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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2939
Introduced 2/6/2004, by George P. Shadid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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430 ILCS 65/1 |
from Ch. 38, par. 83-1 |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes technical
changes in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2939 |
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LRB093 18826 RLC 44561 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to public safety.
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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 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is |
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| amended by changing
Section 1 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1)
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| Sec. 1. Declaration.
It is hereby declared as a matter of |
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| legislative determination that
in order to promote and protect |
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| the health, safety and welfare of the
public, it is necessary |
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| and in the public interest to provide a system of
identifying |
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| persons who are not qualified to acquire or possess firearms
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| and firearm ammunition within the State of Illinois by the |
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| establishment of
a system of Firearm Owner's Identification |
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| Cards, thereby establishing a
practical and workable system by |
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| which law enforcement authorities will be
afforded an |
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| opportunity to identify those persons who are prohibited by
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| Section 24-3.1 of the "Criminal Code of 1961", as amended, from
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| acquiring or possessing firearms and firearm ammunition.
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| (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2600.)
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