<Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Permitted as long as such possession is in compliance with all federal regulations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable Journey laws? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federal rules observed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long Guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant Statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State permit to purchase? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 430 ILCS 65 </Td> <Td> FOID required . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Owner permit required? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 430 ILCS 65 </Td> <Td> FOID required . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Firearm registration? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> License required for concealed carry? </Td> <Td> n / a </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Public Act 098 - 0063: Firearm Concealed Carry Act </Td> <Td> Shall - issue with limited discretion . Concealed carry licenses are issued by the state police . Licenses issued by other states are not recognized, but nonresidents from states with "substantially similar" licensing requirements can apply for an Illinois nonresident license . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Open carry? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vehicle carry? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> An Illinois concealed carry license is required for Illinois residents . Non-residents may carry in a vehicle if they are eligible to carry in their home state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State preemption of local restrictions? </Td> <Td> Partial </Td> <Td> Partial </Td> <Td> Public Act 098 - 0063: Firearm Concealed Carry Act </Td> <Td> Preemption for the regulation of handguns and handgun ammunition, and for the transportation of all firearms . Preemption for laws regulating assault weapons, unless enacted before July 20, 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assault weapon law? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Cook Co . Code of Ord. § 54 - 211 Chi . Mun . Code § 8 - 20 - 170 </Td> <Td> Cook County and the city of Chicago have separately banned the possession of assault weapons, as have several Chicago suburbs, prior to the preemption deadline of July 20, 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magazine capacity restriction? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No state - level restrictions . Some local jurisdictions have enacted various magazine capacity restrictions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 720 ILCS 5 / 24 720 ILCS 5 / 24 - 2 </Td> <Td> Automatic firearms, short - barreled shotguns, and suppressors prohibited . Short - barreled rifles allowed only for Curios and Relics license holders or members of a bona fide military reenactment group . AOW (Any Other Weapon) and large - bore DD (Destructive Device) allowed with proper approval and tax stamp from ATF . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Castle doctrine / stand your ground laws? </Td> <Td> Partial </Td> <Td> Partial </Td> <Td> 720 ILCS 5 </Td> <Td> Illinois has no stand - your - ground law, however there is also no duty to retreat . The use of force is justified when a person reasonably believes that it is necessary "to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another, or the commission of a forcible felony ." There are some additional protections for defense against unlawful entry into a dwelling . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable journey laws? </Td> <Td> Partial </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Public Act 098 - 0063: Firearm Concealed Carry Act </Td> <Td> Illinois has state preemption for the transportation of handguns and handgun ammunition . Non-Illinois residents are granted a limited exception to lawfully carry a concealed firearm within a vehicle if they are eligible to carry a firearm in public under the laws of their own state . Non-residents who are permitted to possess a firearm in their own state are not required to have a FOID card . Some localities have banned the possession of assault weapons . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 430 ILCS 65 </Td> <Td> The seller must verify the buyer's FOID card with the Illinois State Police, and must keep a record of the sale for at least ten years . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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