Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4031 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4031 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/24-2 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of unlawful possession of weapons in relation to knowingly possessing any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm does not apply to or affect persons licensed under federal law to distribute at wholesale any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually engaged in the business of distributing at wholesale those devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the distribution, transportation, or demonstration of those devices, firearms, or ammunition to qualified end users. Defines "distributing at wholesale". Provides that the exemption does not authorize the general private possession of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed wholesale distribution business. Provides that during transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon or not immediately accessible. Effective immediately. LRB104 12953 RLC 24512 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4031 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/24-2 720 ILCS 5/24-2 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of unlawful possession of weapons in relation to knowingly possessing any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm does not apply to or affect persons licensed under federal law to distribute at wholesale any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually engaged in the business of distributing at wholesale those devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the distribution, transportation, or demonstration of those devices, firearms, or ammunition to qualified end users. Defines "distributing at wholesale". Provides that the exemption does not authorize the general private possession of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed wholesale distribution business. Provides that during transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon or not immediately accessible. Effective immediately. LRB104 12953 RLC 24512 b LRB104 12953 RLC 24512 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4031 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of unlawful possession of weapons in relation to knowingly possessing any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm does not apply to or affect persons licensed under federal law to distribute at wholesale any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually engaged in the business of distributing at wholesale those devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the distribution, transportation, or demonstration of those devices, firearms, or ammunition to qualified end users. Defines "distributing at wholesale". Provides that the exemption does not authorize the general private possession of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed wholesale distribution business. Provides that during transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon or not immediately accessible. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 24-2 as follows:
16	16	6 (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
17	17	7 Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
18	18	8 (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
19	19	9 24-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
20	20	10 the following:
21	21	11 (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
22	22	12 officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
23	23	13 peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
24	24	14 (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
25	25	15 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
26	26	16 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
27	27	17 while in the performance of their official duty, or while
28	28	18 commuting between their homes and places of employment.
29	29	19 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
30	30	20 the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
31	31	21 Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
32	32	22 of their official duty.
33	33	23 (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
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40	40	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of unlawful possession of weapons in relation to knowingly possessing any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm does not apply to or affect persons licensed under federal law to distribute at wholesale any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually engaged in the business of distributing at wholesale those devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the distribution, transportation, or demonstration of those devices, firearms, or ammunition to qualified end users. Defines "distributing at wholesale". Provides that the exemption does not authorize the general private possession of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed wholesale distribution business. Provides that during transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon or not immediately accessible. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
69	69	2 car companies, while actually engaged in the performance
70	70	3 of the duties of their employment or commuting between
71	71	4 their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while
72	72	5 actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
73	73	6 employment.
74	74	7 (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
75	75	8 private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
76	76	9 employed by a private security contractor, private
77	77	10 detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
78	78	11 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
79	79	12 if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
80	80	13 provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
81	81	14 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
82	82	15 2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
83	83	16 duties of their employment or commuting between their
84	84	17 homes and places of employment. A person shall be
85	85	18 considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
86	86	19 completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
87	87	20 security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
88	88	21 contractor, or employee of a licensed private security
89	89	22 contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
90	90	23 agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has
91	91	24 been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
92	92	25 Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
93	93	26 renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
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104	104	1 provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
105	105	2 cards issued under the provisions of the Private
106	106	3 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
107	107	4 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
108	108	5 card shall be carried by the private security contractor,
109	109	6 private detective, or private alarm contractor, or
110	110	7 employee of the licensed private security contractor,
111	111	8 private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at
112	112	9 all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
113	113	10 weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
114	114	11 (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
115	115	12 industrial operation as a security guard for the
116	116	13 protection of persons employed and private property
117	117	14 related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
118	118	15 actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
119	119	16 traveling between sites or properties belonging to the
120	120	17 employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
121	121	18 security force registered with the Department of Financial
122	122	19 and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
123	123	20 guard has successfully completed a course of study,
124	124	21 approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
125	125	22 and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than
126	126	23 48 hours of training that includes the theory of law
127	127	24 enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
128	128	25 weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
129	129	26 exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
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140	140	1 of training for a security officer and 28 hours of
141	141	2 required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
142	142	3 control card by the Department of Financial and
143	143	4 Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
144	144	5 firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
145	145	6 Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
146	146	7 the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
147	147	8 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
148	148	9 2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
149	149	10 security guard at all times when he or she is in possession
150	150	11 of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm
151	151	12 control card.
