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1 | AN ACT concerning handguns.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the
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5 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2605-560 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-560 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2605-560. Handgun Roster Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) There is established a Handgun Roster Board in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Department of State Police.
The Board consists of 11 members. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) Of the 11 members of the Board: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (A) one shall be the Director of State Police as an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ex officio member; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (B) ten shall be appointed by the Governor with the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | advice and consent of the Senate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) Of the 10 appointed members of the Board: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (A) one shall be a representative of the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Association of Chiefs of Police; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (B) one shall be a representative of the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | State's Attorneys Association; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (C) one shall be a handgun dealer, gunsmith, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | representative of a handgun manufacturer; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (D) one shall be a resident of the State who is a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | representative of the National Rifle Association or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | its affiliated State association; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | (E) one shall be a representative of the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Council Against Handgun Violence; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | (F) five shall be public members, 2 of whom shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | be mechanical or electrical engineers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | (b) Each member of the Board, other than the Director of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | State Police, shall serve a term of 4 years.
The Director of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | State Police shall serve as chairman.
The Board shall appoint |
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1 | such other officers as it deems appropriate. The Board shall | ||||||
2 | meet at the request of the chairman or of a majority of the | ||||||
3 | members. | ||||||
4 | (c) The Board members shall receive no additional | ||||||
5 | compensation for their service as members of the Board but may | ||||||
6 | be reimbursed for their actual expenses for service on the | ||||||
7 | Board from appropriations made to the Department of State | ||||||
8 | Police for that purpose.
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9 | Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||
10 | Section 24-10 as follows: | ||||||
11 | (720 ILCS 5/24-10 new)
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12 | Sec. 24-10. Handgun safety devices. | ||||||
13 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
14 | "Authorized user" means the owner and any person authorized | ||||||
15 | by the owner to possess and use the handgun. | ||||||
16 | "External safety lock" means an external device that is: | ||||||
17 | (1) attached to a handgun with a key or combination | ||||||
18 | lock; and | ||||||
19 | (2) designed to prevent a handgun from being discharged | ||||||
20 | unless the device has been deactivated. | ||||||
21 | "Handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause (h)(2) | ||||||
22 | of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of this Code. | ||||||
23 | "Handgun Roster Board" means the Board created in Section | ||||||
24 | 2605-560 of the Department of State Police Law. | ||||||
25 | "Integrated mechanical safety device" means a disabling or | ||||||
26 | locking device that is: | ||||||
27 | (1) built into a handgun; and | ||||||
28 | (2) designed to prevent the handgun from being | ||||||
29 | discharged unless the device has been deactivated. | ||||||
30 | "Personalized handgun" means a handgun manufactured with | ||||||
31 | incorporated design technology that: | ||||||
32 | (1) allows the handgun to be fired only by the | ||||||
33 | authorized user; and | ||||||
34 | (2) prevents any of the safety characteristics of the |
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1 | handgun from being readily deactivated. | ||||||
2 | (b) A dealer may not sell, offer for sale, rent, or | ||||||
3 | transfer in this State a handgun manufactured on or before | ||||||
4 | December 31, 2005 unless the handgun is sold, offered for sale, | ||||||
5 | rented, or transferred with an external safety lock. | ||||||
6 | (c) On or after January 1, 2006, a dealer may not sell, | ||||||
7 | offer for sale, rent, or transfer in the State a handgun | ||||||
8 | manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, unless the handgun | ||||||
9 | has an integrated mechanical safety device. | ||||||
10 | (d) The Handgun Roster Board annually shall: | ||||||
11 | (1) review the status of personalized handgun | ||||||
12 | technology; and | ||||||
13 | (2) on or before July 1, report its findings to the | ||||||
14 | Governor and to the General Assembly. | ||||||
15 | (e) In reviewing the status of personalized handgun | ||||||
16 | technology under paragraph (1) of subsection (d), the Handgun | ||||||
17 | Roster Board shall consider: | ||||||
18 | (1) the number and variety of models and calibers of | ||||||
19 | personalized handguns that are available for sale; | ||||||
20 | (2) each study, analysis, or other evaluation of | ||||||
21 | personalized handguns conducted or commissioned by:
(A) | ||||||
22 | the National Institute of Justice;
(B) a federal, State, or | ||||||
23 | local law enforcement laboratory; or
(C) any other entity | ||||||
24 | with an expertise in handgun technology; and | ||||||
25 | (3) any other information that the Handgun Roster Board | ||||||
26 | considers relevant. | ||||||
27 | (f) This Section does not apply to: | ||||||
28 | (1) the purchase, sale, or transportation of a handgun | ||||||
29 | to or by a federally licensed gun dealer or manufacturer | ||||||
30 | that provides or services a handgun for:
(i) personnel of | ||||||
31 | any unit of the federal government;
(ii) members of the | ||||||
32 | armed forces of the United States or the National Guard;
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33 | (iii) law enforcement personnel of the State or any local | ||||||
34 | law enforcement agency in the State while acting within the | ||||||
35 | scope of their official duties; and
(iv) an organization | ||||||
36 | that is required by federal law governing its specific |
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1 | business or activity to maintain handguns and applicable | ||||||
2 | ammunition; | ||||||
3 | (2) a firearm modified to be permanently inoperative; | ||||||
4 | (3) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally | ||||||
5 | licensed gun dealer or manufacturer covered under item (1) | ||||||
6 | of this subsection; | ||||||
7 | (4) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally | ||||||
8 | licensed gun dealer or manufacturer to a lawful customer | ||||||
9 | outside the State; or | ||||||
10 | (5) an antique firearm. | ||||||
11 | (g) A dealer who violates subsection (b) or (c) of this | ||||||
12 | Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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