Sorry if this is not in the right section but since I will be transporting magazines I figured it counted
so, I am going to school in Illinois and bought several high capacity magazines from various sites and LGS and will be driving through Chicago to get back home to Michigan. I am a MI resident with my CPL and was wondering what the rule was on having magazines over 10 rounds in Chicago as I am driving through= not stopping for gas, food ect.
I found on the NRA website that they can be confiscated by the cops if I got pulled over or something
Thanks for the info! sometimes I just wish I was a criminal so i didnt have to worry about these crazy restrictions lol
As long as you are transporting them lawfully, you should be exempt while passing through. If you are really worried about it, just mail them to yourself. (The mags)..
Yeah I just dont see it stated clearly anywhere. It says "could be subject to local firearm ordinances" I will not have my firearm in the car so does that mean that the magazine capacity doesnt count while passing through?
Technically I would need a gun to shoot these mass murdering magazines (that was a joke).
I don't think you will have any trouble in Illinois. Just keep them unloaded and in a container that is not immediately accessible- (actually, they could have rounds in them and still be OK but there is no good reason to do that.) Out of curiosity, what will the requirements be when you get back into Michigan. As I remember it could be worse for you there. We go up to South Haven in the summer and I was surprised at the restrictions on keeping a firearm in your car.
I don't think you will have any trouble in Illinois. Just keep them unloaded and in a container that is not immediately accessible- (actually, they could have rounds in them and still be OK but there is no good reason to do that.) Out of curiosity, what will the requirements be when you get back into Michigan. As I remember it could be worse for you there. We go up to South Haven in the summer and I was surprised at the restrictions on keeping a firearm in your car.
I have a permit to carry so I am all good in MI. Not really sure the laws if you do not have one. I used to have it unloaded locked and bullets in separate place. Gun in trunk and bullets in glove box. Did it cause thats how my dad always did.
A couple things. There is no reason to drive into the city limits of chicago if you passing through. The 294/290 bypass keeps you outside the city at all times from Wisconsin to Indiana.
You are not going to have a firearm in the car, so it would be a major stretch for them to tear the car apart looking for something when you answer the question about having a weapon in the car in the negative.
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