I hope I did not get anyone's hopes up, as this is a question, more than an answer.
After quite literally HOURS on the phone with various village and Cook County employees (Cops, Sheriff's dept, Prosecutors office), noone can give me a clear and distinct answer.
I live in Glenview, Illinois. It is a suburb of Cook County, Illinois, which has the notorious "Assault Weapons Ban", which bans various "evil features" such as detachable magazines. However, there are a number of villages that have home rule, making them devoid of this ban. The problem is, noone will give me a straight answer as to the situation of my town in particular. I saw somewhere out in cyberspace that we exercise home rule, but my own Police Department had no idea what I was talking about, and could not give me a straight answer.
I really want to own an AR, but don't want to be breaking any (ridiculous) gun laws. Is there anyone out there that has more/better information than I do? I'd prefer to not have to take my chances with the Cook County Prosecutors office...
~Gunnut
After quite literally HOURS on the phone with various village and Cook County employees (Cops, Sheriff's dept, Prosecutors office), noone can give me a clear and distinct answer.
I live in Glenview, Illinois. It is a suburb of Cook County, Illinois, which has the notorious "Assault Weapons Ban", which bans various "evil features" such as detachable magazines. However, there are a number of villages that have home rule, making them devoid of this ban. The problem is, noone will give me a straight answer as to the situation of my town in particular. I saw somewhere out in cyberspace that we exercise home rule, but my own Police Department had no idea what I was talking about, and could not give me a straight answer.
I really want to own an AR, but don't want to be breaking any (ridiculous) gun laws. Is there anyone out there that has more/better information than I do? I'd prefer to not have to take my chances with the Cook County Prosecutors office...
~Gunnut