093_HB0447

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section   5.   The  Criminal  Code  of 1961 is amended by
 5    changing Section 24-3.1 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/24-3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.1)
 7        Sec. 24-3.1.  Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm
 8    ammunition.
 9        (a)  A person commits the offense of unlawful  possession
10    of firearms or firearm ammunition when:
11             (1)  He  or  she is under 18 years of age and has in
12        his possession  any  firearm  of  a  size  which  may  be
13        concealed upon the person; or
14             (2)  He is under 21 years of age, has been convicted
15        of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
16        delinquent  and has any firearms or firearm ammunition in
17        his possession; or
18             (3)  He is a narcotic addict and has any firearms or
19        firearm ammunition in his possession; or
20             (4)  He has been a  patient  in  a  mental  hospital
21        within  the  past 5 years and has any firearms or firearm
22        ammunition in his possession; or
23             (5)  He is mentally retarded and has any firearms or
24        firearm ammunition in his possession; or
25             (6)  He has in his possession any explosive bullet.
26        For purposes of this paragraph "explosive  bullet"  means
27    the  projectile  portion  of  an  ammunition  cartridge which
28    contains or carries an explosive charge  which  will  explode
29    upon  contact  with  the  flesh  of  a  human  or  an animal.
30    "Cartridge" means a tubular metal case  having  a  projectile
31    affixed  at the front thereof and a cap or primer at the rear
 
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 1    end thereof, with  the  propellant  contained  in  such  tube
 2    between the projectile and the cap; or
 3        (b)  Sentence.
 4        Unlawful possession of firearms, other than handguns, and
 5    firearm  ammunition  is  a  Class  A  misdemeanor.   Unlawful
 6    possession of handguns is a Class 4 felony.
 7        (c)  Nothing  in  paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this
 8    Section prohibits  a  person  under  18  years  of  age  from
 9    participating  in  any  lawful  recreational  activity with a
10    firearm such as, but not limited  to,  practice  shooting  at
11    targets  upon  established public or private target ranges or
12    hunting, trapping, or fishing in accordance with the Wildlife
13    Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
14    (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00; 92-839, eff. 8-22-02.)