93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB7337


 
Introduced 10/20/2004, by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
 
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New Act








    Creates the Assault Weapons Ban Act.  Provides that violations of the federal Assault Weapons Ban that were enacted as part of the federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) shall be violations of Illinois law.  Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Assault Weapons Ban Act.
 
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    Section 5. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the 
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General Assembly that the provisions of federal law contained 
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in Title 18, Sections 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 925A, and 929 of 
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the United States Code, and originally enacted as the Violent 
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Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
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103-322) commonly referred to as the "Assault Weapons Ban", as 
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those Sections existed on September 12, 2004, remain in force 
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in the State of Illinois.
 
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    Section 10. Penalties. 
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    (a) The provisions of Title 18, Sections 921, 922, 923, 
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924, 925, 925A, and 929 of the United States Code, as those 
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Sections were in effect on September 12, 2004, are incorporated 
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into this Act by reference.
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    (b) The following violations of federal law in effect on 
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September 12, 2004 shall be violations of Illinois law and 
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shall be punished as provided in this subsection (b):
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        (1) A violation of subsection (a)(1) or (f) of Section 
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    924 of Title 18 of the United States Code is a Class 3 
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    felony.
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        (2) A violation of subsection (a)(2), (b), (e), (g), 
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    (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), or (n) of Section 924 of Title 18 
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    of the United States Code is a Class 2 felony for which the 
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    defendant may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to 
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    exceed 10 years.
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        (3) A violation of subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), 
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    or (a)(6) of Section 924 of Title 18 of the United States 
 


 






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    Code is a Class A misdemeanor.  A term of imprisonment 
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    imposed for a violation of subsection (a)(4) of Section 924 
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    of Title 18 of the United States Code shall not run 
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    concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.
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        (4) A violation of subsection (c) or (o)   of Section 924 
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    of Title 18 of the United States Code shall be charged and 
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    sentenced under Article 33A of the Criminal Code of 1961.
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        (5) Firearms or ammunition used in a manner described 
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    in subsection (d) of Section 924 of the United States Code 
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    may be seized and forfeited under Article 36 of the 
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    Criminal Code of 1961.
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        (6) A violation of subsection (j) of Section 924 of the 
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    United States Code that involves first degree murder, 
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    second degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter shall be 
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    charged and sentenced as provided for those offenses.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.