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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3178 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that an "assault weapon" includes a semiautomatic shotgun that has a fixed magazine with the capacity of more than 10 (rather than 5) rounds. Defines "capacity" as the total number of rounds that can be used of the maximum identified chambered sized round. Provides that "assault weapon" does not include any firearm that is included on the list of applicable weapons approved for hunting purposes and expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code. LRB103 38093 RLC 68225 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3178 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that an "assault weapon" includes a semiautomatic shotgun that has a fixed magazine with the capacity of more than 10 (rather than 5) rounds. Defines "capacity" as the total number of rounds that can be used of the maximum identified chambered sized round. Provides that "assault weapon" does not include any firearm that is included on the list of applicable weapons approved for hunting purposes and expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code. LRB103 38093 RLC 68225 b LRB103 38093 RLC 68225 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
1515 5 changing Section 24-1.9 as follows:
1616 6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
1717 7 Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
1818 8 purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50
1919 9 caliber cartridges.
2020 10 (a) Definitions. In this Section:
2121 11 (1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as
2222 12 provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection:
2323 13 (A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to
2424 14 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
2525 15 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
2626 16 has one or more of the following:
2727 17 (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
2828 18 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
2929 19 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
3030 20 hand;
3131 21 (iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or
3232 22 detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise
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6868 1 reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or
6969 2 otherwise enhances the concealability of, the weapon;
7070 3 (iv) a flash suppressor;
7171 4 (v) a grenade launcher;
7272 5 (vi) a shroud attached to the barrel or that
7373 6 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing
7474 7 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger
7575 8 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
7676 9 encloses the barrel.
7777 10 (B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine
7878 11 with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except
7979 12 for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
8080 13 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire
8181 14 ammunition.
8282 15 (C) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
8383 16 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
8484 17 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
8585 18 has one or more of the following:
8686 19 (i) a threaded barrel;
8787 20 (ii) a second pistol grip or another feature
8888 21 capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can
8989 22 be held by the non-trigger hand;
9090 23 (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel or that
9191 24 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing
9292 25 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger
9393 26 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
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104104 1 encloses the barrel;
105105 2 (iv) a flash suppressor;
106106 3 (v) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine
107107 4 at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
108108 5 (vi) a buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that
109109 6 protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is
110110 7 designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a
111111 8 firearm to be fired from the shoulder.
112112 9 (D) A semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine
113113 10 with the capacity to accept more than 15 rounds.
114114 11 (E) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
115115 12 (F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of
116116 13 the following:
117117 14 (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
118118 15 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
119119 16 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
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121121 18 (iii) a folding or thumbhole stock;
122122 19 (iv) a grenade launcher;
123123 20 (v) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more
124124 21 than 10 5 rounds. For the purposes of this clause (v),
125125 22 "capacity" means the total number of rounds that can
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128128 25 (vi) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine.
129129 26 (G) Any semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to
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140140 1 accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
141141 2 (H) Any firearm that has been modified to be operable
142142 3 as an assault weapon as defined in this Section.
143143 4 (I) Any part or combination of parts designed or
144144 5 intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon,
145145 6 including any combination of parts from which an assault
146146 7 weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the
147147 8 possession or under the control of the same person.
148148 9 (J) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates,
149149 10 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
150150 11 such weapon:
151151 12 (i) All AK types, including the following:
152152 13 (I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM,
153153 14 MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms
154154 15 AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, and WUM.
155155 16 (II) IZHMASH Saiga AK.
156156 17 (III) MAADI AK47 and ARM.
157157 18 (IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S.
158158 19 (V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS.
159159 20 (VI) SKS with a detachable magazine.
160160 21 (ii) all AR types, including the following:
161161 22 (I) AR-10.
162162 23 (II) AR-15.
163163 24 (III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16.
164164 25 (IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
165165 26 (V) Armalite M15-T.
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176176 1 (VI) Barrett REC7.
177177 2 (VII) Beretta AR-70.
178178 3 (VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout.
179179 4 (IX) Bushmaster ACR.
180180 5 (X) Bushmaster Carbon 15.
181181 6 (XI) Bushmaster MOE series.
182182 7 (XII) Bushmaster XM15.
183183 8 (XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles.
184184 9 (XIV) Colt Match Target rifles.
185185 10 (XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles.
186186 11 (XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
187187 12 (XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles.
