94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0131

 

Introduced 1/10/2005, by Rep. John J. Millner - Terry R. Parke and Suzanne Bassi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/1.1   from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1
430 ILCS 65/3   from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
430 ILCS 65/3.1   from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1
430 ILCS 65/3a   from Ch. 38, par. 83-3a
720 ILCS 5/24-3   from Ch. 38, par. 24-3

    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that person is on the grounds of a gun show must, prior to the sale or transfer of the firearm, request the Department of State Police to conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the firearm. Provides that if the receipt of a firearm does not violate federal or State law, the Department of State Police shall (1) assign a unique number to the transfer; (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor with the number; and (3) destroy all records of the system with respect to the call, other than the identifying number and the date the number was assigned, and all records of the system relating to the person or the transfer within 24 hours. Provides that the Department of State Police may not retain, copy, or distribute any such information previously collected. Provides that if the transfer of a firearm is denied by the Department of State Police, the Department may keep the records of a denial until the denial is appealed and overturned, or as long as necessary for a criminal prosecution. Provides that approvals issued by the Department of State Police for the purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date of issue. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the waiting period for obtaining a firearm after its purchase does not apply to the sale of a firearm at a gun show. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning 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 changing Sections 1.1, 3, 3.1, and 3a as follows:
 
6     (430 ILCS 65/1.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1)
7     Sec. 1.1. For purposes of this Act:
8     "Counterfeit" means to copy or imitate, without legal
9 authority, with intent to deceive.
10     "Federally licensed firearm dealer" means a person who is
11 licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the
12 federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
13     "Firearm" means any device, by whatever name known, which
14 is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action
15 of an explosion, expansion of gas or escape of gas; excluding,
16 however:
17         (1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun or
18     B-B gun which either expels a single globular projectile
19     not exceeding .18 inch in diameter and which has a maximum
20     muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second or
21     breakable paint balls containing washable marking colors;
22         (2) any device used exclusively for signalling or
23     safety and required or recommended by the United States
24     Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission;
25         (3) any device used exclusively for the firing of stud
26     cartridges, explosive rivets or similar industrial
27     ammunition; and
28         (4) an antique firearm (other than a machine-gun)
29     which, although designed as a weapon, the Department of
30     State Police finds by reason of the date of its
31     manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is
32     primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used

 

 

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1     as a weapon.
2     "Firearm ammunition" means any self-contained cartridge or
3 shotgun shell, by whatever name known, which is designed to be
4 used or adaptable to use in a firearm; excluding, however:
5         (1) any ammunition exclusively designed for use with a
6     device used exclusively for signalling or safety and
7     required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or
8     the Interstate Commerce Commission; and
9         (2) any ammunition designed exclusively for use with a
10     stud or rivet driver or other similar industrial
11     ammunition.
12     "Gun show" means an event or function:
13         (1) at which the sale and transfer of firearms is the
14     regular and normal course of business where 50 or more
15     firearms are displayed, offered, or exhibited for sale,
16     transfer, or exchange; or
17         (2) not less than 5 gun show vendors display, offer, or
18     exhibit for sale, sell, transfer, or exchange firearms.
19     "Gun show" includes the entire premises provided for an
20 event or function, including parking areas for the event or
21 function, that is sponsored to facilitate the purchase, sale,
22 transfer, or exchange of firearms as described in this Section.
23     "Gun show" does not include training or safety classes,
24 competitive shooting events, such as rifle, shotgun, or handgun
25 matches, trap, skeet, or sporting clays shoots, dinners,
26 banquets, raffles, or any other event where the sale or
27 transfer of firearms is not the primary course of business.
28     "Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes or
29 operates a gun show.
30     "Gun show vendor" means a person who exhibits, sells,
31 offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges any firearms at a gun
32 show, regardless of whether the person arranges with a gun show
33 promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell,
34 offer for sale, transfer, or exchange any firearm.
35     "Sanctioned competitive shooting event" means a shooting
36 contest officially recognized by a national or state shooting

 

 

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1 sport association, and includes any sight-in or practice
2 conducted in conjunction with the event.
3 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-414, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
4     (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
5     Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
6 knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm or
7 any firearm ammunition to any person within this State unless
8 the transferee with whom he deals displays a currently valid
9 Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has previously been
10 issued in his name by the Department of State Police under the
11 provisions of this Act. In addition, all firearm transfers by
12 federally licensed firearm dealers and transfers of firearms at
13 gun shows as defined by this Act are subject to Section 3.1.
14     (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
15 be transferred any firearm shall keep a record of such transfer
16 for a period of 10 years from the date of transfer. Such record
17 shall contain the date of the transfer; the description, serial
18 number or other information identifying the firearm if no
19 serial number is available; and, if the transfer was completed
20 within this State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
21 Identification Card number. On demand of a peace officer such
22 transferor shall produce for inspection such record of
23 transfer.
24     (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
25 of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
26 specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
27 (Source: P.A. 92-442, eff. 8-17-01.)
 
