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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Air Rifle Act is amended by changing the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | title of the Act and Sections 0.01, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | and by adding Section 1.1 as follows:
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7 | (720 ILCS 535/Act title)
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8 | An Act concerning air guns
providing protection for the
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9 | public safety by regulating the sale, offering or exposing for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | sale at
retail and the use of air rifles, defining air rifles, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and imposing duties
on the State Police, sheriffs and police | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | officers and providing penalties .
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13 | (720 ILCS 535/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 82)
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14 | Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Gun
Rifle Act.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
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17 | (720 ILCS 535/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-1)
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18 | Sec. 1. As used in this Act:
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19 | (1) "Air gun
rifle " means and includes any air gun, air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | pistol, air rifle, spring gun, spring pistol, BB gun, pellet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | gun, or any other implement that a person could reasonably |
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1 | perceive as an actual firearm but that is not a firearm, and | ||||||
2 | that is capable of firing or discharging a projectile | ||||||
3 | constructed of hard plastic, steel, lead, or other hard | ||||||
4 | materials with a force that reasonably is expected to cause | ||||||
5 | bodily harm
spring gun,
spring pistol, B-B gun, paint ball gun, | ||||||
6 | pellet gun or any implement
that is not a firearm which impels | ||||||
7 | a breakable paint ball containing
washable marking colors or, a | ||||||
8 | pellet constructed of hard plastic, steel,
lead or other hard | ||||||
9 | materials with a force that reasonably is expected to
cause | ||||||
10 | bodily harm .
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11 | "Paintball gun" means a barrelled implement designed to | ||||||
12 | expel a breakable ball containing
washable marking colors.
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13 | (2) "Municipalities" include cities, villages, | ||||||
14 | incorporated towns and
townships.
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15 | (3) "Dealer" means any person, copartnership, association | ||||||
16 | or corporation
engaged in the business of selling at retail or | ||||||
17 | renting any of the articles
included in the definition of "air | ||||||
18 | gun" or "paintball gun"
rifle" .
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19 | (Source: P.A. 86-349.)
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20 | (720 ILCS 535/1.1 new)
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21 | Sec. 1.1. Air guns. | ||||||
22 | (a) A person may not sell, exhibit for sale, give away, | ||||||
23 | transfer, possess, or discharge an air gun. | ||||||
24 | (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the acquisition, | ||||||
25 | possession, and discharge of air guns that are in the |
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1 | possession and control of a carnival and are offered for use to | ||||||
2 | carnival customers on a temporary basis. As used in this | ||||||
3 | Section, "carnival" has the meaning ascribed to that term in | ||||||
4 | the Carnival Regulation Act.
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5 | (720 ILCS 535/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-2)
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6 | Sec. 2. It is unlawful for any dealer to sell, lend, rent, | ||||||
7 | give or
otherwise transfer a paintball gun
an air rifle to any | ||||||
8 | person under the age of 13 years
where the dealer knows or has | ||||||
9 | cause to believe the person to be under 13
years of age or | ||||||
10 | where such dealer has failed to make reasonable inquiry
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11 | relative to the age of such person and such person is under 13 | ||||||
12 | years of
age.
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13 | It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, lend or | ||||||
14 | otherwise transfer
any paintball gun
air rifle to any person | ||||||
15 | under 13 years of age except where the
relationship of parent | ||||||
16 | and child, guardian and ward or adult instructor and
pupil, | ||||||
17 | exists between such person and the person under 13 years of | ||||||
18 | age, or
where such person stands in loco parentis to the person | ||||||
19 | under 13 years of
age.
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20 | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2977.)
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21 | (720 ILCS 535/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-3)
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22 | Sec. 3. It is unlawful for any person under 13 years of age | ||||||
23 | to carry any
paintball gun
air rifle on the public streets, | ||||||
24 | roads, highways or public lands within
this State, unless such |
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1 | person under 13 years of age carries such paintball gun
rifle
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2 | unloaded.
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3 | It is unlawful for any person to discharge any paintball | ||||||
4 | gun
air rifle from or across
any street, sidewalk, road, | ||||||
5 | highway or public land or any public place
except on a safely | ||||||
6 | constructed target range.
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7 | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2977.)
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8 | (720 ILCS 535/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-4)
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9 | Sec. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, it is | ||||||
10 | lawful for any
person under 13 years of age to have in his | ||||||
11 | possession any paintball gun
air rifle if it
is:
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12 | (1) Kept within his house of residence or other private | ||||||
13 | enclosure;
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14 | (2) Used by the person under 13 years of age and he is a | ||||||
15 | duly enrolled
member of any club, team or society organized for | ||||||
16 | educational purposes and
maintaining as part of its facilities | ||||||
17 | or having written permission to use
an indoor or outdoor rifle | ||||||
18 | range under the supervision , guidance and
instruction of a | ||||||
19 | responsible adult and then only if said paintball gun
air rifle | ||||||
20 | is
actually being used in connection with the activities of | ||||||
21 | said club team or
society under the supervision of a | ||||||
22 | responsible adult; or
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23 | (3) Used in or on any private grounds or residence under | ||||||
24 | circumstances
when such paintball gun
air rifle is fired, | ||||||
25 | discharged or operated in such a manner as
not to endanger |
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1 | persons or property and then only if it is used in such
manner | ||||||
2 | as to prevent the projectile from passing over any grounds or | ||||||
3 | space
outside the limits of such grounds or residence.
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4 | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2977.)
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5 | (720 ILCS 535/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-5)
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6 | Sec. 5. The provisions of this Act do not prohibit sales of | ||||||
7 | air guns or paintball guns by
rifles:
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8 | (1) By wholesale dealers or jobbers or to ;
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9 | (2) To be shipped out of the State . The provisions of this | ||||||
10 | Act do not prohibit sales of paintball guns to ;
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11 | (3) To be used at a target range operated in accordance | ||||||
12 | with Section 4
of this Act or by members of the Armed Services | ||||||
13 | of the United States or
Veterans' organizations.
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14 | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2977.)
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15 | (720 ILCS 535/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-6)
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16 | Sec. 6.
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17 | The State Police or any sheriff or police officer shall | ||||||
18 | seize, take,
remove or cause to be removed at the expense of | ||||||
19 | the owner, any air gun or paintball gun
rifle
sold or used in | ||||||
20 | any manner in violation of this Act.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 77-577.)
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22 | (720 ILCS 535/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-7)
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23 | Sec. 7. Sentence. |
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1 | Any person violating Section 1.1 of this Act commits a | ||||||
2 | Class B misdemeanor.
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3 | Any dealer violating any provision of Section 2 of this Act | ||||||
4 | commits a
petty offense.
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5 | Any person violating any other provision of this Act | ||||||
6 | commits a petty
offense and shall pay a fine not to exceed $50.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 77-2815.)
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8 | (720 ILCS 535/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 82-8)
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9 | Sec. 8. The provisions of any ordinance enacted by any | ||||||
10 | municipality which
impose greater restrictions or limitations | ||||||
11 | in respect to such sale and
purchase, use or possession of air | ||||||
12 | guns or paintball guns
rifles as herein defined than are
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13 | imposed by this Act, are not invalidated nor affected by this | ||||||
14 | Act.
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15 | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2977.)
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