Johnyt101
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If I am reading all of this right, OCDO might have to change the status of open carry in Illinois.
It would seem that open carry is legal in rural/unincorporated areas on public and private land.
(720 ILCS 5/24-1)
Sec. 24-1. Unlawful Use of Weapons.
(10) Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the
corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the
purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land
or in his own abode or fixed place of business, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm,
except that this subsection (a) (10) does not apply to or affect transportation of weapons that meet on of
the following conditions:
However according to this, you would have to get the permission of the cheif security officer to open carry on public land even in rural/unincorporated areas (a hunting permit covers this for people who hunt on certain public lands).
(720 ILCS 5/21‑6) (from Ch. 38, par. 21‑6)
Sec. 21‑6. Unauthorized Possession or Storage of Weapons.
(a) Whoever possesses or stores any weapon enumerated in Section 33A‑1 in any building or on land supported in whole or in part with public funds or in any building on such land without prior written permission from the chief security officer for such land or building commits a Class A misdemeanor.
So would that mean that you could not open carry walking down the street in an unincoporated area with out the permission of the sheriff because he is the cheif security officer (being that unincorporated roads would be under the county polices jurisdiction)?
That section of the law only applies to places receiving public funds, so it would still be okay to open carry on private land. But that kind of makes the unincoporated open carry section mute because you can open/conceal carry on private property inside of or outside of a corporated area.
So effectivly carrying outside of private property unless you are hunting is virtually banned unless you get the permission of your sherriff. But how many of them would actually grant you permission to carry even tho the law says they cannot deny a resonable request? Good luck Cook County residents!
If I am reading all of this right, OCDO might have to change the status of open carry in Illinois.
It would seem that open carry is legal in rural/unincorporated areas on public and private land.
(720 ILCS 5/24-1)
Sec. 24-1. Unlawful Use of Weapons.
(10) Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the
corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the
purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land
or in his own abode or fixed place of business, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm,
except that this subsection (a) (10) does not apply to or affect transportation of weapons that meet on of
the following conditions:
However according to this, you would have to get the permission of the cheif security officer to open carry on public land even in rural/unincorporated areas (a hunting permit covers this for people who hunt on certain public lands).
(720 ILCS 5/21‑6) (from Ch. 38, par. 21‑6)
Sec. 21‑6. Unauthorized Possession or Storage of Weapons.
(a) Whoever possesses or stores any weapon enumerated in Section 33A‑1 in any building or on land supported in whole or in part with public funds or in any building on such land without prior written permission from the chief security officer for such land or building commits a Class A misdemeanor.
So would that mean that you could not open carry walking down the street in an unincoporated area with out the permission of the sheriff because he is the cheif security officer (being that unincorporated roads would be under the county polices jurisdiction)?
That section of the law only applies to places receiving public funds, so it would still be okay to open carry on private land. But that kind of makes the unincoporated open carry section mute because you can open/conceal carry on private property inside of or outside of a corporated area.
So effectivly carrying outside of private property unless you are hunting is virtually banned unless you get the permission of your sherriff. But how many of them would actually grant you permission to carry even tho the law says they cannot deny a resonable request? Good luck Cook County residents!
