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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5340 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 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 to require firearm training and instruction or to otherwise regulate the ownership or possession of firearms. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5340 | | LRB097 18640 RLC 63874 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 shall be unlawful for any unit of local |
| 8 | | government, including a home rule unit of government, to |
| 9 | | require any person to obtain training or instruction in order |
| 10 | | to own or possess a firearm for his or her personal use. It is |
| 11 | | declared to be the policy of this State that the regulation of |
| 12 | | the right to own or possess a firearm is an exclusive power and |
| 13 | | function of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate the |
| 14 | | ownership or possession of firearms. This Section is a denial |
| 15 | | and limitation of home rule powers and functions under |
| 16 | | subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois |
| 17 | | Constitution. The provisions of any ordinance enacted by any |
| 18 | | municipality which
requires registration or imposes greater |
| 19 | | restrictions or limitations on the
acquisition, possession and |
| 20 | | transfer of firearms than are imposed by this
Act, are not |
| 21 | | invalidated or affected by this Act.
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| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 76-1939.)
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