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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 24-1.9 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | purchase of semi-automatic assault weapons, assault weapon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | attachments, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) Definitions. In this Section: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) "Semi-automatic assault weapon" means: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (A) any of the firearms or types, replicas, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | duplicates in any caliber of the firearms, known as: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models); | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | UZI and Galil; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (iii) Beretta AR-70 (SC-70); | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (iv) Colt AR-15; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (v) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | FNC; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (vii) Steyr AUG; |
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2 | (viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9, and TEC-22; | ||||||
3 | and | ||||||
4 | (ix) any shotgun which contains its ammunition | ||||||
5 | in a revolving cylinder, such as (but not limited | ||||||
6 | to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12; | ||||||
7 | (B) a semi-automatic rifle that has an ability to | ||||||
8 | accept a detachable magazine and has any of the | ||||||
9 | following: | ||||||
10 | (i) a folding or telescoping stock; | ||||||
11 | (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock; | ||||||
12 | (iii) a shroud that is attached to, or | ||||||
13 | partially or completely encircles the barrel, and | ||||||
14 | that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with | ||||||
15 | the non-trigger hand without being burned; or | ||||||
16 | (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to | ||||||
17 | accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition; | ||||||
18 | (C) a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to | ||||||
19 | accept a detachable magazine and has any of the | ||||||
20 | following: | ||||||
21 | (i) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole | ||||||
22 | stock; | ||||||
23 | (ii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially | ||||||
24 | or completely encircles the barrel, and that | ||||||
25 | permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the | ||||||
26 | non-trigger hand without being burned; |
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1 | (iii) an ammunition magazine that attaches to | ||||||
2 | the pistol outside of the pistol grip; | ||||||
3 | (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to | ||||||
4 | accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition; | ||||||
5 | (v) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more | ||||||
6 | when the pistol is unloaded; or | ||||||
7 | (vi) a semi-automatic version of an automatic | ||||||
8 | firearm; | ||||||
9 | (D) a semi-automatic shotgun that has any of the | ||||||
10 | following: | ||||||
11 | (i) a folding or telescoping stock; | ||||||
12 | (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock; | ||||||
13 | (iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 | ||||||
14 | rounds; or | ||||||
15 | (iv) an ability to accept a detachable | ||||||
16 | magazine. | ||||||
17 | "Semi-automatic assault weapon" does not | ||||||
18 | include: | ||||||
19 | (A) any firearm that: | ||||||
20 | (i) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, | ||||||
21 | or slide action; | ||||||
22 | (ii) is an "unserviceable firearm" or has been | ||||||
23 | made permanently inoperable; or | ||||||
24 | (iii) is an antique firearm; | ||||||
25 | (B) any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of | ||||||
26 | this Code. |
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1 | (2) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device | ||||||
2 | capable of being attached to a firearm that is specifically | ||||||
3 | designed for making or converting a firearm into any of the | ||||||
4 | firearms listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this | ||||||
5 | Section. | ||||||
6 | (3) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in | ||||||
7 | 18 U.S.C. Section 921 (a)(16). | ||||||
8 | (4) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle | ||||||
9 | capable of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does | ||||||
10 | not include any antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. | ||||||
11 | Section 921 (a)(16), any shotgun including a shotgun that | ||||||
12 | has a rifle barrel, or a muzzle-loader used for "black | ||||||
13 | powder" hunting or battle re-enactments. | ||||||
14 | (5) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 | ||||||
15 | BMG caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, | ||||||
16 | that is capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The | ||||||
17 | term ".50 caliber cartridge" does not include any | ||||||
18 | memorabilia or display item that is filled with a permanent | ||||||
19 | inert substance or that is otherwise permanently altered in | ||||||
20 | a manner that prevents ready modification for use as live | ||||||
21 | ammunition or shotgun ammunition with a caliber | ||||||
22 | measurement that is equal to or greater than .50 caliber. | ||||||
23 | (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 90 days | ||||||
24 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th | ||||||
25 | General Assembly, it is unlawful for any person within this | ||||||
26 | State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or |
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1 | possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, | ||||||
2 | purchased, or possessed, a semi-automatic assault weapon, an | ||||||
3 | assault weapon attachment, any .50 caliber rifle, or .50 | ||||||
4 | caliber cartridge. | ||||||
5 | (c) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed a | ||||||
6 | weapon or attachment prohibited by subsection (b) before the | ||||||
7 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General | ||||||
8 | Assembly, provided that the person has provided proof of | ||||||
9 | ownership to the Department of State Police within 90 days | ||||||
10 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th | ||||||