28     (430 ILCS 65/3.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1)
29     Sec. 3.1. Dial up system.
30     (a) The Department of State Police shall provide a dial up
31 telephone system or utilize other existing technology which
32 shall be used by any federally licensed firearm dealer, gun
33 show promoter, or gun show vendor who is to transfer a firearm
34 under the provisions of this Act. The Department of State

 

 

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1 Police shall utilize existing technology which allows the
2 caller to be charged a fee equivalent to the cost of providing
3 this service but not to exceed $2. Fees collected by the
4 Department of State Police shall be deposited in the State
5 Police Services Fund and used to provide the service. Any
6 person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer and who
7 desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that person is on
8 the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or transferring
9 the firearm, request the Department of State Police to conduct
10 a background check on the prospective recipient of the firearm
11 in accordance with this Section.
12     (b) Upon receiving a request from a federally licensed
13 firearm dealer, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor, the
14 Department of State Police shall immediately approve, or within
15 the time period established by Section 24-3 of the Criminal
16 Code of 1961 regarding the delivery of firearms, notify the
17 inquiring dealer of any objection that would disqualify the
18 transferee from acquiring or possessing a firearm. In
19 conducting the inquiry, the Department of State Police shall
20 initiate and complete an automated search of its criminal
21 history record information files and those of the Federal
22 Bureau of Investigation, including the National Instant
23 Criminal Background Check System, and of the files of the
24 Department of Human Services relating to mental health and
25 developmental disabilities to obtain any felony conviction or
26 patient hospitalization information which would disqualify a
27 person from obtaining or require revocation of a currently
28 valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
29     (c) If receipt of a firearm would not violate Section 24-3
30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, federal law, or this Act the
31 Department of State Police shall:
32         (1) assign a unique identification number to the
33     transfer;
34         (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun
35     show vendor with the number; and
36         (3) destroy all records of the system with respect to

 

 

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1     the call, other than the identifying number and the date
2     the number was assigned, and all records of the system
3     relating to the person or the transfer within 24 hours.
4     (d) The Department may not retain, copy, or distribute any
5 information previously collected under this Section. Any
6 records generated under this Section shall comply with
7 subsection (c).
8     (e) If the transfer of a firearm is denied by the
9 Department of State Police, the Department may keep the records
10 of a denial until the denial is appealed and overturned, or as
11 long as necessary for a criminal prosecution.
12     (f) Approvals issued by the Department of State Police for
13 the purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date
14 of issue.
15     (g) The Department of State Police must act as the Illinois
16 Point of Contact for the National Instant Criminal Background
17 Check System.
18     (h) The Department of State Police shall promulgate rules
19 not inconsistent with this Section to implement this system.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-399, eff. 7-30-99.)
 
21     (430 ILCS 65/3a)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3a)
22     Sec. 3a. (a) Any resident of Illinois who has obtained a
23 firearm owner's identification card pursuant to this Act and
24 who is not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing or
25 using a firearm may purchase or obtain a rifle or shotgun or
26 ammunition for a rifle or shotgun in Iowa, Missouri, Indiana,
27 Wisconsin or Kentucky.
28     (b) Any resident of Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin or
29 Kentucky or a non-resident with a valid non-resident hunting
30 license, who is 18 years of age or older and who is not
31 prohibited by the laws of Illinois, the state of his domicile,
32 or the United States from obtaining, possessing or using a
33 firearm, may purchase or obtain a rifle, shotgun or ammunition
34 for a rifle or shotgun in Illinois.
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1 competitive shooting event, who is 18 years of age or older and
2 who is not prohibited by the laws of Illinois, the state of his
3 or her domicile, or the United States from obtaining,
4 possessing, or using a firearm, may purchase or obtain a
5 shotgun or shotgun ammunition in Illinois for the purpose of
6 participating in that event. A person may purchase or obtain a
7 shotgun or shotgun ammunition under this subsection only at the
8 site where the sanctioned competitive shooting event is being
9 held.
10     For purposes of this subsection, "sanctioned competitive
11 shooting event" means a shooting contest officially recognized
12 by a national or state shooting sport association, and includes
13 any sight-in or practice conducted in conjunction with the
14 event.
15     (c) Any transaction under this Section is subject to the
16 provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922
17 (b)(3)).
18 (Source: P.A. 92-528, eff. 2-8-02.)
 
