97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1403

 

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell - Adam Brown - Wayne Rosenthal

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
50 ILCS 705/10.6 new
720 ILCS 5/24-2

    Creates the Family and Personal Protection Act. Permits the Department of State Police to issue permits to carry concealed firearms to persons at least 21 years of age who meet certain requirements. Provides that the county sheriff shall evaluate the application and accompanying material, and within 30 calendar days transmit the application, accompanying material, and any objections to the application, and application fees to the Department of State Police. Requires an applicant for a permit to have completed specified training requirements developed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board consisting of classroom instruction and live firing exercises. Preempts home rule. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act and the Criminal Code of 1961 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning weapons.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family
5and Personal Protection Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative declaration. On June 26, 2008 the
7United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of
8District of Columbia et al. v. Heller. In that decision, the
9Court's majority stated "Putting all of these textual elements
10together, we find that they guarantee the individual right to
11possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation."
12    The General Assembly finds, in keeping with the Heller
13decision, that as a matter of public policy it is necessary to
14provide statewide uniform standards for issuing permits to
15carry concealed firearms and that no person who does not
16qualify under the provisions of this Act receives a permit to
17carry concealed firearms. The General Assembly recognizes that
18it already regulates the use and possession of concealed
19firearms under Sections 24-1 and 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of
201961 and the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
21Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and
22that the regulation of concealed firearms is an exclusive
23Statewide function. The General Assembly does not delegate to

 

 

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1the county sheriff the authority to regulate or restrict the
2issuing or carrying of handguns by person issued of concealed
3firearms permits provided for in this Act beyond those
4provisions contained in this Act.
 
5    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
6    "Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training
7Standards Board.
8    "Concealed firearm" means a handgun carried on or about a
9person completely or mostly concealed from view of the public,
10or carried in a vehicle in such a way as it is concealed from
11view of the public.
12    "Department" means the Department of State Police.
13    "Fund" means the Citizen Safety and Self-Defense Trust
14Fund.
15    "Handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (h)
16of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
17    "Permit" means a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued
18by the Department of State Police.
19    "Permittee" means a person who is issued a permit to carry
20a concealed handgun by the Department of State Police.
 
21    Section 15. Permit for concealed firearms. The Department
22of State Police is authorized to issue permits to carry
23concealed firearms to persons qualified as provided in this
24Act. Permits to carry concealed firearms shall be valid

 

 

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1throughout the State for a period of 3 years from the date of
2issuance. Any person in compliance with the terms of the permit
3may carry a concealed handgun on or about his or her person.
4The permittee shall carry the permit at all times the permittee
5is carrying a concealed handgun and shall display the permit
6upon the request of a law enforcement officer.
 
7    Section 20. Application for permit.
8    (a) An applicant for a permit shall obtain the application
9from the Department of State Police. The application may only
10contain information required under Section 30 of this Act.
11    (b) The sheriff shall evaluate the application and
12accompanying material, and within 30 calendar days transmit the
13application, accompanying material and any objections to the
14application, and application fees to the Department of State
15Police. Twenty-five dollars of the application fee shall be
16retained by the office of the sheriff for official expenses of
17the office. The sheriff may submit specific and articulable
18reasons to the Department in objection to an application for a
19concealed firearms permit. He or she shall articulate the
20recommendation for denial in a written report and transmit that
21report to the Department of State Police along with the
22completed application. The Department of State Police shall
23maintain the report which shall be available to the applicant
24for a concealed firearms permit.
25    (c) The sheriff may consider an objection or recommendation

 

 

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1made by the sheriff or municipal police department where an
2applicant lives supported by specific and articulable reasons,
3in a written report, why the applicant should be denied a
4permit and the Department of State Police may deny the permit
5based solely on those objections. If the objection contains
6false, malicious or inaccurate information, the sheriff or
7municipal police department filing the objection shall bear all
8of the applicant's costs if the applicant prevails in an
9appeal. Specific and articulable reasons shall not be a general
10or philosophical opposition to the issuance of permits to
11individuals otherwise eligible under this Act.
12    (d) If the applicant is found to be ineligible, the
13Department of State Police shall deny the application, and
14notify the applicant in writing, stating the grounds for denial
15and informing the applicant of the right to submit, within 30
16days, any additional documentation relating to the grounds of
17the denial. Upon receiving any additional documentation, the
18Department of State Police shall reconsider the decision and
19inform the applicant within 30 days of the result of the
20reconsideration. The applicant shall further be informed of the
21right to appeal the denial in the circuit court of his or her
22place of residence.
23    (e) Applications for duplicate of a lost or destroyed
24permit, corrected permit due to change of address or name shall
25be submitted directly to the Department of State Police and
26they shall retain all of said application fee and may be made

 

 

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1upon an abbreviated form verifying the applicants identity and
2having been issued a current and valid concealed firearms
3permit.
 
