Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
Filed: 4/15/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2861
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2861 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Sections 24-3.5-1 and 24-3.7 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-3.5-1 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 24-3.5-1. Sale or gift of firearm to persons | ||||||
8 | ineligible. A person is guilty of a Class X felony if he or | ||||||
9 | she: | ||||||
10 | (1) has been convicted of the offense of unlawful purchase | ||||||
11 | of a firearm under Section 24-3.5 of this Code; and | ||||||
12 | (2) sells or gives a firearm to any person not eligible to | ||||||
13 | own or possess a firearm under State or federal law; and | ||||||
14 | (3) the person who is not eligible to own or possess a | ||||||
15 | firearm under State or federal law either commits a forcible | ||||||
16 | felony or an act of armed violence under Article 33A of this |
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1 | Code. | ||||||
2 | (720 ILCS 5/24-3.7 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 24-3.7. Unlawful transfer of a firearm. | ||||||
4 | (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful transfer of a | ||||||
5 | firearm when he or she is not eligible to own or possess a | ||||||
6 | firearm under State or federal law and sells or gives a firearm | ||||||
7 | to another person who is not eligible to own or possess a | ||||||
8 | firearm under State or federal law and that person who is not | ||||||
9 | eligible to own or possess a firearm under State or federal law | ||||||
10 | does any of the following acts: | ||||||
11 | (1) commits a forcible felony; | ||||||
12 | (2) commits an act of armed violence under Article 33A | ||||||
13 | of this Code; or | ||||||
14 | (3) possesses the firearm while in possession of any | ||||||
15 | controlled substance. | ||||||
16 | (b) Sentence. Unlawful transfer of a firearm is a Class X | ||||||
17 | felony. ".
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