The exquisite "logic" of gun control laws.
Imagine a resident Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Kentucky or Missouri. This person has a single .22 cartridge in his coat pocket. He is commiting no crime by doing so, isn't hurting anyone and the whole thing is a non-event.
When this person crosses into Illinois, simply having that single cartridge (and I suspect that even a blank round would count) becomes either a class A misdemeanor or a felony. The same exact action that's normal and reasonable in all surrounding states is a serious crime by administrative whim in Illinois.
A person who lives in another state might have a couple of .22 cartridges rolling at the bottom of a truck bed when visiting Illinois...instant criminal. If the cartridges were not there at the start of the trip, how tough would it be to toss one or two into the truck bed while walking over to check the driver's license? After all, civil forfeiture of vehicle is a large part of police budget and they have a powerful incentive to arrest people who are not local and would probably plead to a reduced charge just to avoid prison.
Gun control isn't about guns. It's about capricious, arbitrary and vicious control of the populace.
When this person crosses into Illinois, simply having that single cartridge (and I suspect that even a blank round would count) becomes either a class A misdemeanor or a felony. The same exact action that's normal and reasonable in all surrounding states is a serious crime by administrative whim in Illinois.
A person who lives in another state might have a couple of .22 cartridges rolling at the bottom of a truck bed when visiting Illinois...instant criminal. If the cartridges were not there at the start of the trip, how tough would it be to toss one or two into the truck bed while walking over to check the driver's license? After all, civil forfeiture of vehicle is a large part of police budget and they have a powerful incentive to arrest people who are not local and would probably plead to a reduced charge just to avoid prison.
Gun control isn't about guns. It's about capricious, arbitrary and vicious control of the populace.