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Originally Posted by D2112
Damn!! Nice!! You have no idea what I have to do to purchase a handgun in my state. Long guns and ammo I can just go and buy with my firearms ID. But I need to apply for a permit for each handgun I purchase. Permit costs $2 but it takes sometimes two months to get, and it's good for 3 months. If it goes any longer you have to get an extension. The permit has 4 copies, one for me, one for the gun store, one for local police, and one for state police. I could take my glocks with me (and copies of my permits) through pa and Ohio with no problems. But if you come to New Jersey with a gun even though you have an out of state permit they will throw you in jail and throw the key away.
My buddy lives in Pennsylvania and it took him two weeks to get his concealed carry permit lol no firearms id or permit or anything.
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Illinois is fairly sane compared to states like New York, New Jersey and California. Standard three day waiting period for handguns purchased at a store and that's it. There are certain communities that have magazine size restrictions, but thankfully I don't live in one. Also having a CC permit overrides that bullshit anyway.
The process for getting my CC permit was expensive, time consuming and a pain in the ass, but it could have been worse. Illinois is a "will issue" state, meaning they have to prove why they won't give you a permit. In "may issue" states like New York, you have to prove to them why you need one, and unless your uncle is the mayor or a mob boss, or you're rich/famous, good luck with that. Seems like it took about three months. First you need a FOID (firearms owner ID), then you have to get 16 hours of training, then you apply. The training requirement annoyed me at the time, but in hindsight it was extremely useful - the guy I went to is an ex-Marine and ex-Chicago cop, who is a master shot and has been in a lot of bad real life situations. He knows his shit. Big difference between what you learn from somebody like that and your dad when you're stomping around out in the woods.