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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB3969 Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a federally licensed firearms dealer is exempt from the applicant firearm training requirements under the Act. Effective immediately.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 75 as follows: |
6 | | (430 ILCS 66/75)
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7 | | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. |
8 | | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the |
9 | | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and |
10 | | shall make a list of approved courses available on the |
11 | | Department's website. |
12 | | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of |
13 | | completion of a firearms training course or combination of |
14 | | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which |
15 | | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this |
16 | | Section, that covers the following: |
17 | | (1) firearm safety; |
18 | | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; |
19 | | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a |
20 | | concealable firearm; |
21 | | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to |
22 | | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a |
23 | | firearm; and |
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1 | | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful |
2 | | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or |
3 | | carrying a concealed firearm. |
4 | | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of |
5 | | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant |
6 | | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm |
7 | | consisting of: |
8 | | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and |
9 | | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds |
10 | | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance |
11 | | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the |
12 | | Department. |
13 | | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide |
14 | | proof of completion of a firearms training course or |
15 | | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 |
16 | | hours. |
17 | | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm |
18 | | training course shall not be issued to a student who: |
19 | | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified |
20 | | firearms instructor;
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21 | | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, |
22 | | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the |
23 | | student or to others; or
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24 | | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to |
25 | | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. |
26 | | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's |
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1 | | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records |
2 | | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the |
3 | | Department. |
4 | | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors |
5 | | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed |
6 | | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if |
7 | | the training course is submitted to and approved by the |
8 | | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes |
9 | | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph |
10 | | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range |
11 | | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. |
12 | | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an |
13 | | active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has |
14 | | successfully completed firearms training as required by his or |
15 | | her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her |
16 | | agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a |
17 | | firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law |
18 | | Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has |
19 | | completed the required training and has been issued a firearm |
20 | | control card by the Department of Financial and Professional |
21 | | Regulation ; or a federally licensed firearms dealer shall be |
22 | | exempt from the requirements of this Section. |
23 | | (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors |
24 | | shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 |
25 | | hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant |
26 | | is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the |
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1 | | United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the |
2 | | applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject |
3 | | matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and |
4 | | the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
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5 | | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors |
6 | | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed |
7 | | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if |
8 | | the training course is approved
by the Department and was |
9 | | completed in connection with the applicant's previous |
10 | | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any |
11 | | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least |
12 | | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of |
13 | | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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14 | | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or |
15 | | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) |
16 | | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment |
17 | | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or |
18 | | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law |
19 | | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is |
20 | | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). |
21 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
23 | | becoming law.
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