Pellet Guns in Illinois

RogerN · 2016-05-28T14:13:50+00:00

Crazy Illinois. They don't allow shipping of airguns greater than .18 caliber with muzzle velocity greater than 700 FPS. So if there were an airgun in 177 caliber that shot 10,000 FPS, no restriction. But an airgun in a larger caliber that shoots 701 fps, can't ship, even to a firearm dealer. You can have your guns shipped to any state surrounding Illinois, go and pick it up, that's fine. I heard you are supposed to have an FOID to own the restricted airgun but haven't found that documented yet. I put a 25 caliber PCP air rifle and a pump in my "shopping cart" at and an alert popped up that they can't ship the rifle or pump to my local Wal-Mart. I can buy firearms at my local Wal-Mart, but not an air rifle greater than 18 caliber and greater than 700 fps, or even the pump. I selected a Wal-Mart about 60 miles away in Missouri, no problem, I could have the airgun shipped to that location and pick it up, no problem. Thanks to Chicago Democrat legislation I can buy a 50 caliber semi-auto firearm with over 10,000 ft-lbs energy but can't buy a 25 caliber air rifle with less than 50 ft. lb. energy. Even crazier, in Chicago you can't get sling shots or slingshot ammo, are they going to ban rocks also? If they find a forked stick and a rubber band will you re arrested for attempting to make an illegal weapon? Can't Chicago Democrats be trusted with a sling shot? RogerN