19     Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
20 changing Section 24-3 as follows:
 
21     (720 ILCS 5/24-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3)
22     Sec. 24-3. Unlawful Sale of Firearms.
23     (A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of
24 firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the following:
25         (a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be
26     concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of
27     age.
28         (b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21
29     years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other
30     than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.
31         (c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.
32         (d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
33     been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any
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1         (e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
2     been a patient in a mental hospital within the past 5
3     years.
4         (f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is
5     mentally retarded.
6         (g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
7     concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
8     withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours
9     after application for its purchase has been made, or
10     delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, incidental
11     to a sale, without withholding delivery of such rifle,
12     shotgun or other long gun for at least 24 hours after
13     application for its purchase has been made. However, this
14     paragraph (g) does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm
15     to a law enforcement officer or a person who desires to
16     purchase a firearm for use in promoting the public interest
17     incident to his or her employment as a bank guard, armed
18     truck guard, or other similar employment; (2) a mail order
19     sale of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois under which
20     the firearm is mailed to a point outside the boundaries of
21     Illinois; (3) the sale of a firearm to a nonresident of
22     Illinois while at a firearm showing or display recognized
23     by the Illinois Department of State Police; or (4) the sale
24     of a firearm to a dealer licensed as a federal firearms
25     dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of
26     1968 (18 U.S.C. 923); or (5) the sale of a firearm at a gun
27     show in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners
28     Identification Card Act.
29         (h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,
30     manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control
31     Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any
32     unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame
33     or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any
34     other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a
35     temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For
36     purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in

 

 

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1     the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2)
2     "handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and
3     fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
4     combination of parts from which such a firearm can be
5     assembled.
6         (i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any person
7     under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm
8     Owner's Identification Card.
9         (j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the
10     business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without
11     being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
12     923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
13     In this paragraph (j):
14         A person "engaged in the business" means a person who
15     devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the
16     activity as a regular course of trade or business with the
17     principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not
18     include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms
19     or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or
20     trigger mechanisms to firearms.
21         "With the principal objective of livelihood and
22     profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or
23     disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining
24     livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents,
25     such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms
26     collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required
27     as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive
28     purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes
29     or terrorism.
30         (k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a
31     person who does not display to the seller or transferor of
32     the firearm a currently valid Firearm Owner's
33     Identification Card that has previously been issued in the
34     transferee's name by the Department of State Police under
35     the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
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1     firearm to a person who is exempt from the requirement of
2     possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under
3     Section 2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
4     For the purposes of this Section, a currently valid Firearm
5     Owner's Identification Card means (i) a Firearm Owner's
6     Identification Card that has not expired or (ii) if the
7     transferor is licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
8     Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
9     U.S.C. 923), an approval number issued in accordance with
10     Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
11     shall be proof that the Firearm Owner's Identification Card
12     was valid.
13     (B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
14 firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
15 78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
16 nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
17 purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
18 Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
19 provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
20 shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
21 if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
22 after the enactment of that Public Act.
23     (C) Sentence.
24         (1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
25     in violation of any of paragraphs (c) through (h) of
26     subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony.
27         (2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
28     in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of subsection (A)
29     commits a Class 3 felony.
30         (3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
31     in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A) commits a
32     Class 2 felony.
33         (4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
34     in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection
35     (A) in any school, on the real property comprising a
36     school, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a

 

 

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1     school, at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000
2     feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
3     school or school district to transport students to or from
4     school or a school related activity, regardless of the time
5     of day or time of year at which the offense was committed,
6     commits a Class 1 felony. Any person convicted of a second
7     or subsequent violation of unlawful sale of firearms in
8     violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection (A)
9     in any school, on the real property comprising a school,
10     within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school,
11     at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000 feet of
12     any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or
13     school district to transport students to or from school or
14     a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or
15     time of year at which the offense was committed, commits a
16     Class 1 felony for which the sentence shall be a term of
17     imprisonment of no less than 5 years and no more than 15
18     years.
19         (5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
20     in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A) in
21     residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
22     public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
23     as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in
24     a public park, in a courthouse, on residential property
25     owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or
26     leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
27     site or mixed-income development, on the real property
28     comprising any public park, on the real property comprising
29     any courthouse, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of
30     the real property comprising any public park, courthouse,
31     or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
32     public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
33     as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
34     commits a Class 2 felony.
35         (6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
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1     Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a
2     Class 4 felony.
3         (7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
4     in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) commits a
5     Class 4 felony. A third or subsequent conviction for a
6     violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) is a Class 1
7     felony.
8     (D) For purposes of this Section:
9     "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
10 school, community college, college, or university.
11     "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
12 academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
13 participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
14 part by a school or school district.
15     (E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of
16 subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years
17 after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a
18 violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of
19 subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years
20 after the commission of the offense defined in the particular
21 paragraph.
22 (Source: P.A. 93-162, eff. 7-10-03; 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
 
23     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.