Traveling with firearm thru O’Hare Airport?

[bdybdall]

I just flew to Denver and returned through Indianapolis. Excuse me but why go to O'Hare to go to Denver? Do you live close to Chicago?

 

[actaeon277]

I just flew to Denver and returned through Indianapolis. Excuse me but why go to O'Hare to go to Denver? Do you live close to Chicago?

Well, his location shows Dyer, that's NWI.
So he's about 45 minutes or so from O'Hare.

 

[Matthews]

O’Hare is much closer to me like actaeon mentioned. Last question is what is the procedure upon landing? Do they put my bag on the carousel or do I have to pick it up somewhere?

 

[Alamo]

O’Hare is much closer to me like actaeon mentioned. Last question is what is the procedure upon landing? Do they put my bag on the carousel or do I have to pick it up somewhere?

my experience has been different airlines do it different ways. If you can find the number for your airline at the airport you are going to, call and ssk.

 

[seldon14]

O’Hare is much closer to me like actaeon mentioned. Last question is what is the procedure upon landing? Do they put my bag on the carousel or do I have to pick it up somewhere?

I've always had them on the carousel.

 

[hpclayto]

Mine used to come out on the carousel. Last couple of years they’ve always pulled them and have been in the office.

 

[ECS686]

I've never had any issues with checked firearms and airlines. And I've flown into a lot of liberal places. Whether flying for work or vacation. The one exception was when I returned to Indy from California. Got my 2 regular bags and started to go to the office to get my firearms and hear this (sound of hard case thumping end over end down the belt)

I look up and theres my hard case with my HK MP5 and SIG 228 in it like nothing happened. Everywhere else was great and easy to deal with.

 

[KLB]

Well, his location shows Dyer, that's NWI.
So he's about 45 minutes or so from O'Hare.

You mean we don't all live in Indianapolis?
Who knew?

 

[JettaKnight]

You mean we don't all live in Indianapolis?
Who knew?

Heck there's a few of us that don't live in Indy or NWI!

 

[KLB]

Heck there's a few of us that don't live in Indy or NWI!

 

[thompal]

(e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her vehicle and the non-resident:
(1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a

firearm under federal law;

(2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under

the laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license or permit issued by his or her state of residence, if applicable; and

(3) is not in possession of a license under this Act.

What does part 3 mean? It seems to contradict Part 2.

 

[NKBJ]

About the regs applicable to Illinois travel, thanks for posting those.

 

[Joniki]

Heck there's TWO of us that don't live in Indy or NWI!

Fixed it...

 

[epeery]

What does part 3 mean? It seems to contradict Part 2.

I believe part 2 is referring to your home permit and part 3 is referring to an Illinois permit.

 

[JettaKnight]

I believe part 2 is referring to your home permit and part 3 is referring to an Illinois permit.

Yup, an FOID.

 

[thompal]

I believe part 2 is referring to your home permit and part 3 is referring to an Illinois permit.

Gads, they don't write their laws any better than they run their state.

 

[D K]

Your ammo can be stored in the same locked case as your firearm. The ammo needs to be in a secure container.

Like he said, it has to be a “secure” case (read that as a locked HARD case).

I speak from bad experience - after several hunting trips to northern ME, there was more than one time that my luggage with clothing-only would NOT make it to the destination airport, but my long-gun would (??). From this, I concluded that the only way to assure that my clothing would make it to my destination was to pack a handgun, unloaded, with a trigger lock, inside a locked case, and all that inside a locked suitcase with my clothing (all properly declared at Indy).

Made it out of Indy fine, but the return trip through Portland ME means they run your bags through an X-Ray while you wait, and my bag’s travel through the x-ray prompted EVERY TSA agent at the airport quickly came to the x-ray station (it’s not a large airport, but is where some of the 9-11 hijackers flew through) and basically shut everything down. I’m sure I’m on a list someplace now, but was fortunate that my buddy in ME was able to take possession of my piece, and ship it to me, instead of having to surrender it. Next time it’ll be in a hard case, but if you want to guarantee that your luggage won’t get lost, properly pack (and properly declare) your carry in it!