A. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry any concealed weapon in the village unless said person is duly licensed by the state of Illinois to carry said concealed weapon.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry concealed on or about his person a pistol, revolver, blackjack, sand club, metal knuckle, bludgeon, or other firearm, or carry or conceal the same in any case or package, or have the same in or about automobile or any other vehicle. This provision does not apply to police officers.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, conceal, possess, sell, loan or give to any person any blackjack, sand club, metal knuckles, bludgeon, knife with a folding, fixed or collapsible handle and a stiff blade in excess of 3.25 inches (except for common kitchen or filleting knives kept in one's kitchen or fishing tackle box) or numchucks (being 2 or 3 pieces of wood, metal, plastic, or rubber, joined together by a chain, tape, or wire), and no person shall carry or possess, with the intent to use the same unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, switchblade knife or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of similar character.
D. For the purposes of this section, the word "carry" shall include the following specific meanings:
1. To hold in one's hand;
2. To have upon one's person;
3. To have in one's clothing, jacket or other personal apparel;
4. To have in any backpack, luggage, briefcase, sport pack, duffel bag, satchel or other enclosure held or carried on or about the person;
5. To have or permit the same to be located in any unlocked section of a person's automobile, boat, motorcycle or other vehicle. (Ord. 2004-653, 3-2-2004)