Banned vs. UnBanned: Which Gun?

One HPer had some interesting questions concerning what gun is best to purchase for someone living in HP, and keeping the gun there.  

The answers, unfortunately, are questions themselves due to the vagueness of the ban.

1.  Which of the guns offered at the event in Zion are not banned?

Some of the S&W 41 likely are in the definitely not banned group.  The SAKO TriAce is in that group also, as is the P230 and probably, the P240.  See the details on each gun as they appear, or ask at the event.  
For the others, ban status is very indefinite due to vagueness in the law'

.That said, "definitely not banned" is not definite, as the interpretation of the law can change.  An example is the view taken in Arizona some years ago, that carrying a gun in full view, partially enclosed in a holster on the side of the body, was "concealed carry" because not all of the gun was completely visible. Only carrying it completely unenclosed across the chest was acceptable.

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On the other side of the question, regarding "defined" assaultguns,  even that is incomplete.  For example,  the GSP:   the law is vague because the gun can be both banned, and not banned at the same time.  The way the law is worded, guns resembling the GSP like the Pardini or Morini SP lines, or the Mauser C96 itself are banned without exception, as is the Scorpion.  However, due to a detail of construction of the GSP, the law is indefinite at any given point in time.

2.  Should I ask the HP Police to recommend a gun or provide safety training it its use in HP?.

One can ask, but some of this can put the police department in a difficult position.  In part, this is because the status of the ban can change suddenly, or can change but not change depending on outcome on appeal.  The police have discontinued their safety training in the use of these guns.  In addition, in Illinois, the role of the  police department in recommending what guns are amenable or best for private ownership is unclear, or simply not a good idea in the view of some.

The other problem is even more complex:  what gun to choose, even if one sets aside the ban or not banned question.  The HP police selection criteria for their guns was designed "carefully" along essentially identical lines to the US Army criteria in 1900 that led to the adoption of the Colt 1911 and its predecessors.  The problem is that the criteria were appropriate to military or police activities,which are different from non-police and non-military use.  Most police officers simply don't have the experience with the other options, and in particular, with non-"assault weapon" handguns.

The answer to this question becomes another question:  whom do you trust as your best source of information?