11 | General Assembly as required by law. On or after the effective | ||||||
12 | date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the | ||||||
13 | person may transfer the weapon or attachment only to an heir, | ||||||
14 | an individual residing in another state maintaining that weapon | ||||||
15 | in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms | ||||||
16 | dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of | ||||||
17 | 1968. | ||||||
18 | (d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the | ||||||
19 | following: | ||||||
20 | (1) Peace officers as defined in Section 2-13 of this | ||||||
21 | Code and retired peace officers not otherwise prohibited | ||||||
22 | from receiving a firearm, in possession of a semi-automatic | ||||||
23 | assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, or .50 caliber | ||||||
24 | rifle transferred to the retired peace officer by his or | ||||||
25 | her law enforcement agency upon retirement. | ||||||
26 | (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, |
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1 | penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the | ||||||
2 | detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense. | ||||||
3 | (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of | ||||||
4 | the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in | ||||||
5 | the performance of their official duties or while traveling | ||||||
6 | to or from their place of duty. | ||||||
7 | (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons, | ||||||
8 | attachments, or ammunition to persons authorized under | ||||||
9 | subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to possess | ||||||
10 | those items. | ||||||
11 | (5) Possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon, an | ||||||
12 | assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a .50 | ||||||
13 | caliber cartridge at events taking place at the World | ||||||
14 | Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, only while | ||||||
15 | engaged in the legal use of the firearm or attachment, or | ||||||
16 | while traveling to or from this location if the items are | ||||||
17 | broken down in a non-functioning state, or are not | ||||||
18 | immediately accessible, or are unloaded and enclosed in a | ||||||
19 | case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other | ||||||
20 | container. | ||||||
21 | (6) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is | ||||||
22 | sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by | ||||||
23 | USA Shooting, the national governing body for | ||||||
24 | international shooting competition in the United States, | ||||||
25 | but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an | ||||||
26 | Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting |
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1 | coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from | ||||||
2 | Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm | ||||||
3 | is broken down in a non-functioning state, is not | ||||||
4 | immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a | ||||||
5 | case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other | ||||||
6 | container, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor | ||||||
7 | or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or | ||||||
8 | events. | ||||||
9 | (7) Possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon, an | ||||||
10 | assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a .50 | ||||||
11 | caliber cartridge only for a hunting use expressly | ||||||
12 | permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while traveling to or | ||||||
13 | from a location authorized for hunting use under the | ||||||
14 | Wildlife Code if the items are broken down in a | ||||||
15 | non-functioning state, or are not immediately accessible, | ||||||
16 | or are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying | ||||||
17 | box, shipping box, or other container. | ||||||
18 | (8) Manufacture, transportation, possession, sale, or | ||||||
19 | rental of blank-firing semi-automatic assault weapons and | ||||||
20 | .50 caliber rifles or the weapons respective attachments to | ||||||
21 | persons authorized or permitted, or both authorized and | ||||||
22 | permitted to acquire and possess the weapons for the | ||||||
23 | purposes of rental for use solely as props for a motion | ||||||
24 | picture, television, or video production or entertainment | ||||||
25 | event. | ||||||
26 | (e) Sentence. |
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1 | (1) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, | ||||||
2 | sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be | ||||||
3 | manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a | ||||||
4 | semi-automatic assault weapon in violation of this Section | ||||||
5 | commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class | ||||||
6 | 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the | ||||||
7 | possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the | ||||||
8 | same time. | ||||||
9 | (2) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, | ||||||
10 | sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be | ||||||
11 | manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in | ||||||
12 | violation of this Section an assault weapon attachment | ||||||
13 | commits a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class | ||||||
14 | 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation. | ||||||
15 | (3) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, | ||||||
16 | sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be | ||||||
17 | manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in | ||||||
18 | violation of this Section a .50 caliber rifle commits a | ||||||
19 | Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony | ||||||
20 | for a second or subsequent violation or for the possession | ||||||
21 | or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the same time. | ||||||
22 | (4) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, | ||||||
23 | sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be | ||||||
24 | manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in | ||||||
25 | violation of this Section a .50 caliber cartridge commits a | ||||||
26 | Class A misdemeanor.
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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