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91_HB3671eng HB3671 Engrossed LRB9110821RCpk 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 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows: 6 (430 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1) 7 Sec. 1. Legislative policy. It is hereby declared as a 8 matter of legislative determination that in order to promote 9 and protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, it 10 is necessary and in the public interest to provide a system 11 of identifying persons who are not qualified to acquire or 12 possess firearms and firearm ammunition 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 16 afforded an opportunity to identify those persons who are 17 prohibited by Section 24--3.1 of the "Criminal Code of 1961", 18 as amended, from acquiring or possessing firearms and firearm 19 ammunition. 20 (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2600.)