94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2788


 
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. John O. Jones
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













430 ILCS 65/3
  from Ch. 38, par. 83-3








    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.  Provides that a person
who
transfers or causes to be transferred a firearm within the State must keep a
record of the transfer for a period of 5 (rather than 10) years from the date
of the transfer.  Effective immediately.
















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A BILL FOR









 











SB2788

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    AN ACT in relation to firearms. 

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 
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amended by changing
Section 3 as follows:


 



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    (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)


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    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may 
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knowingly
transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm, 
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firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within 
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this State unless the
transferee with whom he deals displays a 
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currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card which has 
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previously been issued in his name by the
Department of State 
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Police under the provisions of this Act. In addition,
all 
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firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed 
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firearm dealers are subject
to Section 3.1.

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    (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
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dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that 
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person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or 
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transferring the firearm, request the Department of State 
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Police to conduct a background check on the prospective 
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recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.

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    (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to 
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be
transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a 
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record of such transfer for a period
of 5
10 years from the 
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date of transfer. Such record shall contain the date
of the 
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transfer; the description, serial number or other information

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identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number 
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is available; and, if the
transfer was completed within this 
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State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card 
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number. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain 
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the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On demand 
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of a peace officer such transferor
shall produce for inspection 
 


 






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such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at 
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a gun show, the record shall include the unique identification 
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number. Failure to record the unique identification number is a 
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petty offense.


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    (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person  
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outside of Illinois.  Any resident purchasing ammunition 
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outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a 
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copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card  
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and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois 
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State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the 
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ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address on 
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either of those 2 documents.
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    (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer 
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of firearm
ammunition shall not apply to those persons 
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specified in paragraph (b) of
Section 2 of this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 94-6, eff. 1-1-06; 94-284, eff. 7-21-05; 94-353, 
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eff. 7-29-05; 94-571, eff. 8-12-05; revised 8-19-05.)



 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.