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90_SB0349 720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading new 720 ILCS 5/24.6-5 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Prohibits the manufacture and sale of toy guns that are blue or black in color and are similar in appearance, size, and shape to a genuine handgun that a person could reasonably believe that they are genuine handguns. LRB9001806RCpk LRB9001806RCpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding 2 Article 24.6. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 6 adding Article 24.6 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.6 heading new) 8 ARTICLE 24.6. TOY GUNS 9 (720 ILCS 5/24.6-5 new) 10 Sec. 24.6-5. Toy guns. 11 (a) It is unlawful to manufacture or sell a toy gun that 12 is blue or black in color and that a person could reasonably 13 believe is a genuine handgun. 14 (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is 15 guilty of a Class 4 felony. 16 (c) In this Section: 17 (1) "Handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 paragraph (2) of subsection (h) of Section 24-3 of this 19 Code. 20 (2) "Toy gun" means a facsimile or reproduction of 21 a handgun that is similar in appearance, size, and shape 22 to a genuine handgun.