Coule of comments:
1. Is this not Chicago, and is not Chicago still in IL? The guy had a handgun-is that legal? I doubt there is a FOID card involved.
2. 20 year old purchasing a handgun-THAT is illegal at the federal and I am certain IL State level (while I recognize the illegality of this, I do not agree-mind you, lawful citizens of less than 21 YOA should be able to be responsible for thier own armed self-defense).
He should be charged with at least three other felonies as well as declared stupid beyond rehabilitation....
Regards
***Is it loaded?***
The old way to check if a MUZZLE LOADER is loaded is to but the muzzle in your mouth and blow to see if air comes out the touch hole.
This is shown in one scene in the movie CUT THROAT ISLAND. A man points a pistol at Gena Davis. She says the pistol is unloaded because “I have your balls in my hand.” He then places the muzzle in his mouth to see if it is unloaded. It was.
I have an old report from the 1700s in which an Englishman who is bird hunting fires a flintlock. It misfired so the helper put the muzzle in his mouth and blew. It was a hangfire and it fired then and took the back out of the helper’s head.
“Is it loaded?”
No, it is not. It is a Remington Rolling Block, or a copy. You can see that the hammer and rolling block are both back, making it unable to fire. He is checking to see how clean the bore is.