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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 | Sections 24-1.9 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 24-1.9. Possession, delivery, sale, and purchase of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | assault weapons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Definitions. In this Section: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 18 U.S.C. 921 (a)(16). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) "Assault weapon" means: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (A) a semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | accept a large capacity
magazine detachable or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | otherwise and one or more of the following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (i) only a pistol grip without a stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | attached; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | hand; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | stock; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (iv) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that |
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1 | partially or
completely encircles the barrel, | ||||||
2 | allowing the bearer to hold
the firearm with the | ||||||
3 | non-trigger hand without being burned,
but | ||||||
4 | excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; or | ||||||
5 | (v) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator; | ||||||
6 | (B) a semiautomatic pistol or any semi-automatic | ||||||
7 | rifle that has a fixed
magazine, that has the capacity | ||||||
8 | to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition; | ||||||
9 | (C) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to | ||||||
10 | accept a detachable
magazine and has one or more of the | ||||||
11 | following: | ||||||
12 | (i) any feature capable of functioning as a | ||||||
13 | protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger | ||||||
14 | hand; | ||||||
15 | (ii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole | ||||||
16 | stock; | ||||||
17 | (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that | ||||||
18 | partially or
completely encircles the barrel, | ||||||
19 | allowing the bearer to hold
the firearm with the | ||||||
20 | non-trigger hand without being burned,
but | ||||||
21 | excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; | ||||||
22 | (iv) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator; or | ||||||
23 | (v) the capacity to accept a detachable | ||||||
24 | magazine at some
location outside of the pistol | ||||||
25 | grip; | ||||||
26 | (D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of |
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1 | the following: | ||||||
2 | (i) only a pistol grip without a stock | ||||||
3 | attached; | ||||||
4 | (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a | ||||||
5 | protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger | ||||||
6 | hand; | ||||||
7 | (iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole | ||||||
8 | stock; | ||||||
9 | (iv) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 | ||||||
10 | rounds; or | ||||||
11 | (v) an ability to accept a detachable | ||||||
12 | magazine; | ||||||
13 | (E) any shotgun with a revolving cylinder; or | ||||||
14 | (F) a conversion kit, part or combination of parts, | ||||||
15 | from which an assault
weapon can be assembled if those | ||||||
16 | parts are in the possession or under the control of the | ||||||
17 | same
person. | ||||||
18 | "Assault weapon" includes, but is not limited to, the | ||||||
19 | assault weapon models identified as follows: | ||||||
20 | (i) the following rifles or copies or duplicates of | ||||||
21 | those rifles: | ||||||
22 | (I) AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, | ||||||
23 | Misr,
NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR; | ||||||
24 | (II) AR-10; | ||||||
25 | (III) AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite Ml5, or | ||||||
26 | Olympic
Arms PCR; |
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1 | (IV) AR70; | ||||||
2 | (V) Calico Liberty; | ||||||
3 | (VI) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov | ||||||
4 | SVU; | ||||||
5 | (VII) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or | ||||||
6 | FNC; | ||||||
7 | (VIII) Hi-Point Carbine; | ||||||
8 | (IX) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, or HK-PSG-1; | ||||||
9 | (X) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle; | ||||||
10 | (XI) Saiga; | ||||||
11 | (XII) SAR-8, SAR-4800; | ||||||
12 | (XIII) SKS with detachable magazine; | ||||||
13 | (XIV) SLG 95; | ||||||
14 | (XV) SLR 95 or 96; | ||||||
15 | (XVI) Steyr AUG; | ||||||
16 | (XVII) Sturm, Ruger Mini-14; | ||||||
17 | (XVIII) Tavor; | ||||||
18 | (XIX) Thompson 1927, Thompson Ml, or Thompson | ||||||
19 | 1927
Commando; or | ||||||
20 | (XX) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil | ||||||
21 | Sporter, or Galil
Sniper Rifle (Galatz). | ||||||
22 | (ii) the following pistols or copies or duplicates | ||||||
23 | of those pistols: | ||||||
24 | (I) Calico M-110; | ||||||
25 | (II) MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3; | ||||||
26 | (III) Olympic Arms OA; |
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1 | (IV) TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22 Scorpion, or | ||||||
2 | AB-10; or | ||||||
3 | (V) Uzi. | ||||||
4 | (iii) The following shotguns or copies or | ||||||
5 | duplicates of those shotguns: | ||||||
6 | (I) Armscor 30 BG; | ||||||
7 | (II) SPAS 12 or LAW 12; | ||||||
8 | (III) Striker 12; or | ||||||
9 | (IV) Streetsweeper. | ||||||
10 | "Assault weapon" does not include any firearm that has | ||||||
11 | been made permanently
inoperable, or satisfies the | ||||||
12 | definition of antique firearm,
or weapons designed for | ||||||
13 | Olympic target shooting events. | ||||||
14 | (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device | ||||||
15 | capable of being attached to a firearm that is specifically | ||||||
16 | designed for making or converting a firearm into any of the | ||||||
