[circlecity]

"The police specifically told him that he could not return the weapons to his son, and he said he understood and agreed."

So? A cop can't instruct you to do anything that's not required by law. The article says there is no Illinois law the transfer violated. A review of the Federal statute does not indicate that it was violated either. I'd love to see this dad charged but I don't know of any crime to charge him with.

[ConservativeMind]

BTTT!

[Balding_Eagle]

Thanks for that information.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”A review of the Federal statute does not indicate that it was violated either. I'd love to see this dad charged but I don't know of any crime to charge him with.”

The NRA gives this advise for such situations

First things first, if you have reasonable cause to believe the person you’re gifting a firearm to is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition, or that the person will use the firearm in a crime, you are committing a felony. Don’t do this.
NRA page :Buying and Selling a Firearm: Giving Someone A Gun : Author : Outdoor Hub

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Yes, the fater broke the law.

Ultimately, the State of Illinois revoked the son’s licence to own firearms, which is mandatory for gun ownership in Illinois. Police seized the guns. The father begged the police to let him have the son’s guns and promised to not give them back to the son. Then he did.

Giving guns to an Illinois resident who does not have a valid firearms license is a Class 4 felony.

Dad is going to jail for criminally giving guns to his mentallt ill son with revoked firearms license.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/23/if-current-laws-had-been-followed-there-would-have-been-no-waffle-house-shooting/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRNME4yVmlZVFUyWVdFNSIsInQiOiI0QTBHeitJeERDUXM5ZXdmQWc

[kiryandil]

The article says there is no Illinois law the transfer violated.

"Your Honor, this here noozpaper articul says there weren't no law violated."

To legally possess or purchase firearms or ammunition, residents of the state of Illinois are required to have a FOID card.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOID_(firearms)

Note that sickoflibs & Freedom_Is_Not_Free have the right of it.

Illinois is not in the New Jersey Circle of Firearm Hell - but it's in the circle with Taxachusetts.

You can't even possess AMMO in SlaveIllinois without permission from the gruberment.

[Socon-Econ]

There may be no specific statute, but knowingly helping people to break the law is usually a criminal offense. Maybe being an accessory to a crime committed by others.