093_HB1496
LRB093 09466 RLC 09701 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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5 Section 24-3.7 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/24-3.7 new)
7 Sec. 24-3.7. Unlawful attempt to purchase a firearm
8 without a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
9 (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful attempt to
10 purchase a firearm without a Firearm Owner's Identification
11 Card when the person:
12 (1) intends to purchase a firearm without
13 displaying to the transferor of the firearm a valid
14 Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued in the
15 person's name by the Department of State Police; and
16 (2) takes a substantial step in the completion of
17 the purchase of the firearm.
18 (b) Sentence. Unlawful attempt to purchase a firearm
19 without a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is a Class A
20 misdemeanor.