Geter,

I live in Ohio where no permit is required. I have bought one gun, a rifle, since moving here. They did a 10 minute background check and i walked out of the store with the rifle. Before that, I lived in illinois where a gun permit is required to purchase or possess a gun or buy most ammunition. However, if you are a non-resident and are in Illinois to hunt, you don't have to have a permit to possess a gun. Go figure.