i knew it was going to be a issue from the get go cause there is a guy with the same name as mine different description and address that has a warrant since 1995. Most Officers don't read past the name and date of birth to determine if they have the right person I.E. height weight hair color etc. so in the end it took 6 months to get a card i didn't even need.
Its a shall issue if your not a criminal the objects don't carry much weight and it has been proven cook county was objecting to everyone and anyone living in the county as was chicago. Tom dart was a real dick and the term I was just lawn darted came up aka meaning tom dart the sheriff and his cronies hit the object button for no reason
| Initial application | $150.00 | Non-Refundable. Good for 5 Years. |
| Non-resident | $ 300.00. | Non-Refundable. Good for 5 Years. |
| Renewal | $ 150.00 | Non-Refundable. Good for 5 Years. |
