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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB1467 Introduced 2/6/2015, by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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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 knowingly uses a
three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning firearm. Adds exemptions for: (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture firearms under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968; (2) a person who is actually engaged in the business of
manufacturing and selling any piece or part of a firearm, but only with respect to the
activities which are within the lawful scope of that business; or (3) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to create a prototype of a firearm. Adds definitions of "prototype" and "three-dimensional printer". Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.
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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 | | Section 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
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8 | | create a firearm. |
9 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
10 | | "Prototype" means a sample, model, or release of a product |
11 | | built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be |
12 | | replicated or learned from the sample, model, or release. |
13 | | "Prototype" includes: |
14 | | (1) a sample, model, or release used to test some |
15 | | aspect of the design without attempting to exactly simulate |
16 | | the visual appearance,
choice of materials, or intended |
17 | | manufacturing process; |
18 | | (2) a sample, model, or release used to explore the |
19 | | basic
size, look, and feel of the product without |
20 | | simulating the actual function or exact visual
appearance |
21 | | of the product; |
22 | | (3) a sample, model, or release intended to capture the |
23 | | design aesthetic and simulate the
appearance, color, and |