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90_SB0349

      720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading new
      720 ILCS 5/24.6-5 new
          Amends  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961.    Prohibits   the
      manufacture  and  sale  of toy guns that are blue or black in
      color and are similar in appearance, size,  and  shape  to  a
      genuine  handgun  that a person could reasonably believe that
      they are genuine handguns.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  by  adding
 2    Article 24.6.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Criminal  Code  of  1961  is  amended  by
 6    adding Article 24.6 as follows:
 7        (720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading new)
 8                       ARTICLE 24.6. TOY GUNS
 9        (720 ILCS 5/24.6-5 new)
10        Sec. 24.6-5.  Toy guns.
11        (a)  It is unlawful to manufacture or sell a toy gun that
12    is  blue or black in color and that a person could reasonably
13    believe is a genuine handgun.
14        (b)  Sentence.  A person who  violates  this  Section  is
15    guilty of a Class 4 felony.
16        (c)  In this Section:
17             (1)  "Handgun"  has  the  meaning  ascribed to it in
18        paragraph (2) of subsection (h) of Section 24-3  of  this
19        Code.
20             (2)  "Toy  gun" means a facsimile or reproduction of
21        a handgun that is similar in appearance, size, and  shape
22        to a genuine handgun.

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