RE: 50 Caliber Ban in IL
IL Rancher:
How about more details. How does the 50 BMG ban apply to shotguns? I would assume they would word their ban not based on the caliber -- which would clearly apply to .50 muzzle loaders, and presumably shotguns too -- but on the specific cartridge, the .50 Browning Machine Gun cartridge. Is this not how the law reads? I believe California already has a .50 BMG ban. Does this mean California bans .50 cal muzzleloaders and shotguns over 28 gauge? I recall that you need at least .50 cal muzzleloader to hunt Elk during muzzleloader season in Colorado.
My sister lives in Bureau County, NW of Ohio. Her deceased husband used to hunt deer on some the property of some accommodating farmers there.