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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1861 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 430 ILCS 65/1 | from Ch. 38, par. 83-1 |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical
change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1861 | | LRB099 06348 MGM 26418 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative |
| 8 | | determination that that
in order to promote and protect the |
| 9 | | health, safety and welfare of the
public, it is necessary and |
| 10 | | in the public interest to provide a system of
identifying |
| 11 | | persons who are not qualified to acquire or possess firearms, |
| 12 | | firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers within the State of |
| 13 | | Illinois by the establishment of
a system of Firearm Owner's |
| 14 | | Identification Cards, thereby establishing a
practical and |
| 15 | | workable system by which law enforcement authorities will be
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| 16 | | afforded an opportunity to identify those persons who are |
| 17 | | prohibited by
Section 24-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, from
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| 18 | | acquiring or possessing firearms and firearm ammunition and who |
| 19 | | are prohibited by this Act from acquiring stun guns and tasers.
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| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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