188188 13 (XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles.
189189 14 (XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles.
190190 15 (XX) DPMS Tactical rifles.
191191 16 (XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine.
192192 17 (XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556.
193193 18 (XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles.
194194 19 (XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle.
195195 20 (XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15.
196196 21 (XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles.
197197 22 (XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles.
198198 23 (XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles.
199199 24 (XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle.
200200 25 (XXX) Olympic Arms.
201201 26 (XXXI) POF USA P415.
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212212 1 (XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles.
213213 2 (XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles.
214214 3 (XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles.
215215 4 (XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15 or Rock River
216216 5 Arms LAR-47.
217217 6 (XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX
218218 7 rifles.
219219 8 (XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles.
220220 9 (XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles.
221221 10 (XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556
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223223 12 (XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles.
224224 13 (XLI) Windham Weaponry AR rifles.
225225 14 (XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast.
226226 15 (XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc.
227227 16 YHM-15 rifles.
228228 17 (iii) Barrett M107A1.
229229 18 (iv) Barrett M82A1.
230230 19 (v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
231231 20 (vi) Calico Liberty Series.
232232 21 (vii) CETME Sporter.
233233 22 (viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and
234234 23 AR 110C.
235235 24 (ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22
236236 25 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
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248248 1 (xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
249249 2 (xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
250250 3 (xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC.
251251 4 (xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
252252 5 (xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB.
253253 6 (xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig
254254 7 Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
255255 8 (xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48.
256256 9 (xviii) Steyr AUG.
257257 10 (xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle
258258 11 M-14/20CF.
259259 12 (xx) All Thompson rifles, including the following:
260260 13 (I) Thompson M1SB.
261261 14 (II) Thompson T1100D.
262262 15 (III) Thompson T150D.
263263 16 (IV) Thompson T1B.
264264 17 (V) Thompson T1B100D.
265265 18 (VI) Thompson T1B50D.
266266 19 (VII) Thompson T1BSB.
267267 20 (VIII) Thompson T1-C.
268268 21 (IX) Thompson T1D.
269269 22 (X) Thompson T1SB.
270270 23 (XI) Thompson T5.
271271 24 (XII) Thompson T5100D.
272272 25 (XIII) Thompson TM1.
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284284 1 (xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle.
285285 2 (xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and
286286 3 UZI Model B Carbine.
287287 4 (xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
288288 5 (xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type.
289289 6 (xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
290290 7 (xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
291291 8 (K) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates,
292292 9 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
293293 10 such weapon thereof:
294294 11 (i) All AK types, including the following:
295295 12 (I) Centurion 39 AK pistol.
296296 13 (II) CZ Scorpion pistol.
297297 14 (III) Draco AK-47 pistol.
298298 15 (IV) HCR AK-47 pistol.
299299 16 (V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol.
300300 17 (VI) Krinkov pistol.
301301 18 (VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol.
302302 19 (VIII) PAP M92 pistol.
303303 20 (IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
304304 21 (ii) All AR types, including the following:
305305 22 (I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol.
306306 23 (II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
307307 24 (III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II.
308308 25 (IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol.
309309 26 (V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
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320320 1 (VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol.
321321 2 (VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol.
322322 3 (VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol.
323323 4 (IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol.
324324 5 (X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol.
325325 6 (XI) POF USA AR pistols.
326326 7 (XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol.
327327 8 (XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol.
328328 9 (iii) Calico pistols.
329329 10 (iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
330330 11 (v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45.
331331 12 (vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol.
332332 13 (vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and
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334334 15 (viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol.
335335 16 (ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
336336 17 (x) All MAC types, including the following:
337337 18 (I) MAC-10.
338338 19 (II) MAC-11.
339339 20 (III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol,
340340 21 MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini
341341 22 Tactical Pistol.
342342 23 (IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11.
343343 24 (V) Velocity Arms VMAC.
344344 25 (xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
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357357 2 following:
358358 3 (I) Thompson TA510D.
359359 4 (II) Thompson TA5.
360360 5 (xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
361361 6 (L) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates,
362362 7 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
363363 8 such weapon thereof:
364364 9 (i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12.
365365 10 (ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns.
366366 11 (iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12.
367367 12 (iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the
368368 13 following:
369369 14 (I) IZHMASH Saiga 12.
370370 15 (II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
371371 16 (III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01.
