Rep. Denyse Stoneback
Filed: 3/22/2021
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2769
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2769 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Legislative findings. | ||||||
5 | Whereas,
Law enforcement makes an arrest in only 35% of | ||||||
6 | firearm homicides and 21% of firearm
assaults when the victim | ||||||
7 | was Black or Hispanic.
Microstamping is a powerful | ||||||
8 | crime-solving tool that can help law enforcement quickly
solve | ||||||
9 | gun crimes.
Microstamping is a reliable ballistics | ||||||
10 | identification tool, and can greatly enhance
traditional | ||||||
11 | ballistics analysis and the current National Integrated | ||||||
12 | Ballistics Information
Network (NIBIN) system by providing a | ||||||
13 | direct link between a spent cartridge case and a
firearm. | ||||||
14 | The leads generated from a microstamped shell have the | ||||||
15 | potential to help law
enforcement solve gun-related crimes | ||||||
16 | while limiting negative interactions with law
enforcement, | ||||||
17 | especially in minority communities.
While this crime-solving |
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1 | technology exists, manufacturers have not yet produced
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2 | microstamp-ready firearms.
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3 | It behooves the State to install a program in partnership | ||||||
4 | with law enforcement to bring
microstamp-ready firearms into | ||||||
5 | use in Illinois. | ||||||
6 | Section 5. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
7 | Microstamping Funding Program Act. | ||||||
8 | Section 10. Definitions. | ||||||
9 | "Microstamp-ready" means that the firearm is manufactured | ||||||
10 | to produce a unique
alphanumeric or geometric code on at least | ||||||
11 | one location on each expended cartridge
case that identifies | ||||||
12 | the make, model, and serial number of the firearm. | ||||||
13 | "Microstamping mechanism" means a mechanism of the firearm | ||||||
14 | designed and intended
to produce a unique alphanumeric or | ||||||
15 | geometric code on an expended cartridge that
identifies the | ||||||
16 | make, model, and serial number of the firearm. | ||||||
17 | Section 15. Grants for microstamp-ready firearms. Subject | ||||||
18 | to appropriation, the State shall set aside $500,000 to | ||||||
19 | establish a grant program for microstamp-ready firearms in | ||||||
20 | Illinois. The program will award: | ||||||
21 | (A) Replenishment grants: Grants between $35,000 and | ||||||
22 | $50,000, for the
replenishment of new firearms for their | ||||||
23 | officers. One of these grants shall be for
the Illinois State |
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1 | Police, and the other three shall be for three municipal law
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2 | enforcement agencies of towns or cities with a population | ||||||
3 | between 50,000 and
200,000 who purchase firearms for their | ||||||
4 | officers through a Quartermaster
system, in which the | ||||||
5 | Quartermaster is responsible for the purchase, inventory,
and | ||||||
6 | dissemination of uniforms and equipment to officers. | ||||||
7 | (B) New officer grants : Grants between $5,000 to $20,000 | ||||||
8 | to law enforcement
agencies of towns or cities with a | ||||||
9 | population between 30,000 and 200,000 to
assist with the | ||||||
10 | purchase of firearms by new officers. | ||||||
11 | Section 20. Administration and restrictions. The grant | ||||||
12 | program shall be administered by the Illinois State Police and | ||||||
13 | the grant funds shall only be used for the purchase of | ||||||
14 | microstamp-ready firearms by law enforcement agencies that are | ||||||
15 | grant recipients. | ||||||
16 | Section 25. Education and training. Education and training | ||||||
17 | associated with microstamp-ready firearms, and integration | ||||||
18 | with
the NIBIN and CGIC centers in Illinois shall be included | ||||||
19 | in the program.
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20 | Section 30. Grant application and participation. The State | ||||||
21 | shall establish the objectives and provide direction for the | ||||||
22 | program's grant application process, by which qualified law | ||||||
23 | enforcement agencies can apply to receive funds for |
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1 | microstamp-ready firearms for use by their officers. Law | ||||||
2 | enforcement agencies participating in the grant program must | ||||||
3 | have their officers using the microstamp-ready firearms as | ||||||
4 | soon as they are delivered. | ||||||
5 | All grants this program must be awarded by June 30, 2022. | ||||||
6 | Law enforcement agencies that have been awarded funds must | ||||||
7 | use funds within one year of receipt or funds will be returned | ||||||
8 | to the State of Illinois.
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9 | Section 35. Data collection. The Illinois State Police | ||||||
10 | shall collect data from each grant recipient, including but | ||||||
11 | not
limited to:
the number of microstamp-ready firearms | ||||||
12 | purchased,
manufacturer,
number of officers using the | ||||||
13 | microstamp-ready firearms, and
the number of microstamp-ready | ||||||
14 | firearms that are discharged in the first of year of use.
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15 | Section 40. Penalty. Any person who knowingly or | ||||||
16 | intentionally changes, alters, removes or obliterates the
name | ||||||
17 | of the importer's or manufacturer's serial number or the | ||||||
18 | microstamping mechanism
of any firearm commits a Class 2 | ||||||
19 | felony.".
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