Understanding NFA Firearm Requirements: ATF Form 1 vs Form 4. ATF Form 1 is designed for individuals wanting to make or register an NFA item, such as a silencer or short barrel shotgun. On the other hand, ATF Form 4 is required to transfer an NFA firearm to an individual or legal entity, such as a trust.
In Illinois, you can't get a card if you were convicted of an offense like an assault, a battery, aggravated assault or violation of an order of protection, in which a gun was used or possessed in the last five years.
An alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa is prohibited from shipping, transporting, receiving, or possessing a firearm or ammunition unless the alien falls within one of the exceptions provided in 18 U.S.C.
Firearm rights are lost upon a felony conviction or juvenile adjudication/misdemeanor, 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1.1(a), and may be restored upon appeal by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board, unless the conviction was for a certain violent, drug, or firearm offenses.
Open carry of a handgun on your person or in a vehicle is illegal. An Illinois Concealed Carry License (CCL) is required to concealed carry a firearm in Illinois. Applicants must be 21 or older.
Even if you have no intention to use, carry, transport or otherwise do anything more than store the firearm, this will still result in potential exposure to a conviction of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Even if a firearm that is owned by someone else is found in your home, you can be charged with UUW Felon.
Sentencing range is 3 to 7 years. However, people convicted of a Class 2 felon in possession of a firearm offense must be sentenced to prison, and the sentencing range is 3 to 14 years. Under both federal and Illinois law, it is illegal for a person with a prior felony conviction to possess a firearm.
Ing to the ABA, 1,449 Illinois statutes constrain convicted felons' rights, entitlements, and opportunities. Of those constraints, 77 percent impose restrictions on convicted felons' employment, occupational licensing, and business activities.