Switchblade knifes- LEGAL in IL.- CPD advice.

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August 16, 2017, 02:16 AM

armored

Switchblade knifes- LEGAL in IL.- CPD advice.

I just read that switchblades are now legal in IL. No blade length or open or concealed limitations.
ONLY restriction is that possessor must have a IL. FOID card.

I don't know if limitations can be imposed by local municipalities.

Any inside info from our resident CPD officers on the Chicago take on this?

August 16, 2017, 07:21 AM

M-11

More blood in the streets, for sure. More knives carried into gun fights, as well.

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August 16, 2017, 07:42 AM

Klusk2

http://www.knifeup.com/illinois-knife-law/ and https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/illinois/

August 16, 2017, 10:44 AM

Pilken

quote:
Originally posted by Klusk2:
http://www.knifeup.com/illinois-knife-law/ and https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/illinois/

both of these sites still show IL switchblades as illegal.

5 days ago law was passed to make them legal again

http://www.gunrights4illinois....egal-illinois-kinda/

my Best Guess is that this law will go into effect on Jan 1, 2018. there will be no preemption so we're up to the mercy of each town and county to create their own patchwork of laws.

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August 16, 2017, 10:51 AM

Yanert98

Lack of Statewide Preemption appears to be the problem.

Even though the state law has changed, Chicago/OakPark/etc still look like no-go zones.

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August 16, 2017, 11:33 AM

FishOn

Well the gangbangers had them already, so now lawful citizens can too. I wish we could in my state.

August 16, 2017, 11:38 AM

TXJIM

WTF does a FOID card have to do with carrying a knife

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August 16, 2017, 11:49 AM

newtoSig765

quote:
Originally posted by TXJIM:
WTF does a FOID card have to do with carrying a knife

FOID cards are meaningless. You can't use them as identification, you still need a DL to buy a firearm, they're only good for ammo.

Little Ritchie Daley, when he was States Attorney, came up with the idea, supposedly to ease the fears of the ISRA and the NRA that he was trying to ban guns in the state. The ISRA eventually admitted that it was just another Democratic trick.

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August 16, 2017, 12:47 PM

Klusk2

quote:
Originally posted by Pilken:
quote:
Originally posted by Klusk2:
http://www.knifeup.com/illinois-knife-law/ and https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/illinois/

both of these sites still show IL switchblades as illegal.

5 days ago law was passed to make them legal again

http://www.gunrights4illinois....egal-illinois-kinda/

my Best Guess is that this law will go into effect on Jan 1, 2018. there will be no preemption so we're up to the mercy of each town and county to create their own patchwork of laws.

Until its a law, I'd still refer to the sites listed. Regardless of any laws being changed, Chicago won't allow it.