372372 17 (IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
373373 18 (V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030.
374374 19 (VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika.
375375 20 (v) Streetsweeper.
376376 21 (vi) Striker 12.
377377 22 (2) "Assault weapon" does not include:
378378 23 (A) Any firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or
379379 24 has been made permanently inoperable.
380380 25 (B) An antique firearm or a replica of an antique
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392392 1 (C) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump,
393393 2 lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun
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395395 4 (D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of
396396 5 this Code.
397397 6 (E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm
398398 7 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this
399399 8 Section.
400400 9 (F) Any firearm that is included on the list of
401401 10 applicable weapons approved under subparagraph (iv) of
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403403 12 (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable
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405405 14 for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms
406406 15 listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
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408408 17 U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
409409 18 (5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable
410410 19 of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include
411411 20 any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has
412412 21 a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder
413413 22 for hunting or historical reenactments.
414414 23 (6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG
415415 24 caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is
416416 25 capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50
417417 26 caliber cartridge" does not include any memorabilia or display
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429429 2 otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready
430430 3 modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition
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432432 5 caliber.
433433 6 (7) "Detachable magazine" means an ammunition feeding
434434 7 device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly
435435 8 of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device
436436 9 that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a
437437 10 bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other
438438 11 object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or
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440440 13 (8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device
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444444 17 device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
445445 18 .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
446446 19 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e),
447447 20 on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act
448448 21 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly,
449449 22 it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly
450450 23 manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or cause to be
451451 24 manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or purchased by
452452 25 another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
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464464 1 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d),
465465 2 beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person
466466 3 within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon,
467467 4 assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber
468468 5 cartridge.
469469 6 (d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession
470470 7 of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
471471 8 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge device if the person lawfully
472472 9 possessed that assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
473473 10 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by
474474 11 subsection (c) of this Section, if the person has provided in
475475 12 an endorsement affidavit, prior to January 1, 2024, under oath
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477477 14 Illinois State Police, no later than October 1, 2023:
478478 15 (1) the affiant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
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480480 17 (2) an affirmation that the affiant: (i) possessed an
481481 18 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
482482 19 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge before January 10, 2023
483483 20 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this
484484 21 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly; or (ii)
485485 22 inherited the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
486486 23 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge from a person
487487 24 with an endorsement under this Section or from a person
488488 25 authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of
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501501 2 cartridge; and
502502 3 (3) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the
503503 4 .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon or assault weapons
504504 5 listed in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) of subdivision (1)
505505 6 of subsection (a) of this Section possessed by the affiant
506506 7 prior to January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public
507507 8 Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
508508 9 Assembly and any assault weapons identified and published
509509 10 by the Illinois State Police pursuant to this subdivision
510510 11 (3). No later than October 1, 2023, and every October 1
511511 12 thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via
512512 13 rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its
513513 14 website, the list of assault weapons subject to an
514514 15 endorsement affidavit under this subsection (d). The list
515515 16 shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies,
516516 17 duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the
517517 18 assault weapons identified in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L)
518518 19 of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section and
519519 20 shall be consistent with the definition of "assault
520520 21 weapon" identified in this Section. The Illinois State
521521 22 Police may adopt emergency rulemaking in accordance with
522522 23 Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
523523 24 The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45
524524 25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this
525525 26 paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the public
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536536 1 interest, safety, and welfare.
537537 2 The affidavit form shall include the following statement
538538 3 printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on
539539 4 this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the
540540 5 Criminal Code of 2012. Entering false information on this form
541541 6 is a violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act."
