Moved CO to IL

[WETWRKS]

This move is/was not my choice. My BOSS (Wife/Warden) thought this was necessary due to some health issues that I am in the middle of. Didn't care to have to transport my old carcass from Colorado to Illinois where our three offspring reside. So, I'll just have to make the best of living in unfriendly/enemy territory.

We will keep a place warm for your eventual return.

[TheGrey]

Since we have not yet closed on our newest house in Illinois, I have NO permanent address as yet. Of course need a permanent address to get a newly required DL, vehicle title, registration, plates, FOID card and CCW. Went into a local "mom & pop" gun shop and told them that I am well aware of the necessary requirements and I am still waiting on a permanent address before I can possibly apply for the required firearm related papers but just have a simple question. Pulled my CO CCW out of my wallet and before I could tell him that I am well aware of the CO CCW is not honored/recognized in IL, I was kind shouted at telling me that my CCW doesn't mean a dang thing here in IL. I told him that I know that but how many of the required 18 hours of CCW preparation will my CO CCW account for.
The salesman did not know the answer but indicated only the CCW Instructor makes his own personal decision on how many hours the out of State CCW card will deduct from the IL requirement. Sounds like my getting an Illinois CCW may be a bit complicated. :-((

It may not be as complicated as you think.

It sounds as though you shouldn't even breathe around a gun store until you have a permanent address. Those gun store owners seem to be high-strung.

If the CCW instructors have such discretion, I would do my very best to treat them with humble respect (earned or otherwise) and be ready for a quiz to beat all quizzes (all the while answering/demonstrating politely.) It may be that you have to suck up 18 hours more of preparation, but if the CCW instruction determines you're okay and not a know-it-all from the Wild Wild West, they may knock of a few of those hourly requirements after they discover your depth of understanding on the use of firearms.

[HoneyBadger]

Same country, 1000 miles away, and in many ways you may as well be in another hemisphere.

Tell me about it...

[BlasterBob]

It may not be as complicated as you think.

It sounds as though you shouldn't even breathe around a gun store until you have a permanent address. Those gun store owners seem to be high-strung.

If the CCW instructors have such discretion, I would do my very best to treat them with humble respect (earned or otherwise) and be ready for a quiz to beat all quizzes (all the while answering/demonstrating politely.) It may be that you have to suck up 18 hours more of preparation, but if the CCW instruction determines you're okay and not a know-it-all from the Wild Wild West, they may knock of a few of those hourly requirements after they discover your depth of understanding on the use of firearms.

[BlasterBob]

It may not be as complicated as you think.

It sounds as though you shouldn't even breathe around a gun store until you have a permanent address. Those gun store owners seem to be high-strung.

If the CCW instructors have such discretion, I would do my very best to treat them with humble respect (earned or otherwise) and be ready for a quiz to beat all quizzes (all the while answering/demonstrating politely.) It may be that you have to suck up 18 hours more of preparation, but if the CCW instruction determines you're okay and not a know-it-all from the Wild Wild West, they may knock of a few of those hourly requirements after they discover your depth of understanding on the use of firearms.

Yes, I will be VERY humble, and not appear to be a "know it all" since I have never claimed to be an expert at anything. And I certainly won't be flaunting my knowledge of firearms, safety etc. My first shot (with a firearm) was on the very same day that President FDR passed away (in 1945) - and I was only 8 1/2 years old on that particular day and I have done a lot of shooting since then so hopefully the CCW schooling will merely be a refresher course for this old fart.

[Hound]

+1

Used to think something like a FOID might work but the more I found out how they abuse it there and how much it does not work.......

Really messed up place. I hope it never spreads and can't imagine what got you to go there.

Moved to IL...you have my condolences...

[BlasterBob]

+1

Used to think something like a FOID might work but the more I found out how they abuse it there and how much it does not work.......

Really messed up place. I hope it never spreads and can't imagine what got you to go there.

I can assure you, I would MUCH rather have stayed in CO but to keep peace in the family, I collected my 55 year accumulation of "stuff" and moved to the unfriendly (gun unfriendly that is) enemy territory of ILLINOIS. This is where I will spend my final days unless I happen to croak while making a visit back in Trinidad. ;-))