Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4761 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4761 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2720 ILCS 5/24-2 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a veteran may acquire or possess a firearm, firearm ammunition, a stun gun, or taser without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons provisions and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon provisions restricting the carrying of firearms do not apply to veterans. Defines "veteran" as a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard and was discharged or separated under honorable conditions. LRB103 36598 RLC 66707 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4761 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2720 ILCS 5/24-2 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2 720 ILCS 5/24-2 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a veteran may acquire or possess a firearm, firearm ammunition, a stun gun, or taser without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons provisions and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon provisions restricting the carrying of firearms do not apply to veterans. Defines "veteran" as a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard and was discharged or separated under honorable conditions. LRB103 36598 RLC 66707 b LRB103 36598 RLC 66707 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4761 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a veteran may acquire or possess a firearm, firearm ammunition, a stun gun, or taser without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons provisions and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon provisions restricting the carrying of firearms do not apply to veterans. Defines "veteran" as a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard and was discharged or separated under honorable conditions.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
16	16	5 amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
17	17	6 (430 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)
18	18	7 Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required;
19	19	8 exceptions.
20	20	9 (a) (1) No person may acquire or possess any firearm, stun
21	21	10 gun, or taser within this State without having in his or her
22	22	11 possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
23	23	12 issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under
24	24	13 the provisions of this Act.
25	25	14 (2) No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition
26	26	15 within this State without having in his or her possession a
27	27	16 Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his
28	28	17 or her name by the Illinois State Police under the provisions
29	29	18 of this Act.
30	30	19 (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the
31	31	20 possession of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and
32	32	21 tasers do not apply to:
33	33	22 (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the
34	34	23 operation of their official duties;
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38	38	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4761 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
39	39	430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2720 ILCS 5/24-2 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2 720 ILCS 5/24-2
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42	42	Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a veteran may acquire or possess a firearm, firearm ammunition, a stun gun, or taser without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons provisions and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon provisions restricting the carrying of firearms do not apply to veterans. Defines "veteran" as a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard and was discharged or separated under honorable conditions.
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71	71	1 (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States
72	72	2 or the National Guard, while engaged in the operation of
73	73	3 their official duties;
74	74	4 (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms,
75	75	5 while engaged in the operation of their official duties;
76	76	6 (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which
77	77	7 receive firearms directly from the armed forces of the
78	78	8 United States, while using the firearms for ceremonial
79	79	9 purposes with blank ammunition;
80	80	10 (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with
81	81	11 valid nonresident hunting licenses and while in an area
82	82	12 where hunting is permitted; however, at all other times
83	83	13 and in all other places these persons must have their
84	84	14 firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
85	85	15 (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting
86	86	16 license who are required to submit their Firearm Owner's
87	87	17 Identification Card when hunting on Department of Natural
88	88	18 Resources owned or managed sites;
89	89	19 (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range
90	90	20 recognized by the Illinois State Police; however, these
91	91	21 persons must at all other times and in all other places
92	92	22 have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
93	93	23 (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display
94	94	24 recognized by the Illinois State Police; however, at all
95	95	25 other times and in all other places these persons must
96	96	26 have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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107	107	1 (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and
108	108	2 enclosed in a case;
109	109	3 (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or
110	110	4 registered to possess a firearm in their resident state;
111	111	5 (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and
112	112	6 immediate control of their parent or legal guardian or
113	113	7 other person in loco parentis to the minor if the parent or
114	114	8 legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to the
115	115	9 minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
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117	117	11 (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations
118	118	12 or members of bona fide American Legion bands while using
119	119	13 firearms for ceremonial purposes with blank ammunition;
120	120	14 (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does
121	121	15 not require them to be licensed or registered to possess a
122	122	16 firearm and only during hunting season, with valid hunting
123	123	17 licenses, while accompanied by, and using a firearm owned
124	124	18 by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
125	125	19 Identification Card and while in an area within a
126	126	20 commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code where
127	127	21 hunting is permitted and controlled, but in no instance
128	128	22 upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural
129	129	23 Resources;
130	130	24 (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to
131	131	25 hunt and, while accompanied by a person who possesses a
132	132	26 valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, hunt in an area
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143	143	1 within a commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code
144	144	2 where hunting is permitted and controlled; and
145	145	3 (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a
146	146	4 Firearm Owner's Identification Card under this Act and is
147	147	5 under the direct supervision of a holder of a Firearm
148	148	6 Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or
149	149	7 older while the person is on a firing or shooting range or
150	150	8 is a participant in a firearms safety and training course
151	151	9 recognized by a law enforcement agency or a national,
152	152	10 statewide shooting sports organization.
153	153	11 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the
154	154	12 acquisition and possession of firearms, firearm ammunition,
155	155	13 stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement
156	156	14 officials of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in
157	157	15 the operation of their official duties.
158	158	16 (c-5) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
159	159	17 subsection (a) of this Section regarding the possession of
160	160	18 firearms and firearm ammunition do not apply to the holder of a
161	161	19 valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm
162	162	20 Concealed Carry Act who is in physical possession of the
163	163	21 concealed carry license.
