Illinois Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | FOID Required | FOID Required |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owners | FOID Required | FOID Required |
Permit to Carry | No | FOID Required |
The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | No Law |
No-Net Loss | Enacted |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | No Provisions |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Partial Ban |
Right To Carry Laws | Shall Issue |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | None |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Purchase
A buyer is required to show his Firearms Owner’s Identification Card (FOID) when purchasing any firearms or ammunition. Any seller is required to withhold delivery of any firearm for 72 hours after the buyer and seller reach an agreement to purchase a firearm. The waiting period does not apply to a buyer who is a dealer, law enforcement officer, or a nonresident at a gun show recognized by the Illinois Department of State Police. The seller must retain for 10 years a record of the transfer, including a description of the firearm (including serial number), the identity of the buyer, and the buyer’s FOID number. MORE |
Requirements for FOID
Application for a FOID is made to the Illinois State Police, FOID, P. O. Box 19233, Springfield, IL 62794-9233. Application forms can be obtained online at http://www.isp.state.il.us or by calling the Firearm Owners Identification Program at (217) 782-7980. An applicant is entitled to a FOID if he: MORE |
Possession
It is unlawful to possess any firearm or ammunition without a valid FOID. MORE |
Carrying
It is unlawful to carry or possess any firearm in any vehicle or concealed on or about the person, except on one’s land or in one’s abode or fixed place of business, without a license. MORE |
Non-residents
A non-resident is permitted to possess a firearm without a FOID if it is unloaded and enclosed in a case, or if the nonresident is: MORE |
Range Protection
The owner of a shooting range is immune from civil or criminal claims alleging noise, nuisance, trespass or any claim on the basis of sound emissions. MORE |
Antiques and Replicas
An antique firearm which “the Department of State Police finds by reason of the date of manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collectors item and is not likely to be used as a weapon” is exempt from the above regulations on purchase. 430 ILCS 65/1.1 |
Machine Guns
It is unlawful to sell, manufacture, purchase, possess or carry any weapon from which more than one shot may be discharged by a single function of the trigger, including the frame or receiver of any such weapon. MORE |
Miscellaneous
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SOURCES:: 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 65/1.1 et seq., 520 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/2.33(n); 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/24-1 et seq., and 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/21-6. |
Wednesday, June 1, 1988
Hearing noises in the basement of his Collinsville, Ill., house, Thomas Williamson went to investigate, taking along his ...
Sunday, May 1, 1988
Hearing his dog barking, off-duty police officer Dennis Nielsen of Rockford, Ill., went to his kitchen in time ...
Sunday, May 1, 1988
Supper club owner Gene Baetens of Hollowwayville, Ill., was awakened by the sound of breaking glass. Carrying a ...
Friday, April 1, 1988
Rodney Jenkins, a South Side Chicago, Ill., resident, was at home when four men entered, demanding money. When ...
Friday, April 1, 1988
When an intruder armed with two handguns broke into Kevin Rawson's Canton, Ill., home on Christmans Day, Rawson ...
Thursday, October 1, 1987
Visut Voratanitkitkul was sleeping in his Chicago, Ill., restaurant when a brick smashed a front window. The 39-year-old ...
Thursday, October 1, 1987
After an earlier burglary at his Chicago, Ill., home college professor James Kenevan was prepared when he heard ...
Monday, June 1, 1987
When Russell Dooley heard glass breaking at a side window of his Chicago, Ill., home, he told his ...
Sunday, March 1, 1987
Jogging along a Belleville, Ill., road Air Force pilot Stanley Templeton was attacked by two dogs that rushed ...
Sunday, March 1, 1987
The owner of an Evergreen Park, Ill., car wash was closing up shop when an armed intruder struck ...