Chicago style
Anticipating a setback for Chicago’s draconian gun ban when the Supreme Court decides on the McDonald case, Mayor Richard Daley is showing his desperation—and how far he will go to enforce his will on those of us who will not bend to it.
And:
The Illinois Senate unanimously agreed to make unlawful use of a weapon a non-probationable offense — punishable by one to three years in prison — whenever the offender carries a loaded weapon and has no valid Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card.
April 29th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Will Mayor Daley have NO armed protection and lead his fair city by example??
April 29th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
The real question is why don’t the courts and States Attorney Office (Chi. equivalent of a District Attorney) already send people carrying a gun without a FOID to jail. I will have to wait to check the stats to be sure but I bet at least 95% of those charged with this will be from Cook County (Where Chi is located). So if you carry in Chi you are already breaking 1) No FOID 2) Non Registered gun in Chicago 3)Conservation law violation for not having gun in case 4) Illegally having ammo in Chi.
As well as the original UUW unlawful use of weapon charge, which is a felony.
And when this law does not work Daley will just go back to the legisature and get more.
NukemJim
April 29th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
It’s already a Class 4 felony (1 to 3 years in prison) to carry an accessible gun in most places, loaded or unloaded, concealed or unconcealed, FOID or not, in Illinois.
What is your saying Uncle? This is what legislatures do when they want to look like they’re doing something?
April 29th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Being a “glass half full” kind of person, and an FOID holder, I might even consider this as the first step towards allowing licensed carry in Illinois.