164	164	22 (c-6) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
165	165	23 subsection (a) of this Section regarding the possession of
166	166	24 firearms and firearm ammunition do not apply to veterans. In
167	167	25 this subsection (c-6), "veteran" means a person who has served
168	168	26 in the Armed Forces of the United States or the Illinois
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179	179	1 National Guard and was discharged or separated under honorable
180	180	2 conditions.
181	181	3 (d) Any person who becomes a resident of this State, who is
182	182	4 not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using
183	183	5 a firearm or firearm ammunition, shall not be required to have
184	184	6 a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess firearms or
185	185	7 firearms ammunition until 60 calendar days after he or she
186	186	8 obtains an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
187	187	9 Identification Card.
188	188	10 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
189	189	11 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
190	190	12 changing Section 24-2 as follows:
191	191	13 (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
192	192	14 Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
193	193	15 (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
194	194	16 24-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
195	195	17 the following:
196	196	18 (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
197	197	19 officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
198	198	20 peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
199	199	21 (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
200	200	22 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
201	201	23 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
202	202	24 while in the performance of their official duty, or while
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213	213	1 commuting between their homes and places of employment.
214	214	2 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
215	215	3 the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
216	216	4 Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
217	217	5 of their official duty.
218	218	6 (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
219	219	7 utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
220	220	8 car companies, while actually engaged in the performance
221	221	9 of the duties of their employment or commuting between
222	222	10 their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while
223	223	11 actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
224	224	12 employment.
225	225	13 (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
226	226	14 private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
227	227	15 employed by a private security contractor, private
228	228	16 detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
229	229	17 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
230	230	18 if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
231	231	19 provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
232	232	20 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
233	233	21 2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
234	234	22 duties of their employment or commuting between their
235	235	23 homes and places of employment. A person shall be
236	236	24 considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
237	237	25 completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
238	238	26 security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
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249	249	1 contractor, or employee of a licensed private security
250	250	2 contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
251	251	3 agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has
252	252	4 been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
253	253	5 Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
254	254	6 renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
255	255	7 provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
256	256	8 cards issued under the provisions of the Private
257	257	9 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
258	258	10 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
259	259	11 card shall be carried by the private security contractor,
260	260	12 private detective, or private alarm contractor, or
261	261	13 employee of the licensed private security contractor,
262	262	14 private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at
263	263	15 all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
264	264	16 weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
265	265	17 (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
266	266	18 industrial operation as a security guard for the
267	267	19 protection of persons employed and private property
268	268	20 related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
269	269	21 actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
270	270	22 traveling between sites or properties belonging to the
271	271	23 employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
272	272	24 security force registered with the Department of Financial
273	273	25 and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
274	274	26 guard has successfully completed a course of study,
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285	285	1 approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
286	286	2 and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than
287	287	3 48 hours of training that includes the theory of law
288	288	4 enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
289	289	5 weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
290	290	6 exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
291	291	7 of training for a security officer and 28 hours of
292	292	8 required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
293	293	9 control card by the Department of Financial and
294	294	10 Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
295	295	11 firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
296	296	12 Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
297	297	13 the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
298	298	14 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
299	299	15 2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
300	300	16 security guard at all times when he or she is in possession
301	301	17 of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm
302	302	18 control card.
303	303	19 (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
304	304	20 Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
305	305	21 Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
306	306	22 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
307	307	23 any investigation for the Commission.
308	308	24 (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
309	309	25 security guard for the protection of other employees and
310	310	26 property related to such financial institution, while
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321	321	1 actually engaged in the performance of their duties,
322	322	2 commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
323	323	3 traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
324	324	4 such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
325	325	5 is a member of a security force registered with the
326	326	6 Department; provided that any person so employed has
327	327	7 successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
328	328	8 supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
329	329	9 Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of
330	330	10 training which includes theory of law enforcement,
331	331	11 liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
332	332	12 shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if
333	333	13 he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training
334	334	14 for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm
335	335	15 training, and has been issued a firearm control card by
336	336	16 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
337	337	17 Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
338	338	18 under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
339	339	19 for those issued under the provisions of the Private
340	340	20 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
341	341	21 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
342	342	22 card shall be carried by the security guard at all times
343	343	23 when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon
344	344	24 permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes
345	345	25 of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,
346	346	26 savings and loan association, credit union or company
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357	357	1 providing armored car services.
358	358	2 (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
359	359	3 drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
360	360	4 performance of his duties.
361	361	5 (10) Persons who have been classified as peace
362	362	6 officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
363	363	7 Act.
364	364	8 (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
365	365	9 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
366	366	10 governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
367	367	11 Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of
368	368	12 the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
369	369	13 (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
370	370	14 Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
371	371	15 (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
372	372	16 their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
373	373	17 places of employment or specific locations that are part
374	374	18 of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief
375	375	19 judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they
376	376	20 have received weapons training according to requirements
377	377	21 of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
378	378	22 Training Act.
379	379	23 (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
380	380	24 of their official duties, or while commuting between their
381	381	25 homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
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393	393	1 (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
394	394	2 a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
395	395	3 facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
396	396	4 who has completed the background screening and training
397	397	5 mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
398	398	6 Regulatory Commission.
