093_HB2356eng HB2356 Engrossed LRB093 03214 RLC 03231 b 1 AN ACT in relation to firearms. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 5 amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows: 6 (430 ILCS 65/3.5 new) 7 Sec. 3.5. Private transfers of firearms by persons 8 attending gun shows. 9 (a) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 10 dealer who desires to transfer a firearm while that person is 11 on the grounds of a gun show must do so only through a 12 federally licensed firearm dealer. The dealer must follow 13 the procedure set forth in Section 3.1 of this Act as if the 14 dealer were the seller of the firearm. 15 (b) In this Act: 16 "Gun show" means the entire premises provided for an 17 event or function, including but not limited to parking areas 18 for the event or function, that is sponsored to facilitate, 19 in whole or in part, the purchase, sale, offer for sale, or 20 collection of firearms at which: 21 (1) 25 or more firearms are offered or exhibited 22 for sale, transfer, or exchange; or 23 (2) not less than 3 gun show vendors exhibit, sell, 24 offer for sale, transfer, or exchange firearms. 25 "Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes or 26 operates a gun show. 27 "Gun show vendor" means any person who exhibits, sells, 28 offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges, any firearms at a 29 gun show, regardless of whether the person arranges with a 30 gun show promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, 31 sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange any firearm. HB2356 Engrossed -2- LRB093 03214 RLC 03231 b 1 (c) The Department of State Police shall adopt rules to 2 carry out the provisions of this Section.