Confusion on parking lot exemption

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From the Illinois State Police website -<br />
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[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm into the parking area of a prohibited location shall be permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicles trunk, provided the licensee ensures the concealed firearm is unloaded prior to exiting the vehicle. [/font]This exception does not apply to any area where firearms are prohibited under federal law or to property regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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Please note the last, bold sentence! The Post Office is one place we all go and it is easy to forget that it is a Federal Facility and firearms are prohibited under Federal Law.<br />
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From the USPS website-<br />
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