Having a handgun in Chicago means jail time up here sir. It is a felony act and is taken very seriously. Your home state of Louisiana enforces different laws than the cops do here. I know of a guy that went to a Louisiana State prison, yes prison while he was waiting for his court date on a pot bust. Amount found, one small joint. Here they would just have laughed at the guy if he was clean otherwise. If they find a handgun on you here, you will end up in County jail. Not many up here know that your home state is more home rule than any other.
Now for the business of the partitions. Put a gun right up against your temple and pull the trigger. The bullet will probably end up stuck in the gun. This is what they count on with the partitions. You would have a better chance of penetrating the partiton from outside the vehicle rather than inside.
My proof of the gun to the temple statement is the Vietnam vet retired driver I know that tried it and had to get his skin stiched up afterwards. Velocity must be present to make penetration of the partition lexan or the bottom metal possible. Not much velocity has been achieved if the bullet is still in the gun barrel. Al of the bullet holes I have seen in taxis in Chicago never made it past the inner door skin. I did see one that went through the trunk where is was single sheetmetal and the bullet was found in this trunk. Anyway, my opinion is if the shot is too close or too far away there is no way the bullet will penetrate enough to go through the partition.
I know of most of this from being along time driver. If the partition is locked I still wouldn;t take the chance of testing it when I'm on the other side. The only time I was robbed was knifepoint with a noose placed around my neck. I didnt have a shield then. I do now.
My gun is kept in a locker at the range where it belongs. I guess I'll take it with when I move to Louisiana!
Does anyone think a partition ever saved a drivers' life because his assailant was too stupid to figure out how to shoot through another window... or through the gun hole in the partition?
Not me.
Does anyone think a partition ever inclined an assailant to upgrade his weapon-of-choice from a knife/brute force... to a gun?
