In Illinois, any BP pistol or revolver is considered a firearm, and you must have a valid Ill. Firearm Owner's Identification Card in your possession to purchase, or possess the gun. There is a 3 day cooling off period for all handguns, and this applies to BP handguns as well, when purchased, either from licensed dealers, or from private individuals. The CAGE enforcement group from the Chicago Police Department periodically roams the state, looking for illegal sales, and making arrests around the state. The Accused must be booked in the local county, and that county's States Attorney- Not COOK CO.-- decided whether to prosecute the case, and, if so, what charges are to be filed. There are crooks who get people without criminal records- mostly girlfriends-- to buy guns for them in "straw purchases", and these guns find their way to street gangs in Chicago. But, for the most part, the guns that are killing people in Chicago have been stolen from honest citizens. There is NO GREAT CONSPIRACY to undermine Chicago's Gun Ban ordinance, as some of those politicians seem to think. :hmm: :shocked2: :surrender: Daley's Storm Troopers simply have not found what they believed MUST be there, downstate. :idunno: :thumbsup:
Those of us who live downstate, and have taken control of our counties, and reduced violent crime, grow tired of being accused by Da Mayor, of being criminal wannabes, or worse, being criminals, simply because we own guns. It may be politically convenient for the mayor to claim all gun owners are crooks who just have not been caught yet, when he controls the local media, but its insulting to all of us who do own guns and are law-abiding. :nono:
