It is federally illegal to buy a handgun outside your home state, and many states include rifles in this. They can be purchased technically, but they have to be shipped to an FFL dealer in your state for the NICs check. Even in states that will sell rifles to out of state IDs, the rifle still has to be legal in their home state and they have to follow all the laws of that state. IL specifically, if you go into any FFL in the country, you'll be told "we're sorry, can't help you" because of their laws.

I know the news pretends that none of that is true, but it is. Not likely people will know that though unless they have either tried it as a customer or worked in an FFL, I'm just informing not talking shit (sometimes intent gets lost through text, just clarifying.)

That sounds very reasonable.

Just to clarify, the FOID approval process is effectively performed in every state for any gun purchase. It's not like the FOID background check carries more scrutiny or anything. If a Texan resident can buy guns in Texas, they could get a FOID card if they lived in Illinois.

And it's federally illegal to sell guns to non-residents of the state the sale is made in, so Chicago residents can't buy guns in neighboring states. Indiana and Wisconsin residents could bring guns into Chicago, but that alone is highly illegal too.

Sounds like chicago needs to do something about how close those other states are.