Why can’t an air rifle be shipped to Illinois? Has nothing to do with actual gun laws… air pistols and rifles are sold at Walmart. Shipping BB and pellet guns should not have any shipping restrictions, AFAIK.
This might help. Looks like it’s the FOID card and withhold delivery that causes the problem. Just my guess. I’m no expert. I just googled.
Time to talk to your state representatives.
Any suggestions on getting one of these for a resident of Illinois? I can get the gun sent to California, but how do I get it to Illinois from California? Will airlines allow me to bring the bb gun back from California?
Have it shipped to someone in California, then have them rebox it and ship it to you labeled as wrapping paper tubes or something similar shaped.
Yes but you have to follow the rules, i.e. unloaded, no CO2 cartridge, locked case, declared, and checked luggage.
With .22 prices and availability the way they are, plinking with .177 pellet rifles is sure looking cheap…
Do these use C02?
The Whisper Cat arrived the other day. I have another Gamo break barrel, which was okay. The Whisper cat is a bit quieter, so shooting at rodents late at night in the barn is a little more tolerable. Nice price, too!
Sorry, I was writing about air guns in general. No, these aren’t CO2 powered.
FOID has nothing to do with it. I just ordered a Crossman from Amazon with no problem. It shipped to my house and no signature required. Not sure what WOOT is doing with this restriction but Amazon, pyramid Air and others have no problem shipping to me in Illinois.
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This might help. Looks like it’s the FOID card and withhold delivery that causes the problem. Just my guess. I’m no expert. I just googled.
Time to talk to your state representatives.
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Same thing here in Michigan. My friend really wants one of these for pest control, but we can’t have it shipped here (and no, we’re nowhere near Detroit).
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FOID has nothing to do with it. I just ordered a Crossman from Amazon with no problem. It shipped to my house and no signature required. Not sure what WOOT is doing with this restriction but Amazon, pyramid Air and others have no problem shipping to me in Illinois.
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According to http://www.isp.state.il.us/foid/firearmsfaq.cfm it is because of foid. Anything in excess of 700 fps is considered a firearm.
No. Single cocking breakbarrel charges a spring cylinder with air.
The internet consensus is that airguns with a velocity over 700fps or that shoot a bullet caliber greater than .18 are considered firearms in your state. PyramidAir will cancel your order if you try to have an air-rifle that falls under this category to your state.
You get get an FOID and buy an airgun from a dealer in your state. :-/ You may want to check on the legality of purchasing an airgun out-of-state and bringing it back to illinois. It may be considered “importing a firearm”. Most states have laws against that. You don’t want to become a felon over a glorified bb gun.
Just wondering if saving $25 is worth it for refurbished? Where did they come from? What did they have to do to them to get refurbished?
Next time you’re doing an air rifle sale Woot, try and get some .22 caliber rifles.
So Chuck Norris’s fists are considered firearms?
No, they’re considered firearms based on Chuck Norris’ fists as the standard 
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So Chuck Norris’s fists are considered firearms?
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I’d more call his fists the bullets. It is well known that his arms are considered highly dangerous, massively destructive guns which no one would ever attempt to handle much less ship.