17 | firearms listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection (a). | ||||||
18 | (4) "Detachable magazine" means any ammunition feeding | ||||||
19 | device, the function
of which is to deliver one or more | ||||||
20 | ammunition cartridges into the firing chamber, which can be
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21 | removed from the firearm without the use of any tool, | ||||||
22 | including a bullet or ammunition cartridge. | ||||||
23 | (5) "Locking mechanism" means secured by a device or | ||||||
24 | mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to | ||||||
25 | render a firearm temporarily inoperable; or a box or | ||||||
26 | container capable of containing the firearm and that can be |
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1 | securely locked. | ||||||
2 | (6) "Muzzle brake" means a device attached to the | ||||||
3 | muzzle of a weapon that
utilizes escaping gas to reduce | ||||||
4 | recoil. | ||||||
5 | (7) "Muzzle compensator" means a device attached to the | ||||||
6 | muzzle of a weapon that
utilizes escaping gas to control | ||||||
7 | muzzle movement. | ||||||
8 | (b) The Department of State Police shall take all steps | ||||||
9 | necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within | ||||||
10 | 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
11 | 101st General Assembly. | ||||||
12 | (c) Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), (f), and | ||||||
13 | (h) of this Section, on or after the effective date of this | ||||||
14 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, it is unlawful | ||||||
15 | for any person within this State to knowingly deliver, sell, or | ||||||
16 | purchase or cause to be delivered, sold, or purchased or cause | ||||||
17 | to be possessed by another, an assault weapon or assault weapon | ||||||
18 | attachment. | ||||||
19 | (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (e), (f), | ||||||
20 | and (h) of this Section, 300 days after the effective date of | ||||||
21 | this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, it is | ||||||
22 | unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly possess | ||||||
23 | an assault weapon. | ||||||
24 | (e) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed | ||||||
25 | an assault weapon before the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
26 | Act of the 101st General Assembly, provided the person has |
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1 | provided in a registration affidavit, under oath or affirmation | ||||||
2 | and in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of | ||||||
3 | State Police on or after 180 days after the effective date of | ||||||
4 | this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly but within | ||||||
5 | 300 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
6 | 101st General Assembly: | ||||||
7 | (1) his or her name; | ||||||
8 | (2) date of birth; | ||||||
9 | (3) Firearm Owner's Identification Card number; | ||||||
10 | (4) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the | ||||||
11 | weapon; and | ||||||
12 | (5) proof of a locking mechanism that properly fits the | ||||||
13 | weapon. The affidavit shall include a statement that the | ||||||
14 | weapon is owned by the person submitting the affidavit and | ||||||
15 | that he or she owns a locking mechanism for the weapon. | ||||||
16 | The affidavit form shall include the following statement | ||||||
17 | printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on | ||||||
18 | this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the | ||||||
19 | Criminal Code of 2012." | ||||||
20 | Beginning 300 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
21 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the person may | ||||||
22 | transfer the assault weapon only to an heir, an individual | ||||||
23 | residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or a | ||||||
24 | dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 | ||||||
25 | of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days after | ||||||
26 | transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person shall |
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1 | notify the Department of State Police of the name and address | ||||||
2 | of the transferee and comply with the requirements of | ||||||
3 | subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners | ||||||
4 | Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon is | ||||||
5 | transferred shall, within 60 days of the transfer, complete an | ||||||
6 | affidavit and pay the required registration fee under this | ||||||
7 | Section. A person to whom the weapon is transferred may | ||||||
8 | transfer it only as provided in this subsection. | ||||||
9 | (f) This Section does not apply to a peace officer who has | ||||||
10 | retired in good standing from a law enforcement agency of this | ||||||
11 | State and who possesses an assault weapon if the weapon was | ||||||
12 | lawfully possessed and acquired by the peace officer prior to | ||||||
13 | retirement and the retired peace officer within 30 days of | ||||||
14 | retirement registers the weapon with the Department of State | ||||||
15 | Police and pays the required registration fee under this | ||||||
16 | Section. The retired peace officer shall comply with the | ||||||
17 | transfer and notification requirements in subsection (e). | ||||||
18 | (g) For the purpose of registration required under | ||||||
19 | subsections (e) and (f) of this Section, the Department of | ||||||
20 | State Police shall assess a registration fee of $25 per person | ||||||
21 | to the owner of an assault weapon. The fee shall be deposited | ||||||
22 | into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. | ||||||
23 | (h) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the | ||||||
24 | following: | ||||||
25 | (1) Peace officers. | ||||||
26 | (2) Acquisition and possession by a local law |
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1 | enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping the | ||||||
2 | agency's peace officers. | ||||||
3 | (3) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, | ||||||