542542 7 In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in
543543 8 this State, a completed endorsement affidavit submitted to the
544544 9 Illinois State Police by a person under this Section creates a
545545 10 rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess
546546 11 and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
547547 12 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
548548 13 Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective
549549 14 date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd
550550 15 General Assembly, a person authorized under this Section to
551551 16 possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
552552 17 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall possess such
553553 18 items only:
554554 19 (1) on private property owned or immediately
555555 20 controlled by the person;
556556 21 (2) on private property that is not open to the public
557557 22 with the express permission of the person who owns or
558558 23 immediately controls such property;
559559 24 (3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms
560560 25 dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
561561 26 (4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault
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572572 1 weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or
573573 2 .50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range
574574 3 or sport shooting competition venue; or
575575 4 (5) while traveling to or from these locations,
576576 5 provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon
577577 6 attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the
578578 7 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
579579 8 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case,
580580 9 firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
581581 10 Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the
582582 11 endorsement for an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
583583 12 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or a person
584584 13 authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection
585585 14 (e) to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
586586 15 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge may transfer the
587587 16 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle,
588588 17 or .50 caliber cartridge only to an heir, an individual
589589 18 residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or
590590 19 a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
591591 20 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days
592592 21 after transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person
593593 22 shall notify the Illinois State Police of the name and address
594594 23 of the transferee and comply with the requirements of
595595 24 subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
596596 25 Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon or
597597 26 ammunition is transferred shall, within 60 days of the
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608608 1 transfer, complete an affidavit required under this Section. A
609609 2 person to whom the weapon is transferred may transfer it only
610610 3 as provided in this subsection.
611611 4 Except as provided in subsection (e) and beginning on
612612 5 January 1, 2024, any person who moves into this State in
613613 6 possession of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
614614 7 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall, within 60
615615 8 days, apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card and
616616 9 complete an endorsement application as outlined in subsection
617617 10 (d).
618618 11 Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in
619619 12 the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt
620620 13 from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and
621621 14 shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies
622622 15 acting in the performance of their duties.
623623 16 (e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase
624624 17 or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments,
625625 18 .50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the
626626 19 provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items
627627 20 to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
628628 21 (1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this
629629 22 Code.
630630 23 (2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified
631631 24 retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law
632632 25 Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B
633633 26 and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law.
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644644 1 (3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or
645645 2 local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping
646646 3 the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or
647647 4 (2) of this subsection (e).
648648 5 (4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
649649 6 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
650650 7 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
651651 8 (5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
652652 9 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while
653653 10 performing their official duties or while traveling to or
654654 11 from their places of duty.
655655 12 (6) Any company that employs armed security officers
656656 13 in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or
657657 14 development site or facility regulated by the federal
658658 15 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as
659659 16 an armed security force member at a nuclear energy,
660660 17 storage, weapons, or development site or facility
661661 18 regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who
662662 19 has completed the background screening and training
663663 20 mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal
664664 21 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing
665665 22 official duties.
666666 23 (7) Any private security contractor agency licensed
667667 24 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
668668 25 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004
669669 26 that employs private security contractors and any private
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680680 1 security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a
681681 2 firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private
682682 3 Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith
683683 4 Act of 2004 while performing official duties.
684684 5 The provisions of this Section do not apply to the
685685 6 manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession
686686 7 of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
687687 8 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture,
688688 9 delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those
689689 10 items:
690690 11 (A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under
691691 12 subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to
692692 13 possess those items;
693693 14 (B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any
694694 15 department or agency thereof; or
695695 16 (C) for sale or transfer in another state or for
696696 17 export.
697697 18 This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
698698 19 following:
699699 20 (i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is
700700 21 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
701701 22 USA Shooting, the national governing body for
702702 23 international shooting competition in the United States,
703703 24 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
704704 25 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting
705705 26 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from
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716716 1 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
717717 2 is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not
718718 3 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
719719 4 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar
720720 5 portable container designed for the safe transportation of
721721 6 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
722722 7 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
723723 8 events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm"
724724 9 has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm
725725 10 Owners Identification Card Act.
726726 11 (ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours,
727727 12 a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the
728728 13 nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to
729729 14 any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess
730730 15 and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the
731731 16 weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any
732732 17 ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is
733733 18 directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the
734734 19 transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a
735735 20 compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the
736736 21 weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked
737737 22 container other than the glove compartment or console.
738738 23 (iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place
739739 24 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta,
740740 25 only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while
741741 26 traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken
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752752 1 down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
753753 2 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
754754 3 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
755755 4 container designed for the safe transportation of
756756 5 firearms.
757757 6 (iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use
758758 7 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while
759759 8 traveling to or from a location authorized for this
760760 9 hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is
761761 10 broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
762762 11 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
763763 12 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
764764 13 container designed for the safe transportation of
765765 14 firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police,
766766 15 in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources,
767767 16 shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable
768768 17 weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The
769769 18 Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in
770770 19 accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
771771 20 Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency
772772 21 rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois
773773 22 Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed
774774 23 to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
775775 24 welfare.
776776 25 (v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale,
777777 26 or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber
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