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1 | AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 24-1.7 as
follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-1.7 new)
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7 | Sec. 24-1.7. Manufacture, possession, and delivery of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | semiautomatic
assault
weapons, large capacity ammunition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | feeding devices, and assault weapon
attachments.
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10 | (a) The General Assembly finds that the high rate of fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and capacity for
firepower of semiautomatic assault weapons,
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12 | assault weapon attachments, and
large capacity ammunition
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13 | feeding devices pose a significant threat to the health, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | safety, and welfare of
the citizens of this State, that the use | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | of these weapons,
devices, or attachments for sport
or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | recreation is substantially outweighed by the danger these | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | weapons or
devices present to human life, and that restrictions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | should therefore be placed
on the manufacture, delivery, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | possession of these weapons,
devices, and attachments.
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20 | (b) Definitions. In this Section:
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21 | (1) "Semi-automatic assault weapon" means:
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22 | (A) any of the firearms or types, replicas, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | duplicates in any
caliber
of the firearms, known as:
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24 | (i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all
models);
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26 | (ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | UZI and Galil;
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28 | (iii) Beretta AR-70 (SC-70);
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29 | (iv) Colt AR-15;
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30 | (v) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | FNC;
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32 | (vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;
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1 | (vii) Steyr AUG;
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2 | (viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and
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3 | (ix) any shotgun which contains its ammunition | ||||||
4 | in a revolving
cylinder,
such as (but not limited | ||||||
5 | to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12;
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6 | (x) any firearm having a caliber of 50 or | ||||||
7 | greater;
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8 | (B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept | ||||||
9 | a detachable
magazine and has any of the following:
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10 | (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
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11 | (ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously | ||||||
12 | beneath the action of
the
weapon;
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13 | (iii) a bayonet mount;
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14 | (iv) a flash suppressor or barrel having a threaded | ||||||
15 | muzzle; or
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16 | (v) a grenade launcher;
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17 | (C) a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to | ||||||
18 | accept a detachable
magazine and has any of the following:
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19 | (i) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the | ||||||
20 | pistol outside of the
pistol grip;
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21 | (ii) a barrel having a threaded muzzle;
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22 | (iii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or | ||||||
23 | completely encircles
the barrel, and that permits the | ||||||
24 | shooter to hold the firearm with the
non-trigger hand | ||||||
25 | without being burned;
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26 | (iv) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more | ||||||
27 | when the pistol is
unloaded; or
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28 | (v) a semiautomatic version of an automatic | ||||||
29 | firearm;
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30 | (D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has any of the | ||||||
31 | following:
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32 | (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
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33 | (ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously | ||||||
34 | beneath the action of
the weapon;
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35 | (iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 | ||||||
36 | rounds; or
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1 | (iv) an ability to accept a detachable magazine.
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2 | "Semiautomatic assault weapon" does not include:
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3 | (A) any firearm that:
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4 | (i) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or | ||||||
5 | slide action;
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6 | (ii) is an "unserviceable firearm" or has been made | ||||||
7 | permanently
inoperable; or
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8 | (iii) is an antique firearm;
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9 | (B) any semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a | ||||||
10 | detachable magazine that
holds more than 5 rounds of | ||||||
11 | ammunition; or
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12 | (C) any semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more | ||||||
13 | than 5 rounds of
ammunition in a fixed or detachable | ||||||
14 | magazine.
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15 | (2)(A) "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means:
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16 | (i) a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar | ||||||
17 | device that has a
capacity of, or that can be readily | ||||||
18 | restored or converted to accept, more than
10 rounds of | ||||||
19 | ammunition; or
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20 | (ii) any combination of parts from which a device | ||||||
21 | described in
subparagraph (i) can be assembled.
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22 | (B) "Large capacity ammunition feeding device"
does | ||||||
23 | not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, | ||||||
24 | and
capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire | ||||||
25 | ammunition or any device
that has been made permanently | ||||||
26 | inoperable.