4 | penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the | ||||||
5 | detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense. | ||||||
6 | (4) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of | ||||||
7 | the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in | ||||||
8 | the performance of their official duties or while traveling | ||||||
9 | to or from their place of duty. | ||||||
10 | (5) Any company that employs armed security officers in | ||||||
11 | this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or | ||||||
12 | development site or facility regulated by the federal | ||||||
13 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission and persons employed as an | ||||||
14 | armed security force member at a nuclear energy, storage, | ||||||
15 | weapons, or development site or facility regulated by the | ||||||
16 | federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who have completed | ||||||
17 | the background screening and training mandated by the rules | ||||||
18 | and regulations of the federal Nuclear Regulatory | ||||||
19 | Commission and while in the performance of their official | ||||||
20 | duties. | ||||||
21 | (6) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons, | ||||||
22 | attachments, or ammunition to persons authorized under | ||||||
23 | subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection (h) to | ||||||
24 | possess those items. | ||||||
25 | (7) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons, | ||||||
26 | attachments, or ammunition for sale or transfer in another |
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1 | state. | ||||||
2 | (8) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is | ||||||
3 | sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by | ||||||
4 | USA Shooting, the national governing body for | ||||||
5 | international shooting competition in the United States, | ||||||
6 | but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an | ||||||
7 | Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting | ||||||
8 | coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from | ||||||
9 | Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm | ||||||
10 | is broken down in a non-functioning state, is not | ||||||
11 | immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a | ||||||
12 | firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar | ||||||
13 | portable container designed for the safe transportation of | ||||||
14 | firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor | ||||||
15 | or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or | ||||||
16 | events. | ||||||
17 | (9) Any non-resident who transports, within 24 hours, a | ||||||
18 | weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where he or | ||||||
19 | she may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to any other | ||||||
20 | place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry that | ||||||
21 | weapon if, during the transportation the weapon is | ||||||
22 | unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any ammunition being | ||||||
23 | transported is readily accessible or is directly | ||||||
24 | accessible from the passenger compartment of the | ||||||
25 | transporting vehicle. Provided that, in the case of a | ||||||
26 | vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver's |
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1 | compartment the weapon or ammunition shall be contained in | ||||||
2 | a locked container other than the glove compartment or | ||||||
3 | console. | ||||||
4 | (10) Possession of a weapon at events taking place at | ||||||
5 | the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, only | ||||||
6 | while engaged in the legal use of this weapon, or while | ||||||
7 | traveling to or from this location if the weapon is broken | ||||||
8 | down in a non-functioning state, or is not immediately | ||||||
9 | accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, | ||||||
10 | carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable | ||||||
11 | container designed for the safe transportation of | ||||||
12 | firearms. | ||||||
13 | (11) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use | ||||||
14 | expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while | ||||||
15 | traveling to or from a location authorized for this hunting | ||||||
16 | use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is broken down in | ||||||
17 | a non-functioning state, or is not immediately accessible, | ||||||
18 | or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, carrying | ||||||
19 | box, shipping box, or other similar portable container | ||||||
20 | designed for the safe transportation of firearms. | ||||||
21 | (12) The manufacture, transportation, possession, | ||||||
22 | sale, or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and the | ||||||
23 | weapon's respective attachments, to persons authorized or | ||||||
24 | permitted, or both authorized and permitted to acquire and | ||||||
25 | possess these weapons or attachments for the purpose of | ||||||
26 | rental for use solely as props for a motion picture, |
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1 | television, or video production or entertainment event. | ||||||
2 | (i) Sentence. | ||||||
3 | (1) A person who knowingly delivers, sells, purchases, | ||||||
4 | or possesses or causes to be delivered, sold, purchased, or | ||||||
5 | possessed an assault weapon in violation of this Section | ||||||
6 | commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class | ||||||
7 | 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the | ||||||
8 | possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the | ||||||
9 | same time. | ||||||
10 | (2) A person who knowingly delivers, sells, purchases, | ||||||
11 | or possesses or causes to be delivered, sold, purchased, or | ||||||
12 | possessed in violation of this Section an assault weapon | ||||||
13 | attachment commits a Class 4 felony for a first violation | ||||||
14 | and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation. | ||||||
15 | (3) Any other violation of this Section is a Class A | ||||||
16 | misdemeanor.
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law. |