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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5159 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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430 ILCS 65/13.1 | from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1 |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Denies home rule powers relating to permits and licenses for firearms. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5159 | | LRB097 18644 RLC 63878 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Section 13.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 65/13.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 13.1.
It is unlawful for any unit of local government, |
| 8 | | including a home rule unit of government, to require any person |
| 9 | | to obtain any permit or license, other than a Firearm Owner's |
| 10 | | Identification Card, in order to own or possess a firearm for |
| 11 | | his or her personal use. It is declared to be the policy of |
| 12 | | this State that the regulation of the right to own or possess a |
| 13 | | firearm is an exclusive power and function of the State. A home |
| 14 | | rule unit may not regulate the ownership or possession of |
| 15 | | firearms. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule |
| 16 | | powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of |
| 17 | | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. The provisions of any |
| 18 | | ordinance enacted by any municipality which
requires |
| 19 | | registration or imposes greater restrictions or limitations on |
| 20 | | the
acquisition, possession and transfer of firearms than are |
| 21 | | imposed by this
Act, are not invalidated or affected by this |
| 22 | | Act.
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| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 76-1939.)
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