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1 | AN ACT concerning firearm ammunition.
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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 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)
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7 | Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required; | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | exceptions.
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9 | (a) (1) No person may acquire or possess any firearm within | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | this State
without having in his or her possession a | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card
previously issued in | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | his or her name by the Department of State Police under
the | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | provisions of this Act.
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14 | (2) No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | within this
State without having in his or her possession a | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Firearm Owner's Identification
Card previously issued in | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | his or her name by the Department of State Police
under the | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | provisions of this Act.
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19 | (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the possession | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of firearms
and firearm ammunition do not apply to:
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21 | (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | operation of their
official duties;
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23 | (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | the National
Guard, while engaged in the operation of their | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | official duties;
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26 | (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms, | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | while engaged in the
operation of their official duties;
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28 | (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | receive firearms
directly from the armed forces of the | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | United States, while using the
firearms for ceremonial | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | purposes with blank ammunition;
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32 | (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with |
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1 | valid nonresident
hunting licenses and while in an area | ||||||
2 | where hunting is permitted; however,
at all other times and | ||||||
3 | in all other places these persons must have their
firearms | ||||||
4 | unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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5 | (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting | ||||||
6 | license who are
required to submit their Firearm Owner's | ||||||
7 | Identification Card when hunting
on Department of Natural | ||||||
8 | Resources owned or managed sites;
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9 | (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range | ||||||
10 | recognized by the
Department of State Police; however, | ||||||
11 | these persons must at all other times
and in all other | ||||||
12 | places have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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13 | (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display | ||||||
14 | recognized by
the Department of State Police; however, at | ||||||
15 | all other times and in all
other places these persons must | ||||||
16 | have their firearms unloaded and enclosed
in a case;
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17 | (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and | ||||||
18 | enclosed in a case;
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19 | (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or | ||||||
20 | registered to possess a
firearm in their resident state;
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21 | (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and | ||||||
22 | immediate control of
their parent or legal guardian or | ||||||
23 | other person in loco parentis to the
minor if the parent or | ||||||
24 | legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to
the | ||||||
25 | minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
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26 | Card;
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27 | (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations | ||||||
28 | or members of bona
fide American Legion bands while using | ||||||
29 | firearms for ceremonial purposes
with blank ammunition;
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30 | (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does | ||||||
31 | not require
them to be licensed or registered to possess a | ||||||
32 | firearm and only during
hunting season, with valid hunting | ||||||
33 | licenses, while accompanied by, and
using a firearm owned | ||||||
34 | by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
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35 | Identification Card and while in an area within a | ||||||
36 | commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code where |
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1 | hunting is permitted and controlled, but in
no instance | ||||||
2 | upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural
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3 | Resources;
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4 | (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to | ||||||
5 | hunt and,
while accompanied by a person who possesses a | ||||||
6 | valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, hunt in an area | ||||||
7 | within a commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code | ||||||
8 | where hunting is permitted and controlled; and
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9 | (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a | ||||||
10 | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card under this Act and is | ||||||
11 | under the direct supervision of a
holder of a Firearm
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12 | Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or older | ||||||
13 | while the person is
on a firing or shooting range
or is a
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14 | participant in a firearms safety and training course | ||||||
15 | recognized by a law
enforcement agency or a national, | ||||||
16 | statewide shooting sports organization.
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17 | (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the | ||||||
18 | acquisition and possession
of firearms and firearm ammunition | ||||||
19 | do not apply to law enforcement officials
of this or any other | ||||||
20 | jurisdiction, while engaged in the operation of their
official | ||||||
21 | duties. | ||||||
22 | (d) The provisions of this Section regarding the | ||||||
23 | acquisition and possession of firearm ammunition do not apply | ||||||
24 | to a person who is 18 years of age or older.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 91-694, eff. 4-13-00; 92-839, eff. 8-22-02.)
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26 | (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
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27 | Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may | ||||||
28 | knowingly
transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm or
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29 | any firearm ammunition to any person within this State unless | ||||||
30 | the
transferee with whom he deals displays a currently valid | ||||||
31 | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card which has previously been | ||||||
32 | issued in his name by the
Department of State Police under the | ||||||
33 | provisions of this Act. In addition,
all firearm transfers by | ||||||
34 | federally licensed firearm dealers are subject
to Section 3.1.
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35 | (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to |
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1 | be
transferred any firearm shall keep a record of such transfer | ||||||
2 | for a period
of 10 years from the date of transfer. Such record | ||||||
3 | shall contain the date
of the transfer; the description, serial | ||||||
4 | number or other information
identifying the firearm if no | ||||||
5 | serial number is available; and, if the
transfer was completed | ||||||
6 | within this State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
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7 | Identification Card number. On demand of a peace officer such | ||||||
8 | transferor
shall produce for inspection such record of | ||||||
9 | transfer.
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10 | (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer | ||||||
11 | of firearm
ammunition shall not apply to those persons | ||||||
12 | specified in paragraphs
paragraph (b) and (d) of
Section 2 of | ||||||
13 | this Act.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 92-442, eff. 8-17-01.)
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