CCL Qualifications     

ILLINOIS RESIDENTS

• I am at least 21 years old.

• I have a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification card.

• I have not been convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor involving the threat of physical force or violence to any person within the past 5 years.

• I do not have 2 or more violations related to driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drugs, intoxicating compounds within the past 5 years.

• I am not subject to a pending arrest warrant, prosecution or proceeding for an offense or action that could lead to disqualification to own or possess a firearm.

• I have not been in a residential or court-ordered treatment for alcoholism, alcohol detoxification, or drug treatment within the past 5 years.

• You may be eligible if you satisfy the above and no objections are filed by law enforcement. (Section 15)

NON-RESIDENTS

• I am from a substantially similar state (Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada, Texas, or Virginia).

• I am at least 21 years old.

• I have not been convicted of any Felony.

• I have not been adjudicated as a mental defective by a court of law.

• I have not been involuntarily committed to a facility for the purpose of mental health treatment.

• I have not been admitted as a voluntary patient in a facility for the purpose of mental health treatment within the past 5 years.

• I have not been addicted to narcotics.

• I am not intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled.

• I am not subject to any active Order of Protection.

• I have not within the past 5 years been convicted of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation of an order of protection, or a substantially similar offense in which a firearm was used or possessed.

• I have not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic battery or substantially similar offense.

• I have not been adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony.

• I have not been convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor involving the threat of physical force or violence to any person within the past 5 years.

• I do not have 2 or more violations related to driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drugs, intoxicating compounds within the past 5 years.

• I am not subject to a pending arrest warrant, prosecution or proceeding for an offense or action that could lead to disqualification to own or possess a firearm.

• I have not been in a residential or court-ordered treatment for alcoholism, alcohol detoxification, or drug treatment within the past 5 years.

• You may be eligible if you satisfy the above and no objections are filed by law enforcement. (Section 15)

Must complete firearms training and education totaling 16 hours.  See course descriptions

Illinois State License Fees are:

Initial application        $150.00          

Non-resident           $ 300.00        

Renewal                   $ 150.00

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430 ILCS 66/75

Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.

(c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of certification by a certified instructor that the applicant passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm consisting of:

(1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and

(2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the Department.

(d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide proof of completion of a firearms training course or combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 hours.

(e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm training course shall not be issued to a student who:

(1) does not follow the orders of the certified firearms instructor;

(2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the student or to others; or

(3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired.