Public Act 094-0284
 
HB0132 Enrolled LRB094 04029 RLC 34045 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
    (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm or
any firearm ammunition to any person within this State unless
the transferee with whom he deals displays a currently valid
Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has previously been
issued in his name by the Department of State Police under the
provisions of this Act. In addition, all firearm transfers by
federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1.
    (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
be transferred any firearm shall keep a record of such transfer
for a period of 10 years from the date of transfer. Such record
shall contain the date of the transfer; the description, serial
number or other information identifying the firearm if no
serial number is available; and, if the transfer was completed
within this State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card number. On or after January 1, 2006, the
record shall contain the date of application for transfer of
the firearm. On demand of a peace officer such transferor shall
produce for inspection such record of transfer.
    (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-442, eff. 8-17-01.)
 
    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
changing Sections 24-1, 24-1.1, 24-1.6, 24-3, and 24-3.1 as
follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/24-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1)
    Sec. 24-1. Unlawful Use of Weapons.
    (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons
when he knowingly:
        (1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or
    carries any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot, sand-club,
    sand-bag, metal knuckles, throwing star, or any knife,
    commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a
    blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to
    a button, spring or other device in the handle of the
    knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels
    a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil
    spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or
        (2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same
    unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy,
    dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other
    piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or
    deadly weapon or instrument of like character; or
        (3) Carries on or about his person or in any vehicle, a
    tear gas gun projector or bomb or any object containing
    noxious liquid gas or substance, other than an object
    containing a non-lethal noxious liquid gas or substance
    designed solely for personal defense carried by a person 18
    years of age or older; or
        (4) Carries or possesses in any vehicle or concealed on
    or about his person except when on his land or in his own
    abode or fixed place of business any pistol, revolver, stun
    gun or taser or other firearm, except that this subsection
    (a) (4) does not apply to or affect transportation of
    weapons that meet one of the following conditions:
            (i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
            (ii) are not immediately accessible; or
            (iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
        carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a
        person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
        Owner's Identification Card; or
        (5) Sets a spring gun; or
        (6) Possesses any device or attachment of any kind
    designed, used or intended for use in silencing the report
    of any firearm; or
        (7) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or
    carries:
            (i) a machine gun, which shall be defined for the
        purposes of this subsection as any weapon, which
        shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily
        restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot
        without manually reloading by a single function of the
        trigger, including the frame or receiver of any such
        weapon, or sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses,
        or carries any combination of parts designed or
        intended for use in converting any weapon into a
        machine gun, or any combination or parts from which a
        machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the
        possession or under the control of a person;
            (ii) any rifle having one or more barrels less than
        16 inches in length or a shotgun having one or more
        barrels less than 18 inches in length or any weapon
        made from a rifle or shotgun, whether by alteration,
        modification, or otherwise, if such a weapon as
        modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches;
        or
            (iii) any bomb, bomb-shell, grenade, bottle or
        other container containing an explosive substance of
        over one-quarter ounce for like purposes, such as, but
        not limited to, black powder bombs and Molotov
        cocktails or artillery projectiles; or
        (8) Carries or possesses any firearm, stun gun or taser
    or other deadly weapon in any place which is licensed to
    sell intoxicating beverages, or at any public gathering
    held pursuant to a license issued by any governmental body
    or any public gathering at which an admission is charged,
    excluding a place where a showing, demonstration or lecture
    involving the exhibition of unloaded firearms is
    conducted.
        This subsection (a)(8) does not apply to any auction or
    raffle of a firearm held pursuant to a license or permit
    issued by a governmental body, nor does it apply to persons
    engaged in firearm safety training courses; or
        (9) Carries or possesses in a vehicle or on or about
    his person any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or
    firearm or ballistic knife, when he is hooded, robed or
    masked in such manner as to conceal his identity; or
        (10) Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon
    any public street, alley, or other public lands within the
    corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town,
    except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose
    of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in
    weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode or
    fixed place of business, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or
    taser or other firearm, except that this subsection (a)
    (10) does not apply to or affect transportation of weapons
    that meet one of the following conditions:
            (i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
            (ii) are not immediately accessible; or
            (iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
        carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a
        person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
        Owner's Identification Card.
        A "stun gun or taser", as used in this paragraph (a)
    means (i) any device which is powered by electrical
    charging units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or
    several barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon
    hitting a human, can send out a current capable of
    disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
    to render him incapable of normal functioning or (ii) any
    device which is powered by electrical charging units, such
    as batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or
    clothing worn by a human, can send out current capable of
    disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
    to render him incapable of normal functioning; or
        (11) Sells, manufactures or purchases any explosive
    bullet. For purposes of this paragraph (a) "explosive
    bullet" means the projectile portion of an ammunition
    cartridge which contains or carries an explosive charge
    which will explode upon contact with the flesh of a human
    or an animal. "Cartridge" means a tubular metal case having
    a projectile affixed at the front thereof and a cap or
    primer at the rear end thereof, with the propellant
    contained in such tube between the projectile and the cap;
    or
        (12) (Blank).
    (b) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of
subsection 24-1(a)(1) through (5), subsection 24-1(a)(10), or
subsection 24-1(a)(11) commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person
convicted of a violation of subsection 24-1(a)(8) or 24-1(a)(9)
commits a Class 4 felony; a person convicted of a violation of
subsection 24-1(a)(6) or 24-1(a)(7)(ii) or (iii) commits a
Class 3 felony. A person convicted of a violation of subsection
24-1(a)(7)(i) commits a Class 2 felony, unless the weapon is
possessed in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle as
defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or on
the person, while the weapon is loaded, in which case it shall
be a Class X felony. A person convicted of a second or
subsequent violation of subsection 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8),
24-1(a)(9), or 24-1(a)(10) commits a Class 3 felony. The
possession of each weapon in violation of this Section
constitutes a single and separate violation.
    (c) Violations in specific places.
        (1) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(6) or
    24-1(a)(7) in any school, regardless of the time of day or
    the time of year, in residential property owned, operated
    or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
    housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
    development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the real
    property comprising any school, regardless of the time of
    day or the time of year, on residential property owned,
    operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by
    a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or
    mixed-income development, on the real property comprising
    any public park, on the real property comprising any
    courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted
    by a school to transport students to or from school or a
    school related activity, or on any public way within 1,000
    feet of the real property comprising any school, public
    park, courthouse, or residential property owned, operated,
    or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
    housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
    development commits a Class 2 felony.
        (1.5) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(4),
    24-1(a)(9), or 24-1(a)(10) in any school, regardless of the
    time of day or the time of year, in residential property
    owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or
    leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
    site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a
    courthouse, on the real property comprising any school,
    regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on
    residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on
    the real property comprising any public park, on the real
    property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance
    owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
    students to or from school or a school related activity, or
    on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property
    comprising any school, public park, courthouse, or
    residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
    commits a Class 3 felony.
        (2) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(1),
    24-1(a)(2), or 24-1(a)(3) in any school, regardless of the
    time of day or the time of year, in residential property
    owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or
    leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
    site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a
    courthouse, on the real property comprising any school,
    regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on
    residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
    housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part
    of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the
    real property comprising any public park, on the real
    property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance
    owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
    students to or from school or a school related activity, or
    on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property
    comprising any school, public park, courthouse, or
    residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
    commits a Class 4 felony. "Courthouse" means any building
    that is used by the Circuit, Appellate, or Supreme Court of
    this State for the conduct of official business.
        (3) Paragraphs (1), (1.5), and (2) of this subsection
    (c) shall not apply to law enforcement officers or security
    officers of such school, college, or university or to
    students carrying or possessing firearms for use in
    training courses, parades, hunting, target shooting on
    school ranges, or otherwise with the consent of school
    authorities and which firearms are transported unloaded
    enclosed in a suitable case, box, or transportation
    package.
        (4) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "school"
    means any public or private elementary or secondary school,
    community college, college, or university.
    (d) The presence in an automobile other than a public
omnibus of any weapon, instrument or substance referred to in
subsection (a)(7) is prima facie evidence that it is in the
possession of, and is being carried by, all persons occupying
such automobile at the time such weapon, instrument or
substance is found, except under the following circumstances:
(i) if such weapon, instrument or instrumentality is found upon
the person of one of the occupants therein; or (ii) if such
weapon, instrument or substance is found in an automobile
operated for hire by a duly licensed driver in the due, lawful
and proper pursuit of his trade, then such presumption shall
not apply to the driver.
    (e) Exemptions. Crossbows, Common or Compound bows and
Underwater Spearguns are exempted from the definition of
ballistic knife as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-686, eff. 1-1-99; 91-673, eff. 12-22-99;
91-690, eff. 4-13-00.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1)
    Sec. 24-1.1. Unlawful Use or Possession of Weapons by
Felons or Persons in the Custody of the Department of
Corrections Facilities.
    (a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess on or
about his person or on his land or in his own abode or fixed
place of business any weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of
this Act or any firearm or any firearm ammunition if the person
has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or
any other jurisdiction. This Section shall not apply if the
person has been granted relief by the Director of the
Department of State Police under Section 10 of the Firearm
Owners Identification Card Act.
    (b) It is unlawful for any person confined in a penal
institution, which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
Corrections, to possess any weapon prohibited under Section
24-1 of this Code or any firearm or firearm ammunition,
regardless of the intent with which he possesses it.
    (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of
subsection (b), that such possession was specifically
authorized by rule, regulation, or directive of the Illinois
Department of Corrections or order issued pursuant thereto.
    (d) The defense of necessity is not available to a person
who is charged with a violation of subsection (b) of this
Section.
    (e) Sentence. Violation of this Section by a person not
confined in a penal institution shall be a Class 3 felony for
which the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
be sentenced to no less than 2 years and no more than 10 years.
Violation of this Section by a person not confined in a penal
institution who has been convicted of a forcible felony, a
felony violation of Article 24 of this Code or of the Firearm
Owners Identification Card Act, stalking or aggravated
stalking, or a Class 2 or greater felony under the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act is a
Class 2 felony for which the person, if sentenced to a term of
imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and
not more than 14 years. Violation of this Section by a person
who is on parole or mandatory supervised release is a Class 2
felony for which the person, if sentenced to a term of
imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and
not more than 14 years. Violation of this Section by a person
not confined in a penal institution is a Class X felony when
the firearm possessed is a machine gun. Any person who violates
this Section while confined in a penal institution, which is a
facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections, is guilty
of a Class 1 felony, if he possesses any weapon prohibited
under Section 24-1 of this Code regardless of the intent with
which he possesses it, a Class X felony if he possesses any
firearm, firearm ammunition or explosive, and a Class X felony
for which the offender shall be sentenced to not less than 12
years and not more than 50 years when the firearm possessed is
a machine gun. A violation of this Section while wearing or in
possession of body armor as defined in Section 33F-1 is a Class
X felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than
10 years and not more than 40 years. The possession of each
firearm or firearm ammunition in violation of this Section
constitutes a single and separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6)
    Sec. 24-1.6. Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
    (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated unlawful use
of a weapon when he or she knowingly:
        (1) Carries on or about his or her person or in any
    vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person except
    when on his or her land or in his or her abode or fixed
    place of business any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser
    or other firearm; or
        (2) Carries or possesses on or about his or her person,
    upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within
    the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated
    town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the
    purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful
    commerce in weapons, or except when on his or her own land
    or in his or her own abode or fixed place of business, any
    pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm; and
        (3) One of the following factors is present:
            (A) the firearm possessed was uncased, loaded and
        immediately accessible at the time of the offense; or
            (B) the firearm possessed was uncased, unloaded
        and the ammunition for the weapon was immediately
        accessible at the time of the offense; or
            (C) the person possessing the firearm has not been
        issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's
        Identification Card; or
            (D) the person possessing the weapon was
        previously adjudicated a delinquent minor under the
        Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for an act that if committed
        by an adult would be a felony; or
            (E) the person possessing the weapon was engaged in
        a misdemeanor violation of the Cannabis Control Act or
        in a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois Controlled
        Substances Act; or
            (F) the person possessing the weapon is a member of
        a street gang or is engaged in street gang related
        activity, as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois
        Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act; or
