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OBAMA.

   720 ILCS 5/24-2           from Ch. 38, par. 24-2                            
   720 ILCS 5/24-3.6 new                                                       

        Amends the  Criminal  Code  of  1961.   Creates  the  offense  of      
   unlawful  use  of  a  semiautomatic   assault weapon or large capacity      
   ammunition   feeding   device,   defined   as    knowingly    selling,      
   manufacturing,  purchasing,  possessing,  or  carrying a semiautomatic      
   assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding  device.  Provides      
   that  the  offense  is  a  Class  2 felony. Exempts peace officers and      
   members of the Armed Services or Reserved Forces of the United  States      
   and Illinois National Guard while in the performance of their official      
   duties   and   wardens,   superintendents,  and  keepers  of  prisons,      
   penitentiaries, jails  and  other  facilities  for  the  detention  of      
   persons   accused  or  convicted  of  an  offense.  Also  exempts  the      
   manufacture, transportation, or sale of these weapons  or  devices  to      
   those persons.                                                              
   FEB-22-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-22-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   FEB-28-2001  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   MAR-07-2001  S       TO SUBCOMMITTEE                                           
   MAR-21-2001  S       TO SUBCOMMITTEE                                           
   MAR-21-2001  S                   COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   MAR-31-2001  S  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A)    RULES                 
   JAN-07-2003  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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