Illinois

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Illinois

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Laws

Open Carry is prohibited.

Illinois has no Stand Your Ground in public or codification of Castle Doctrine.

May have local ordinances that prevent acquisition or ownership of high capacity magazines and other "assault weapon" features, e.g. Chicago.

Machine gun ownership is prohibited.

Shares no reciprocity with any other state.

Illinois has many places where you are not permitted to carry. Among them are:

Any building, real property, parking area under the control of a public or private school, pre-school, or child care facility,
Any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government, except where permitted by the Department of Natural Resources (hunting).
Any court building
Any building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government
Any building, real property, and parking area of a detention or correctional institution, prison, or jail
Any building, real property, and parking area of any hospital, hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home
Any public transportation, or building, or parking area associated with same
Any building, real property, and parking area of an establishment if more than 50% of gross receipts is from the sale of alcohol
Any public gathering or special event conducted on property open to the public that requires the issuance of a permit from a local government, or where alcohol is served
Any public playground
Any public park, athletic area, or athletic facility under the control of a municipality
Cook County Forest Preserve District property
College, Community College, or Universities unless authorized to do so
Gaming facility, including off track betting facilities
Stadiums
Public Library properties
Airport properties
Amusement Parks, zoo, museum
Nuclear facilities

Opinion

Illinois, especially Chicago, ranks as one of the more restrictive and anti-gun states in the United States. Rights for gun owners are not ideal in Illinois. Draconian laws, massive government interference and the anti-gun lobby have done much to infringe upon the natural right of self-defense for every human being living in the Prairie State.

Violence is also rampant in Illinois. Chicago, which until recently had an all out ban on private firearm ownership, is one of the most dangerous places to live. Because of Illinois' stance on guns, it's vehement disregard for firearms and egregious violations of the 2nd Amendment, it gets the lowest of the low rankings with our G.U.A.R.D. score - an embarassing 1 (one). If you are an avid or passionate gun owner, avoid Illinois at all costs!

Stipulations

Attributes	Legality	Source
Suppressors Allowed	Unclear
Flash Suppressor Allowed	Unclear
Collapsible stock Allowed	Unclear
License required for ownership	Yes	Traveler's Guide to the Firearms Laws of the 50 States - Guidebook
License required for open carry	Unclear
License required for concealed carry	Unclear
Mandatory firearm registration	Unclear
Chamber safety indicator required	Unclear
Assault Weapon law	Unclear
Castle Doctrine	Unclear
No Issue	Unclear
May Issue	Unclear
Shall Issue	Yes with stipulations	http://reason.com/blog/2013/07/09/illinois-becomes-the-last-state-to-legal Illinois became the last state to enact concealed carry into law. Despite this, there are still many restrictions in place that make legal carry very difficult.
Storage Requirements	Unclear
Minimum age to own	Yes	Traveler's Guide to Firearm's Laws of the 50 States

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