399	399	7 (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
400	400	8 to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
401	401	9 (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
402	402	10 (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
403	403	11 to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
404	404	12 or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
405	405	13 license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
406	406	14 the commission of the offense.
407	407	15 (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
408	408	16 to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement
409	409	17 officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional
410	410	18 officer, or correctional officer of the Department of
411	411	19 Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under
412	412	20 the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
413	413	21 (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
414	414	22 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
415	415	23 (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
416	416	24 the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
417	417	25 established target ranges, whether public or private, and
418	418	26 patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
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429	429	1 using their firearms on those target ranges.
430	430	2 (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
431	431	3 while parading, with the special permission of the
432	432	4 Governor.
433	433	5 (3) Hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in
434	434	6 lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions
435	435	7 of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
436	436	8 (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in
437	437	9 a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
438	438	10 (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
439	439	11 gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
440	440	12 dwelling of another person as an invitee with that
441	441	13 person's permission.
442	442	14 (6) Veterans. In this paragraph (6), "veteran" means a
443	443	15 person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United
444	444	16 States or the Illinois National Guard and was discharged
445	445	17 or separated under honorable conditions.
446	446	18 (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
447	447	19 of the following:
448	448	20 (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
449	449	21 official duties.
450	450	22 (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
451	451	23 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
452	452	24 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
453	453	25 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
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465	465	1 the performance of their official duty.
466	466	2 (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
467	467	3 guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
468	468	4 (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
469	469	5 machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
470	470	6 are not immediately accessible.
471	471	7 (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
472	472	8 any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
473	473	9 discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
474	474	10 ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
475	475	11 business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
476	476	12 only with respect to activities which are within the
477	477	13 lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
478	478	14 transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
479	479	15 This exemption does not authorize the general private
480	480	16 possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
481	481	17 bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
482	482	18 firing device, but only such possession and activities as
483	483	19 are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
484	484	20 business described in this paragraph.
485	485	21 During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
486	486	22 down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
487	487	23 accessible.
488	488	24 (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
489	489	25 transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or
490	490	26 experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,
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501	501	1 shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or
502	502	2 ammunition for such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where
503	503	3 engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or
504	504	4 subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for
505	505	5 the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns,
506	506	6 weapons or ammunition to the United States government or
507	507	7 any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
508	508	8 such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
509	509	9 the terms of such contract.
510	510	10 The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
511	511	11 shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
512	512	12 contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
513	513	13 scope of his employment, where such activities involving
514	514	14 such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
515	515	15 incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
516	516	16 (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
517	517	17 barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
518	518	18 has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
519	519	19 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or
520	520	20 (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,
521	521	21 nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the
522	522	22 modification is required and necessary to accurately
523	523	23 portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;
524	524	24 the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current
525	525	25 re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall
526	526	26 length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26
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537	537	1 inches.
538	538	2 (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
539	539	3 possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a
540	540	4 peace officer.
541	541	5 (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
542	542	6 manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
543	543	7 subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
544	544	8 (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
545	545	9 Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
546	546	10 organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
547	547	11 at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
548	548	12 private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
549	549	13 (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
550	550	14 to:
551	551	15 (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
552	552	16 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
553	553	17 the performance of their official duty.
554	554	18 (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
555	555	19 ordnance.
556	556	20 (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
557	557	21 ballistics, or specializing in the development of
558	558	22 ammunition or explosive ordnance.
559	559	23 (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
560	560	24 explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
561	561	25 by the federal government, in connection with the supply
562	562	26 of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
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573	573	1 (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
574	574	2 outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
575	575	3 bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
576	576	4 Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
577	577	5 by an exempted manufacturer.
578	578	6 (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
579	579	7 persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device
580	580	8 or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use
581	581	9 in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
582	582	10 ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and
583	583	11 actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those
584	584	12 devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to
585	585	13 activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,
586	586	14 such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those
587	587	15 devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not
588	588	16 authorize the general private possession of any device or
589	589	17 attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
590	590	18 silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
591	591	19 and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
592	592	20 manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).
593	593	21 During transportation, these devices shall be detached from
594	594	22 any weapon or not immediately accessible.
595	595	23 (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
596	596	24 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
597	597	25 supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
598	598	26 prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
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609	609	1 Corrections.
610	610	2 (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
611	611	3 officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
612	612	4 or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
613	613	5 own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
614	614	6 kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
615	615	7 report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
616	616	8 maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
617	617	9 duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
618	618	10 (g-10) (Blank).
619	619	11 (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
620	620	12 any subsection of this Article need not negative any
621	621	13 exemptions contained in this Article. The defendant shall have
622	622	14 the burden of proving such an exemption.
623	623	15 (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
624	624	16 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
625	625	17 pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm
626	626	18 consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the
627	627	19 State of Illinois or the federal government, where such
628	628	20 transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the
629	629	21 lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;
630	630	22 and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
631	631	23 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any
632	632	24 pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the
633	633	25 subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
634	634	26 subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and
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