IL does accept other states licences.
You just can't carry outside your vehicle.
You don't need a license if your state has Constitutional Carry, or unlicensed OC.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/PDF/098-0063.pdf
(e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her vehicle and the non-resident:
(1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm under federal law;
(2)
is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the laws of his or her state or territory of residence
I'm sure they meant to require a home-state license, but that's not what they said.
They gave non-residents Constitutional concealed carry, only in their vehicles.
JTHunter said:
You just have to take the 16 hours of training, pass the live fire test, pay a $300 non-refundable application fee, and wait.
Only Hawaii's CHL is honored here (for now).
Um, no, IL does not honor ANY other CCL.
Residents of the 4 states are allowed to apply for an IL non-resident permit, which yes, takes either 4 or 8 hours and $300.
Old Dude said:
Unless you are from Hawaii, New Mexico, S.Carolina or Virginia you can not apply for a concealed carry license in IL, and IL does not recognize any other states license
What he said.
Cypherpunk said:
3. How I can teach IL CCW, but not be able to get an IL CCW or carry there?
You're expecting a gun law in IL to make sense.
And realize that you can only teach residents of those 4 states.
Or rather, you can teach anyone, but only those residents can benefit from it.
RANDYT said:
Unless they have changed the rules, you will be required to have a IL CCL to be an instructor... There are a few instructors that appear to be out of state, but actually live in IL.
There are plenty of out-of-state instructors. I'm one, and I definitely live in WI.
We just can't teach (ethically) because our students won't be able to get a permit.
If someone understood that & wanted me to teach anyway, I'd do it.
I'd like to find a range (or several) in N IL so I could run classes down there. From what I'm seeing on Craigslist, I could offer my normal charge, come in under most of them, and still be able to pay my bills.