Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Filed: 3/28/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3018




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3018 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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 knowingly uses a

14three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning 
15firearm.

This subsection (b) does not apply to:
16        (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture 
 
 
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1    firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the federal 
2    Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a)); or
3        (2) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to 
4    create a non-functioning prototype of a firearm.
5    (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer

6to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.".