152	152	13 (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
153	153	14 Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
154	154	15 Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
155	155	16 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
156	156	17 any investigation for the Commission.
157	157	18 (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
158	158	19 security guard for the protection of other employees and
159	159	20 property related to such financial institution, while
160	160	21 actually engaged in the performance of their duties,
161	161	22 commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
162	162	23 traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
163	163	24 such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
164	164	25 is a member of a security force registered with the
165	165	26 Department; provided that any person so employed has
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176	176	1 successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
177	177	2 supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
178	178	3 Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of
179	179	4 training which includes theory of law enforcement,
180	180	5 liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
181	181	6 shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if
182	182	7 he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training
183	183	8 for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm
184	184	9 training, and has been issued a firearm control card by
185	185	10 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
186	186	11 Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
187	187	12 under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
188	188	13 for those issued under the provisions of the Private
189	189	14 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
190	190	15 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
191	191	16 card shall be carried by the security guard at all times
192	192	17 when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon
193	193	18 permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes
194	194	19 of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,
195	195	20 savings and loan association, credit union, or company
196	196	21 providing armored car services.
197	197	22 (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
198	198	23 drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
199	199	24 performance of his duties.
200	200	25 (10) Persons who have been classified as peace
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213	213	2 (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
214	214	3 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
215	215	4 governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
216	216	5 Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of
217	217	6 the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
218	218	7 (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
219	219	8 Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
220	220	9 (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
221	221	10 their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
222	222	11 places of employment or specific locations that are part
223	223	12 of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief
224	224	13 judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they
225	225	14 have received weapons training according to requirements
226	226	15 of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
227	227	16 Training Act.
228	228	17 (13) Court security officers Security Officers while
229	229	18 in the performance of their official duties, or while
230	230	19 commuting between their homes and places of employment,
231	231	20 with the consent of the sheriff Sheriff.
232	232	21 (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
233	233	22 a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site or
234	234	23 facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
235	235	24 who has completed the background screening and training
236	236	25 mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
237	237	26 Regulatory Commission.
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248	248	1 (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
249	249	2 to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
250	250	3 (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
251	251	4 (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
252	252	5 to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
253	253	6 or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
254	254	7 license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
255	255	8 the commission of the offense.
256	256	9 (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
257	257	10 to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement
258	258	11 officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional
259	259	12 officer, or correctional officer of the Department of
260	260	13 Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under
261	261	14 the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
262	262	15 (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
263	263	16 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
264	264	17 (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
265	265	18 the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
266	266	19 established target ranges, whether public or private, and
267	267	20 patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
268	268	21 using their firearms on those target ranges.
269	269	22 (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
270	270	23 while parading, with the special permission of the
271	271	24 Governor.
272	272	25 (3) Hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in
273	273	26 lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions
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284	284	1 of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
285	285	2 (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in
286	286	3 a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
287	287	4 (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
288	288	5 gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
289	289	6 dwelling of another person as an invitee with that
290	290	7 person's permission.
291	291	8 (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
292	292	9 of the following:
293	293	10 (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
294	294	11 official duties.
295	295	12 (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
296	296	13 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
297	297	14 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
298	298	15 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
299	299	16 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
300	300	17 the performance of their official duty.
301	301	18 (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
302	302	19 guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
303	303	20 (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
304	304	21 machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
305	305	22 are not immediately accessible.
306	306	23 (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
307	307	24 any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
308	308	25 discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
309	309	26 ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
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320	320	1 business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
321	321	2 only with respect to activities which are within the
322	322	3 lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
323	323	4 transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
324	324	5 This exemption does not authorize the general private
325	325	6 possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
326	326	7 bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
327	327	8 firing device, but only such possession and activities as
328	328	9 are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
329	329	10 business described in this paragraph.
330	330	11 During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
331	331	12 down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
332	332	13 accessible.
