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Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] To legally possess firearms or ammunition, Illinois residents must have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card , which is issued by the Illinois State Police on a shall-issue basis.
The “Protect Illinois Communities Act” bans the manufacture, purchase and sale of certain semi-automatic weapons, as well as large-capacity magazines and .50-caliber rifles.
(The Center Square) – Whether Illinois should be enjoined from enforcing the state’s gun and magazine ban starting Monday is now up to a federal appeals court. Illinois enacted the Protect ...
The ban against the delivery, sale, import and purchase of hundreds of guns, including semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and handguns was put into place in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at the ...
Property owners may prohibit the carrying of firearms onto property they lawfully possess by posting signage or verbally notifying persons upon entering the property. Violating these "gun-free" establishments is a full misdemeanor punishable by less than one year in the county jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000 (Criminal Trespass - NMSA 30-14-1).
For example, a Martini–Enfield rifle manufactured in 1896 would NOT be considered antique in any state of Australia, as it is chambered in .303 British, a calibre which is still commercially manufactured and readily available to most of Australia's 2.0 million gun owners. Conversely, firearms manufactured after January 1, 1901, are not ...
Illinois residents who already owned high-powered guns when the state ban on those weapons took effect in January can begin registering their firearms this month with the Illinois State Police.
In June 2013, Kentucky adopted the Kentucky long rifle as its state firearm. [4] In June 2014, Pennsylvania adopted the Pennsylvania long rifle as its state firearm. [5] In July 2014, Alaska adopted the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 rifle as its state firearm. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Charlie Huggins, refers to the gun as the ...