gsquared23 wrote:Illinois resident here.
It does not have to be in a locked case, it simply has to be in a case (even a gun sock will do) or made inoperable, and has to be unloaded. Same thing for bows, but you can put a lock around the string and cable making it inoperable as an alternative.
That applies to licensed residents. It does not apply to nonlicensed nonresidents. Nonlicensed nonresidents are covered under Federal regulations.
US Code 926A.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if,
during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle:
Provided, that in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.DON'T STOP IN THE STATE! Once you do it's considered a destination and you then are subject to the laws of that state. This is how a lot of people get pinched when traveling.
