HB4075 Engrossed LRB093 15640 RLC 41248 b

1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5 Section 24-10 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/24-10 new)
7     Sec. 24-10. Municipal ordinance regulating firearms;
8 affirmative defense to a violation. It is an affirmative
9 defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits,
10 regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if
11 the violation is based on the use or possession of a firearm in
12 an act of self-defense or defense of another.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.