093_SB1203

 
                                     LRB093 02421 MBS 02429 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to firearms.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
 5    amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows:

 6        (430 ILCS 65/3.5 new)
 7        Sec.  3.5.  Private  transfers  of  firearms  by  persons
 8    attending gun shows.
 9        (a)  Any person who is not a federally  licensed  firearm
10    dealer who desires to transfer a firearm while that person is
11    on  the  grounds  of  a  gun  show  must do so only through a
12    federally licensed firearm dealer.  The  dealer  must  follow
13    the  procedure set forth in Section 3.1 of this Act as if the
14    dealer were the seller of the firearm.
15        (b)  In this Act:
16        "Gun show" means an event  or  function  sponsored  by  a
17    national,   state,  or  local  organization  devoted  to  the
18    collection,  competitive  use,  or  other  sporting  use   of
19    firearms,  or an event or an organization or association that
20    sponsors functions  or  events  devoted  to  the  collection,
21    competitive  use,  or  other  sporting use of firearms in the
22    community.
23        "Grounds of a gun show" means the  geographical  area  in
24    which  the  gun show is located, including any areas used for
25    parking for the gun show.