98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4754

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm, or any piece or part of a firearm, unless the person possesses a license to manufacture firearms under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.


LRB098 17547 RLC 52656 b

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
5Section 24-2.3 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
7    Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to
8create a firearm.
9    (a) As used in this Section, "three-dimensional printer"
10means a computer-driven machine capable of producing a
11three-dimensional object from a digital model.
12    (b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional
13printer to create a firearm when he or she uses a
14three-dimensional printer to create a firearm, or any piece or
15part of a firearm, unless the person possesses a license to
16manufacture firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the
17federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a)).
18    (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer
19to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.
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