            (G) the person possessing the weapon had a order of
        protection issued against him or her within the
        previous 2 years; or
            (H) the person possessing the weapon was engaged in
        the commission or attempted commission of a
        misdemeanor involving the use or threat of violence
        against the person or property of another; or
            (I) the person possessing the weapon was under 21
        years of age and in possession of a handgun as defined
        in Section 24-3, unless the person under 21 is engaged
        in lawful activities under the Wildlife Code or
        described in subsection 24-2(b)(1), (b)(3), or
        24-2(f).
    (b) "Stun gun or taser" as used in this Section has the
same definition given to it in Section 24-1 of this Code.
    (c) This Section does not apply to or affect the
transportation or possession of weapons that:
            (i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
            (ii) are not immediately accessible; or
            (iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
        carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a
        person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
        Owner's Identification Card.
    (d) Sentence. Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon is a
Class 4 felony; a second or subsequent offense is a Class 2
felony. Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person who has
been previously convicted of a felony in this State or another
jurisdiction is a Class 2 felony. Aggravated unlawful use of a
weapon while wearing or in possession of body armor as defined
in Section 33F-1 by a person who has not been issued a valid
Firearms Owner's Identification Card in accordance with
Section 5 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is a
Class X felony. The possession of each firearm in violation of
this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/24-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3)
    Sec. 24-3. Unlawful Sale of Firearms.
    (A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of
firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the following:
        (a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be
    concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of
    age.
        (b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21
    years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other
    than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.
        (c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.
        (d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
    been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any
    other jurisdiction.
        (e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
    been a patient in a mental hospital within the past 5
    years.
        (f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is
    mentally retarded.
        (g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
    concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
    withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours
    after application for its purchase has been made, or
    delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, incidental
    to a sale, without withholding delivery of such rifle,
    shotgun or other long gun for at least 24 hours after
    application for its purchase has been made. However, this
    paragraph (g) does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm
    to a law enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm
    knows that the person to whom he or she is selling the
    firearm is a law enforcement officer or the sale of a
    firearm to a person who desires to purchase a firearm for
    use in promoting the public interest incident to his or her
    employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other
    similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a
    nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed
    to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale
    of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a
    firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois
    Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to
    a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
    Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
    U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g),
    "application" means when the buyer and seller reach an
    agreement to purchase a firearm.
        (h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,
    manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control
    Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any
    unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame
    or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any
    other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a
    temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For
    purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in
    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2)
    "handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and
    fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
    combination of parts from which such a firearm can be
    assembled.
        (i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any person
    under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm
    Owner's Identification Card.
        (j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the
    business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without
    being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
    923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
    In this paragraph (j):
        A person "engaged in the business" means a person who
    devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the
    activity as a regular course of trade or business with the
    principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not
    include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms
    or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or
    trigger mechanisms to firearms.
        "With the principal objective of livelihood and
    profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or
    disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining
    livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents,
    such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms
    collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required
    as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive
    purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes
    or terrorism.
