Craigcr2 Posted September 5, 2020 at 10:52 PM Share Posted September 5, 2020 at 10:52 PM I Have little kids and avoiding parks/playgrounds is nearly impossible for me. Is anyone aware of a statute that would prohibit someone from possessing an unloaded, encased firearm in a park? Im nowhere near Cook County and dont have any local ordinances to comply with. I wasnt around during the fanny pack days and figured that someone probably explored this back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted September 5, 2020 at 11:22 PM Share Posted September 5, 2020 at 11:22 PM The federal Gun Free KillSchool Zone Act (plus ILGA's enhancements to it), if the park/playground is part of a school ground, would do it. Otherwise, you should be good legally. IANAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted September 5, 2020 at 11:31 PM Share Posted September 5, 2020 at 11:31 PM IANAL. Hopefully someone will be along with a definitive response. Not sure about just FOID transport. Was there not a prohibition about having a firearm within so many feet of a school...or perhaps that got changed? There is an ISP transporting brochure but it does not answer the questionhttps://isp.illinois.gov/docs/FSB/General%20Information/1-154%20-%20Transporting%20Your%20Firearm.pdf As long as you are not carrying/possessing under the FCCA CCL in the prohibited area list...Sec. 65. Prohibited areas.(a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on or into:(12) Any public playground.(13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic facility under the control of a municipality or park district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway includes a public park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fife Posted September 5, 2020 at 11:55 PM Share Posted September 5, 2020 at 11:55 PM The park I exercise at (I walk around the park rather than in it) has signs about enhanced charges or penalties for drugs and weapons. I'll take a picture and post it next time if I remember. I try not to set foot 8n the parks ever if I'm carrying, which.is almost always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigcr2 Posted September 6, 2020 at 02:22 AM Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 at 02:22 AM The federal Gun Free KillSchool Zone Act (plus ILGA's enhancements to it), if the park/playground is part of a school ground, would do it. Otherwise, you should be good legally.IANALI’m pretty sure that the federal school zone law has an exception for individuals with a state issued license if the state does a background check to issue it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigcr2 Posted September 6, 2020 at 02:24 AM Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 at 02:24 AM The federal Gun Free KillSchool Zone Act (plus ILGA's enhancements to it), if the park/playground is part of a school ground, would do it. Otherwise, you should be good legally.IANALI’m pretty sure that the federal school zone law has an exception for individuals with a state issued license if the state does a background check to issue it.Disregard. I read your reply on my phone and my response doesn’t make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Q Public Posted September 7, 2020 at 06:44 PM Share Posted September 7, 2020 at 06:44 PM The federal Gun Free KillSchool Zone Act (plus ILGA's enhancements to it), if the park/playground is part of a school ground, would do it. Otherwise, you should be good legally.IANALI’m pretty sure that the federal school zone law has an exception for individuals with a state issued license if the state does a background check to issue it. The relevant part says not within the 1000ft of a school then under exceptions it reads LEOs, and a couple other like LEO classes etc, or you have a licence by the state in which the school is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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