Just curious. Mine got submitted with fingerprints on 2/8. Everything is still under review. I'm curious if anyone has been approved, how long it took, and when the first permits will actually ship. I'm anxious to know if they will actually be delivering them in 90 days or not.
I asked the police officer that works at my school a few weeks ago about this and she said permits weren't going to start being mailed out till April. Sent from my iPhone 5S using Tapatalk
Nobody in Illinois has gotten them yet. But they are still saying they will get them out in 90 days. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
The guy that taught our class last weeken said there been around 40 people in Pike county thats gotten permits already. Idk he and thr other guy were cops so don't know. I haven't submitted anything yet just the class, but I only need 8 hours so wasn't bad.
I still belong to a couple of Illinois gun groups and several of my friends are approved IL ccw instructors and have heard of no permits rec'd yet. Trust me, it will be news when they're actually out there. What the ISP did do was put 'approved' next to the applicant's name but then they switched back over to 'under review'. The ISP is blaming training issues, printer issues and card stock that didn't meet some standard. You suckers stuck in Illinois should really join the ISRA and Guns Save Life gunssavelife.com. There's also the IGOLD march coming up. March 5th in Springfield. Illinois Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Oops.. hit submit.... Illinois is not a 2nd amendment friendly state. There are constantly ridiculous anti gun bills being introduced. Dont be the people who let others speak and fight for your rights. Get involved or at least toss those guys $20 bucks to help with the costs. It was expensive court cases that got you to ccw being allowed in Illinois. (Tho' in my opinion. ..it's such a weak ccw that it's almost useless.) Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
Yea idk like said just what got told. I'm not in too big a hurry to apply until someone actually has a permit in hand.
I love Alabama! Just walk into the Sherriff's office, give them $30 and walk out with your permit. I think it took maybe 10 minutes, including paperwork, etc.
PROHIBITED AREAS Section 65. Prohibited areas. (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a firearm on or into: (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public or private elementary or secondary school. (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a pre-school or child care facility, including any room or portion of a building under the control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care facility in a family home from owning or possessing a firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child under child care at the home is present in the home or the firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a child under child care at the home is present in the home. (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources or any other designated public hunting area or building where firearm possession is permitted as established by the Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code. (4) Any building designated for matters before a circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or any building or portion of a building under the control of the Supreme Court. (5) Any building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government. (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or correctional institution, prison, or jail. (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public or private hospital or hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home. (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, real property, and parking area under the control of a public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part with public funds. (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934. (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on property open to the public that requires the issuance of a permit from the unit of local government, provided this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk through a public gathering in order to access his or her residence, place of business, or vehicle. (11) Any building or real property that has been issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special use permit license. (12) Any public playground. (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic facility under the control of a municipality or park district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway includes a public park. (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, entertainment venue, officially recognized university-related organization property, whether owned or leased, and any real property, including parking areas, sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public or private community college, college, or university. (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee. (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any collegiate or professional sporting event. (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under the control of a public library. (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under the control of an airport. (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under the control of an amusement park. (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under the control of a zoo or museum. (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property,building, or facility described in this paragraph. (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under federal law. (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or private community college, college, or university from: (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or university; (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and discipline, including suspension and expulsion; (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which must include designated areas where persons can park vehicles that carry firearms; and (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially recognized programs, including but not limited to military science and law enforcement training programs, or in any designated area used for hunting purposes or target shooting. (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is a private residence. (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's trunk, provided the licensee ensures the concealed firearm is unloaded prior to exiting the vehicle. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container. There are going to be so few areas where you could legally carry concealed, particularly in N. IL. (where you really need it) that the ccw is going to be little more than an exercise in 'I hope nobody steals my gun out of the car'.
Luckily I live, nor ever go anywhere much north Brown county. But Christina is right, it a pretty weak law in terms of actually being able to carry where you'll need it most.
OK, I see your point :D I thought the restriction on public transportation was reversed. The only one that really bugs me is the forest preserves. I do some fishing and biking in some of them and would really like to carry, as some can be home to some real scumbags. The public gathering/special event ban kind of sucks too. EDIT: Discussions about allowing on public transportation only, guess it's still banned.
It'll be a continued discussion ln the whole thing between trying to make it better and putting in more restrictions. If anybody wants to keep track of stuff and no what's goin on Illinois carry is a good site for info. Sometimes not the site itself but they have a forum that's usually pretty good source of info.
What's that giant sucking sound I hear to my east? Oh, it's Illinois It took less than 10 days for me to get mine from the time I submitted my background info. My "card" is nothing more than a permit printed out on a piece of paper that they printed right there in the sheriffs office. I didn't have to get a new drivers license or a non-drivers license. Permit is good for 5 years. I think it cost me $40.00.
Here's a good forum to bookmark. Get a lot of insider updates from the NRA lobbyist for Illinois Todd Vandermyde and also Valinda Rowe(Molly B user name). They both as well as several others are in constant contact with law makers and the ISP. When it, or anything noteworthy, happens it will be on their within seconds. Mainly check the Illinois Right to Carry forum for status updates and the Illinois Politics forum for any type of bill movement and other legislative actions. It's best to keep tabs on both forums though as info can be posted in either. IllinoisCarry.com
Also forgot to add, the first batch of permits should start going out in the next couple weeks. The ISP did a test batch allowing CCW approved instructors to apply on December 18th. Last I heard ISP didn't like the plastic stock for printing the card and that was creating a delay