        (k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a
    person who does not display to the seller or transferor of
    the firearm a currently valid Firearm Owner's
    Identification Card that has previously been issued in the
    transferee's name by the Department of State Police under
    the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
    Act. This paragraph (k) does not apply to the transfer of a
    firearm to a person who is exempt from the requirement of
    possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under
    Section 2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
    For the purposes of this Section, a currently valid Firearm
    Owner's Identification Card means (i) a Firearm Owner's
    Identification Card that has not expired or (ii) if the
    transferor is licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
    Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
    U.S.C. 923), an approval number issued in accordance with
    Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
    shall be proof that the Firearm Owner's Identification Card
    was valid.
    (B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
after the enactment of that Public Act.
    (C) Sentence.
        (1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of any of paragraphs (c) through (h) of
    subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony.
        (2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of subsection (A)
    commits a Class 3 felony.
        (3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A) commits a
    Class 2 felony.
        (4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection
    (A) in any school, on the real property comprising a
    school, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a
    school, at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000
    feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
    school or school district to transport students to or from
    school or a school related activity, regardless of the time
    of day or time of year at which the offense was committed,
    commits a Class 1 felony. Any person convicted of a second
    or subsequent violation of unlawful sale of firearms in
    violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection (A)
    in any school, on the real property comprising a school,
    within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school,
    at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000 feet of
    any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or
    school district to transport students to or from school or
    a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or
    time of year at which the offense was committed, commits a
    Class 1 felony for which the sentence shall be a term of
    imprisonment of no less than 5 years and no more than 15
    years.
        (5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A) in
    residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in
    a public park, in a courthouse, on residential property
    owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or
    leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
    site or mixed-income development, on the real property
    comprising any public park, on the real property comprising
    any courthouse, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of
    the real property comprising any public park, courthouse,
    or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
    commits a Class 2 felony.
        (6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of paragraph (j) of subsection (A) commits a
    Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a
    Class 4 felony.
        (7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
    in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) commits a
    Class 4 felony. A third or subsequent conviction for a
    violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) is a Class 1
    felony.
    (D) For purposes of this Section:
    "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
school, community college, college, or university.
    "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
part by a school or school district.
    (E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of
subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years
after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a
violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of
subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years
after the commission of the offense defined in the particular
paragraph.
(Source: P.A. 93-162, eff. 7-10-03; 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
 
    (720 ILCS 5/24-3.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.1)
    Sec. 24-3.1. Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm
ammunition.
    (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of
firearms or firearm ammunition when:
        (1) He is under 18 years of age and has in his
    possession any firearm of a size which may be concealed
    upon the person; or
        (2) He is under 21 years of age, has been convicted of
    a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
    delinquent and has any firearms or firearm ammunition in
    his possession; or
        (3) He is a narcotic addict and has any firearms or
    firearm ammunition in his possession; or
        (4) He has been a patient in a mental hospital within
    the past 5 years and has any firearms or firearm ammunition
    in his possession; or
        (5) He is mentally retarded and has any firearms or
    firearm ammunition in his possession; or
        (6) He has in his possession any explosive bullet.
    For purposes of this paragraph "explosive bullet" means the
projectile portion of an ammunition cartridge which contains or
carries an explosive charge which will explode upon contact
with the flesh of a human or an animal. "Cartridge" means a
tubular metal case having a projectile affixed at the front
thereof and a cap or primer at the rear end thereof, with the
propellant contained in such tube between the projectile and
the cap; or
    (b) Sentence.
    Unlawful possession of firearms, other than handguns, and
firearm ammunition is a Class A misdemeanor. Unlawful
possession of handguns is a Class 4 felony. The possession of
each firearm or firearm ammunition in violation of this Section
constitutes a single and separate violation.
    (c) Nothing in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this
Section prohibits a person under 18 years of age from
participating in any lawful recreational activity with a
firearm such as, but not limited to, practice shooting at
targets upon established public or private target ranges or
hunting, trapping, or fishing in accordance with the Wildlife
Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
(Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00; 92-839, eff. 8-22-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.