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27 | (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable of | ||||||
28 | being
attached to a firearm that is specifically designed for | ||||||
29 | making
or converting a firearm into any of the firearms listed | ||||||
30 | in
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section.
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31 | (4) "Antique firearm" means:
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32 | (A) any firearm, including any firearm with a | ||||||
33 | matchlock, flintlock,
percussion cap, or similar type of | ||||||
34 | ignition system, manufactured in or before
1898;
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35 | (B) any replica of any firearm described in | ||||||
36 | subparagraph (A) if the
replica:
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1 | (i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire | ||||||
2 | or conventional
centerfire fixed ammunition; or
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3 | (ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire | ||||||
4 | ammunition that is no
longer manufactured in the United | ||||||
5 | States and that is not readily available in
the | ||||||
6 | ordinary channels of commercial trade; or
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7 | (C) any firearm (other than a machine gun), which, | ||||||
8 | although designed as a
weapon, the Department of State | ||||||
9 | Police finds by reason of the date of its
manufacture, | ||||||
10 | value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a
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11 | collector's
item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.
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12 | (c) Except as provided in subsection (e), 90 days after the
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13 | effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
14 | Assembly,
it is unlawful for any person
within this State, to | ||||||
15 | knowingly
manufacture, deliver, or possess or cause to be | ||||||
16 | manufactured, delivered, or
possessed, a semiautomatic assault | ||||||
17 | weapon, a large capacity ammunition
feeding
device, or an | ||||||
18 | assault weapon attachment.
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19 | (d) Any person who
knowingly
possesses a semiautomatic | ||||||
20 | assault weapon, large
capacity ammunition feeding device, or | ||||||
21 | assault weapon attachment must,
within 90 days after the | ||||||
22 | effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General | ||||||
23 | Assembly, destroy the
weapon or device, render it permanently | ||||||
24 | inoperable, relinquish it to a
law enforcement agency, or | ||||||
25 | remove it from this State.
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26 | (e) A person has an affirmative defense to an alleged | ||||||
27 | violation of
subsection (c) of this Section if he or she | ||||||
28 | lawfully possessed or delivered
the
semiautomatic assault | ||||||
29 | weapon, large capacity ammunition
feeding device, or assault | ||||||
30 | weapon attachment while
in the performance of his or her | ||||||
31 | official duties as a peace officer,
correctional
institution | ||||||
32 | employee or official, or member of the Armed Services or | ||||||
33 | Reserve
Forces of the United States, or of the Illinois | ||||||
34 | National Guard.
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35 | (f) Sentence.
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36 | (1) A person who manufactures, possesses, or delivers a |
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1 | semiautomatic
assault weapon in violation of this Section | ||||||
2 | commits a Class 3 felony for a
first violation and a Class | ||||||
3 | 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or
for the | ||||||
4 | possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the | ||||||
5 | same time.
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6 | (2) A
person who possesses or delivers in violation of | ||||||
7 | this Section a large capacity
ammunition feeding device | ||||||
8 | capable of holding more than 17 rounds of ammunition
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9 | commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class | ||||||
10 | 2 felony for a
second or subsequent violation or for | ||||||
11 | possession or delivery of 2
or more
of these
devices
at the | ||||||
12 | same time.
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13 | (3) A person who possesses or delivers in violation of | ||||||
14 | this
Section a large capacity ammunition feeding device | ||||||
15 | capable of holding more than
10 rounds but not more than 17 | ||||||
16 | rounds of ammunition commits a Class 4 felony
for a first | ||||||
17 | violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent | ||||||
18 | violation
or for possession or delivery of more than one of | ||||||
19 | these devices at the same
time.
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20 | (4) A person who possesses or delivers in violation of
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21 | this
Section an
assault weapon attachment commits a Class 4 | ||||||
22 | felony for a first
violation and a Class 3 felony for a | ||||||
23 | second or subsequent violation.
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