mikeyk101

I know in the past that Illinois law enforcement computer plate searches would show if the registered owner has a valid CCL. FOID info never came up under search. Now it's possible that this may have been updated in last couple years as the FOID and CCL are now linked together. But if registered owner only has a valid FOID, I'm pretty sure that won't come up.

Good point. Although still wrong, hopefully it would only be in effect during actual voting on election day.

Or there is still the option of absentee voting in cases like this and then no need to even go into a polling place.

There's always a workaround. I know in many urban areas, you can usually find street parking close by. Then you don't have to worry about the parking lot. I'm not sure though about rural polling places as I've never dealt with them. But bottom line, I agree that making the parking lot a prohibited area should not happen. It's a huge overreach.

Last night's speech was probably one of the most positive speeches I have ever seen. And President Trump made the most perfect remark that it didn't matter what he said, the Democrats were going to be mad anyway and it was more than obvious. What blew me away was an article I read on Fox32 website where Illinois Democrats responded and my thought was that there is no way they watched the same thing I did... https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-speech-reax-illinois

I thought the same thing would happen when I moved to Wisconsin. In a month or so, I'm going on 3 years since I got my DL and transferred all my titles and registrations up here. I never got a CCW but as of tonite, my FOID still shows as active. I have absolutely no plans of relocating back but if a strange twist of fate does happen, at least I know I won't have to jump through the hoops to get a new one and will change my address then. It doesn't expire until 2031.

Here in Wisconsin, the last time I qualified, I did the qualifications through the Kenosha Sheriff's office on their range with their Wisconsin certified instructor. I had to mail the application and proof of qualification to Wisconsin DOJ along with $25, my certification that I completed previous LE firearms training, a letter from my Dept that I retired in good standing, a copy of my retirement ID issued by my dept, and a passport photo. Bad thing is they don't keep a file so every time I requalify, I have to send the whole package in again each time. With IROCC, I only had to send all the paperwork in the first time and just and updated application and fee each time after. I also preferred doing the Illinois qualification over the Wisconsin one but it wasn't too difficult, just had to do more different things. I too hated writing that check to IROCC but the process was simple and easy, just a bit overpriced. It ends up costing about the same in Illinois for the regular CC. Now up here, the first time you apply for CC, it is $40 and then in 5 years, only $22. No need to requalify or do a refresher course. You just have to take a class the first time or be able to provide proof of training such as a hunting class or prior LE training, etc... I ended up doing both the LEOSA and CC so that way I have a little breather in case I don't get around to renewing my LEOSA annual qualifications right away. The good thing is most of the places I travel to have constitutional carry anyway.

There is a big difference between retailers that will ship to Cook County and ship to Chicago. Many retailers absolutely refuse to ship to Chicago which is what this thread is about.

I wouldn't consider a sworn Correctional Officer a civilian. Besides being sworn, they had to undergo many hours of specialized mandated training to be able to do their job. And they would also have to qualify every year unlike civilian CCL holders who only qualify every 5 years. And if a Correctional Officer fails to qualify during an annual qualification, they wouldn't be eligible to carry. And retired Officers would also be required to qualify every year unlike civilians and also pay an annual $75 fee if they want to carry as well as have a valid FOID card.

You could be with a 30 year old friend out shooting who does not have a FOID as long as you are fully supervising them. Some ranges may have an issue with an 8 year old shooting with you but if you are out on someone's property and you feel they are old enough and responsible enough to safely handle your firearms, there should be no problem.

He may be talking about the safe part. Both organizations start with Guns Save (Guns Save Life v Guns Save Lives) but the thread title says Guns Safe...

Another thing I have not seen mentioned is to contact the CCSP IAD and file a complaint. If they are possibly impersonating and using the name of an actual officer, I'm sure CCSP would want to know about it.

Just the middle of last month, I was notified by my FFL while trying to do a transfer that my FOID came up as invalid. I was surprised because I have had it for a while and it's supposed to be good until 2021. I contacted someone down in the FOID section in Springfield. He ran my info and said my FOID was still showing as valid. He did say that they were in the process of switching to a new computer system. He mentioned to have my FFL try running my info but leaving out my middle initial and that should work. Not sure how my FFL guy ended up running my info but he did get the approval and I picked up my new firearm last week.