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| the cap; or
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| (b) Sentence.
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| Unlawful possession of firearms, other than handguns, and |
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| firearm
ammunition is a Class A misdemeanor. Unlawful |
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| possession of handguns is a
Class 4 felony.
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| (c) Nothing in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this |
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| Section prohibits
a person under 18 years of age from |
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| participating in any lawful recreational
activity with a |
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| firearm such as, but not limited to, practice shooting at
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| targets upon established public or private target ranges or |
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| hunting, trapping,
or fishing in accordance with the Wildlife |
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| Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life
Code.
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| (d) The provisions of any ordinance or resolution adopted |
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| before, on, or
after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
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| of the 93rd General Assembly by
any unit of local government |
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| that imposes restrictions or limitations on the
acquisition, |
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| possession, transportation, storage, purchase, sale, or other
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| dealing in rifles and shotguns and ammunition, components, |
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| accessories, and
accoutrements of rifles and shotguns in a |
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| manner other than those that are
imposed by subsection (a) of |
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| this Section are invalid, except as authorized by
this Code, |
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| and all those existing ordinances and resolutions are void.
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| (e) A unit of local government, including a home rule unit, |
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| may not regulate
the acquisition, possession, transportation, |
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| storage, purchase, sale, or
other dealing in rifles and |
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| shotguns, and may not regulate ammunition,
components, |
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| accessories, or accoutrements for rifles and shotguns in a |
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| manner
other than the manner provided in subsection (a). This |
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| Section is
limitation
under subsection (i) of Section 6 of |
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| Article VII of the Illinois
Constitution on the concurrent |
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| exercise by home rule units of powers and
functions exercised |
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| by the State.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00; 92-839, eff. 8-22-02.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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