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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 SB0194 Introduced 1/18/2017, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.9 heading new | | 720 ILCS 5/24.9-0.1 new | | 720 ILCS 5/24.9-1 new | |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Adds an Imitation Firearms Article to the Code. Prohibits the sale of an imitation firearm in the State and of a BB device that is an airsoft gun that expels a projectile,
such as a BB or pellet, that is 6mm or 8mm caliber which does not meet certain criteria. Provides that the criteria includes, if the airsoft gun is configured as a handgun, a blaze orange ring on the barrel required by federal law, a trigger guard that has fluorescent coloration over
the entire guard, and a 2 centimeter wide adhesive band
around the circumference of the protruding pistol grip that has
fluorescent coloration. Adds certain additional criteria if the airsoft gun is configured as a rifle or long gun. Provides that a person who sells an imitation firearm in the State is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who sells a BB device that does not meet the criteria specified in the Imitation Firearms Article is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides exemptions. Defines "imitation firearm" as any BB
device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so
substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an
existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the
device is a firearm.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding |
5 | | Article 24.9 as follows: |
6 | | (720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.9 heading new) |
7 | | ARTICLE 24.9. IMITATION FIREARMS |
8 | | (720 ILCS 5/24.9-0.1 new) |
9 | | Sec. 24.9-0.1. Definition. As used in this Article, |
10 | | "imitation firearm" means any BB
device, toy gun, replica of a |
11 | | firearm, or other device that is so
substantially similar in |
12 | | coloration and overall appearance to an
existing firearm as to |
13 | | lead a reasonable person to perceive that the
device is a |
14 | | firearm.
"Imitation firearm" does not include
any of the |
15 | | following: |
16 | | (1) a nonfiring collector's replica that is historically
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17 | | significant, and is offered for sale in conjunction with a wall
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18 | | plaque or presentation case; |
19 | | (2) a spot marker gun which expels a projectile that is |
20 | | greater
than 10mm caliber; |
21 | | (3) a BB device that expels a projectile, such as a BB or |
22 | | pellet,
that is other than 6mm or 8mm caliber; |