Sale of 22 Conversion Kit

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I have a question I believe I know the answer to, but wanted to confirm. I have an Advantage Arms 22 conversion kit for a Gen 3 Glock 19. I traded my Gen 3 for a Gen 5 19 and can't use the kit, so I'm going to sell it. I believe there are no requirements such as using a FFL or running the buyer's FOID (I'm in Illinois), but wanted to confirm this.
 
Please consult an atty.

Oh geeze. He's asking whether Illinois law prohibits transfer of a particular firearm part, not laying out details of some alleged crime to figure out how to proceed in court.

With that being said, the relevant Illinois law regarding sale of firearms is linked below. Also linked are the codes for transferring firearms in Cook County. They point to the FOID act to define what "firearm" means.
https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-720-criminal-offenses/il-st-sect-720-5-24-3.html
https://library.municode.com/il/coo...IGEOR_CH58OFMIPR_ARTVIIRELOSTDETRFI_S58-187DE

Illinois Statutes Chapter 430. Public Safety § 65/1.1. Definitions said:
“Firearm” means any device, by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, expansion of gas or escape of gas;  excluding, however:

(1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or which has a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second;

(1.1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels breakable paint balls containing washable marking colors;

(2) any device used exclusively for signalling or safety and required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission;

(3) any device used exclusively for the firing of stud cartridges, explosive rivets or similar industrial ammunition;  and

(4) an antique firearm (other than a machine-gun) which, although designed as a weapon, the Department of State Police finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.

The definition does not include firearm parts or components, just firearms.

Where you may run into a problem is with the Cook County definition of the term "large capacity magazine" which are prohibited to possess or transfer in Cook County
https://library.municode.com/il/coo...DEWEDE_DIV4BLHOASWEBA_S54-212ASWELAPAMASAPREX


Large-capacity magazine means any ammunition feeding device with the capacity to accept more than ten rounds, but shall not be construed to include the following:

(1) A feeding device that has been permanently altered so that it cannot accommodate more than ten rounds.
(2) A 22-caliber tube ammunition feeding device.
(3) A tubular magazine that is contained in a lever-action firearm.
Looking at Advantage Arms' website, it appears that the G19 conversion kit comes standard with a 10 round magazine, and should be fine. But they also offer 15 and 25 round magazines.
 
It's a 10 round magazine, so the Cook County restrisctions don't apply. I spoke with the Glock Store, where I purchased it from as I'm interested in picking one up for my Gen 5 19. They can ship it directly to me, so no FFL is required and I should be ok sellig it directly. I will double check with my LGS tommorrow when they open.
 
I talked to one of my FFL's, and they'll take it in on a trade, so I'll do that to avoid any headaches.

Edit to add: It's done. I traded it and a Walther P22 that was nothing but headaches (with full disclosure) for a couple of things I needed, night sights for a M&P 2.0 45 and a safe for my oldest son.
 
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