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You are invited to our 2016,
Open House

Downers Grove Sportsmen�s Club
4700 Old Stage Road, Morris, Illinois

Saturday, Oct. 15,Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Events include:

Downers Grove SC facility tours
Clay target sports (trap & skeet) demonstrations
New shooter shotgun safety orientation
(junior shooters must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Basic Shotgun (NRA Certified) instruction
Limited Complimentary Trap Shooting

Downers Grove Sportsmen�s Club is a Clay Target Shooting Club offering Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays venues to members and guests (limited memberships are available for 2017)

Made possible by a Grant from The Friends of the NRA
and the National Rifle Association Foundation.

The purpose of NRA Grant is to enable DGSC to promote firearm safety, introduce shooting sports, cultivate interest among new shooters, and support DGSC youth programs.

For information call: 815-941-1366 website: dgsc@downersgrovesc.com

BTT

Neat thank you for sharing

Will there be any shooting events during this open house?
In Illinois, what are the gun and ammo laws for transportation and purchase.

I have heard lots of things but thought I would get the answer here.

Thanks
Mike

skeetx,

Thanks for your interest.

This is an open house to showcase our club and to interest new shooters. No shooting events are planned other than demonstrations, instruction for new shooters and casual shooting. Thanks to the help from the NRA Foundation the club will be able to defray part of the cost. As a club we have have great interest in new shooters to build a foundation for the future of the sport and the sustainment of what we think is a great club. If this is a success I would suspect things to be added to it in the future.

As to someone from out of state purchasing guns or ammo in Illinois, I'm sure you are aware of the less than straightforward laws we are burdened with. Because of that baggage a lot of dealers and sports stores in northern Illinois (close to Chicago) will not sell ammunition to someone out of state even thought there is no expressed prohibition. They just fear that some legal action will be taken against them. This is often not the case once you get well away from the Chicago area.

As for buying guns, I will defer to a dealer who holds an FFL as a better authority. I know that many guns are sold annually at Sparta during the Grand, so there must be some legal process.

Transportation of guns and ammo is much clearer. Guns need to be "encased" and unloaded if you do not have a CCL. Out of state CCLs are not recognized in Illinois. It seems a case can be as little as a paper bag. The case does not need to be secured or locked.

Thanks again for you question.

dgsc@downersgrovesc.com

BTT