333	333	14 (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
334	334	15 transfer, or sale, and all lawful commercial or
335	335	16 experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,
336	336	17 shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or
337	337	18 ammunition for such rifles, shotguns, or weapons, where
338	338	19 engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or
339	339	20 subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for
340	340	21 the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns,
341	341	22 weapons, or ammunition to the United States government or
342	342	23 any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
343	343	24 such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
344	344	25 the terms of such contract.
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356	356	1 shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
357	357	2 contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
358	358	3 scope of his employment, where such activities involving
359	359	4 such weapon, weapons, or ammunition are necessary and
360	360	5 incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
361	361	6 (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
362	362	7 barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
363	363	8 has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
364	364	9 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or
365	365	10 (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,
366	366	11 nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the
367	367	12 modification is required and necessary to accurately
368	368	13 portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;
369	369	14 the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current
370	370	15 re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall
371	371	16 length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26
372	372	17 inches.
373	373	18 (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
374	374	19 possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a
375	375	20 peace officer.
376	376	21 (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
377	377	22 manager, or authorized employee of any place specified in that
378	378	23 subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
379	379	24 (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
380	380	25 Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
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392	392	1 at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
393	393	2 private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
394	394	3 (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
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396	396	5 (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
397	397	6 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
398	398	7 the performance of their official duty.
399	399	8 (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
400	400	9 ordnance.
401	401	10 (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
402	402	11 ballistics, or specializing in the development of
403	403	12 ammunition or explosive ordnance.
404	404	13 (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly, or possession of
405	405	14 explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
406	406	15 by the federal government, in connection with the supply
407	407	16 of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
408	408	17 (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
409	409	18 outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
410	410	19 bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
411	411	20 Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
412	412	21 by an exempted manufacturer.
413	413	22 (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
414	414	23 persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device
415	415	24 or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use
416	416	25 in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
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428	428	1 actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those
429	429	2 devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to
430	430	3 activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,
431	431	4 such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those
432	432	5 devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not
433	433	6 authorize the general private possession of any device or
434	434	7 attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
435	435	8 silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
436	436	9 and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
437	437	10 manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).
438	438	11 During transportation, these devices shall be detached from
439	439	12 any weapon or not immediately accessible.
440	440	13 (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
441	441	14 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
442	442	15 supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
443	443	16 prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
444	444	17 Corrections.
445	445	18 (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
446	446	19 officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
447	447	20 or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
448	448	21 own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
449	449	22 kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
450	450	23 report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
451	451	24 maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
452	452	25 duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
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464	464	1 (g-11) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
465	465	2 persons licensed under federal law to distribute at wholesale
466	466	3 any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or
467	467	4 intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm,
468	468	5 firearms, or ammunition for those firearms equipped with those
469	469	6 devices, and actually engaged in the business of distributing
470	470	7 at wholesale those devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only
471	471	8 with respect to activities that are within the lawful scope of
472	472	9 that business, such as the distribution, transportation, or
473	473	10 demonstration of those devices, firearms, or ammunition to
474	474	11 qualified end users. In this subsection (g-11), "distributing
475	475	12 at wholesale" means that 90% or more of the revenue of the
476	476	13 business under the federal license held is derived from sales
477	477	14 to other federal licensees, governmental end users, and
478	478	15 federally approved export end users. This exemption does not
479	479	16 authorize the general private possession of any device or
480	480	17 attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
481	481	18 silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
482	482	19 and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
483	483	20 wholesale distribution business described in this subsection
484	484	21 (g-11). During transportation, these devices shall be detached
485	485	22 from any weapon or not immediately accessible.
486	486	23 (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
487	487	24 any subsection of this Article need not negate negative any
488	488	25 exemptions contained in this Article. The defendant shall have
489	489	26 the burden of proving such an exemption.
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500	500	1 (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
501	501	2 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
502	502	3 pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm
503	503	4 consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the
504	504	5 State of Illinois or the federal government, where such
505	505	6 transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the
506	506	7 lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;
507	507	8 and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
508	508	9 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any
509	509	10 pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the
510	510	11 subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
511	511	12 subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and
512	512	13 enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
513	513	14 other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners
514	514	15 Identification Card.
515	515	16 (Source: P.A. 102-152, eff. 1-1-22; 102-779, eff. 1-1-23;
516	516	17 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; revised
517	517	18 7-22-24.)
518	518	19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
519	519	20 becoming law.
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