You need to find a lawyer who is familiar firearms law and explain your situation.
You must consult with a lawyer for a legal and correct answer.
Yes I have done it.
If you are referring to a non-US citizen visiting the US LEGALLY, they MAY purchase a firearm for a legitimate sporting purpose, such as hunting.
No, but you need to be the legal owner of that firearm.
A foreign citizen with established permanent residence may purchase and own a firearm in the US. <><><> In addition certain temporary residents of the US may legally purchase a firearm- such as for hunting. However, they must have a hunting license first. This is listed in 18 USC 922- and usually overlooked. Permanent resident aliens (such as my wife) that have a "green card" are treated as a citizen when purchasing firearms.
So long as the firearm itself is legal in Illinois, yes.
Not if your employer has a problem with it. ALSO - if your position requires you to carry a firearm, restraining orders forbid your possession of them which would impact your ability to perform that aspect of your job.
Criminal convictions, indictments, restraining orders, mental incompetency
In the US, you may possess a firearm if you are an adult, do not have a history of drug addiction, mental illness, a criminal record, and are a legal resident of the US. If a US citizen, you may not have renounced your citizenship, may not have been dishonorably discharged from the military, and not be under indictment for a felony, a fugitive from justice, nor under a court issued restraining order.
Yes, but it's continually becoming an increasingly difficult process.
As long as your boyfriend has a licence to keep a firearm, everything should be fine. But, I would make sure it is securely locked away, especially if there are children in the house as well.ANOTHER VIEW: If the provisions of your court order forbid you from "possessing" firearms, NO. Even being in the same vicinity as a firearm places you in what is known in the law as "constructive possession" of that firearm, which could place you in violation.
No standard method- as a private citizen, you cannot access the police computer database of stolen property.
CLETS stands for California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. Once a CLETS restraining order has been issued, the person it was issued to can no longer be in possession of a firearm.