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[[Should have had any firearms field dressed, locked in trunk, with any ammo locked separately away from firearms and in trunk.]]

Yup- because the 2’nd Amendment specifically states that the right to bear aRMs comes with the stipulation that you must lock them away in the trunk, and the ammo in another part of the vehicle-

This is how states chip away and erode our second amendment rights- In some states you are only allowed to have guns in the home IF you lock them up- in a cabinet, and have trigger locks on them AND lock your ammo away in another part of the house or some such nonsense- By the time the homeowner got everything out and unlocked and loaded during a home invasion- it would be too late

Uh yeah, if they did not want to get charged with aggravated weapons charge, they should have followed IL state and Cook County guidelines.

BTW, am not commenting on whether or not the laws are Constitutional, I am stating what laws were broken in IL and likely more in Cook County.

There are laws that I don’t like and I don’t think are Constitutional, but I follow them.

In IL, you can CC with a CC permit. If they had a permit, they could have a loaded weapon in front seat...If they don’t, they should have followed local and state laws. Which I stated as locked, field stripped, with ammo locked separately in the trunk.

I believe the CC laws stem in part from a concern for law enforcement officer safety. They don’t want to walk up to a car and be shot while on what initially seems to be a routine traffic stop.

As far as firearms in your house, I don’t know that there are IL laws regarding keeping them locked up in a cabinet with a trigger lock, and ammo locked separately. I never said that...I was talking about in vehicle.

I will say, in your home, if you don’t keep them safely away from everyone except yourself; as weapon owner, you would be in a boatload of trouble if someone was injured with one of your firearms.

BTW, their timing to be in town for Chicago Marathon with a pressure cooker, and carrying an AR 15 and handgun in car was either really stupid or indicating they were up to no good...