4    Section 25. Qualifications of applicants. The Department
5of State Police, upon receiving a person's application for a
6concealed firearms permit, upon receipt of the appropriate fees
7from a sheriff, and after compliance with the procedures set
8out in this Section, shall issue the applicant a concealed
9firearms permit if the person:
10    (i) is at least 21 years of age;
11    (ii) resides within the State of Illinois and has been a
12resident for the last 6 months (except the 6 months shall be
13waived for members of the Armed Forces) and is a permanent
14resident of the United States;
15    (iii) has a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card,
16except the 6 months shall be waived for members of the Armed
17Forces who are not prohibited from owning or possessing a
18firearm under federal law;
19    (iv) has not been convicted of a crime punishable by
20imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, or of a misdemeanor
21evidencing violence, is not free on any form of bond or
22pretrial release for a felony or a misdemeanor evidencing
23violence, and has no outstanding warrants for those crimes;
24    (v) has no record of mental disease or mental illness on
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1capacity;
2    (vi) has not been committed to a State or federal facility
3for the abuse of a controlled substance or cannabis and has not
4been convicted of a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois
5Controlled Substances Act or Cannabis Control Act or similar
6laws of any other state relating to controlled substances or
7cannabis within a 10 year period immediately preceding the date
8on which the application is submitted;
9    (vii) does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic
10beverages as evidenced by the applicant having 2 or more
11convictions for violating Section 11-501 of the Illinois
12Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance within
135 years preceding his or her application or the applicant
14having elected treatment under the supervision of a licensed
15program in accordance with the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse
16and Dependency Act or similar laws of any other state within a
175 year period immediately preceding the date on which the
18application is submitted; and
19    (viii) was a member of the Illinois General Assembly and at
20least 10 years has passed since this Act took effect after
21having voted against it.
 
22    Section 30. Contents of application. The initial
23application shall be in writing, under oath and under the
24penalties of perjury, on a standard form promulgated by the
25county sheriff and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees

 

 

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1and required documentation. The application shall only contain
2or require the following information:
3    (i) the applicant's name, address, gender, race, date and
4place of birth, and driver's license or State identification
5card number;
6    (ii) an affirmation that the applicant is at least 21 years
7of age and that the applicant possesses a currently valid
8Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card, together with
9the card number and a photocopy of the Firearm Owner's
10Identification Card;
11    (iii) a full set of legible fingerprints of the applicant
12taken by any federal, State, county, or municipal law
13enforcement agency. Any cost of fingerprinting shall be paid by
14the applicant. The State, county, or local law enforcement
15agencies may not charge more than $10 to fingerprint an
16applicant;
17    (iv) a head and shoulder color photograph taken within 30
18days preceding the date on which the application is submitted;
19    (v) questions to certify or demonstrate that the applicant
20has completed the firearms and deadly use of force training and
21education prerequisites specified under this Act and a
22photocopy of a certificate or other evidence of completion of a
23course to show compliance;
24    (vi) a statement that the applicant is a resident of the
25State of Illinois and has been a resident for the last 6 months
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1Forces) and is a permanent resident of the United States;
2    (vii) a waiver of privacy and confidentiality rights and
3privileges enjoyed by the applicant under all federal and State
4laws governing justice, psychological, or psychiatric records,
5or access to records relating to the applicant's history of
6juvenile court, or criminal institutionalization, and an
7affirmative request that any person having custody of any such
8record provide it or information concerning it to the sheriff;
9    (viii) an affirmation that the applicant has never been
10convicted of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving the use
11or threat of physical force or violence to any person; and has
12never been adjudicated a delinquent minor for an offense which,
13had he or she been tried as an adult, would have been such a
14felony or misdemeanor. The application shall also contain the
15following statement along with a signature line for use by the
16applicant, which statement the applicant shall affirm under
17oath: "I, the undersigned, state, under oath and subject to the
18penalty of perjury, that I am not a streetgang member as
19defined in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism
20Omnibus Prevention Act, and I will not join or become
21associated with a criminal streetgang."; and
22    (ix) a conspicuous warning that false statements made by
23the applicant will result in prosecution for perjury in
24accordance with Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
 
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1Department of State Police shall be deposited into a Citizen
2Safety and Self-Defense Trust Fund and shall be used
3exclusively by the Department of State Police for
4administrating the provisions of this Act. Any excess monies in
5the Fund may be used to ensure the prompt and efficient
6processing of applications received under this Act. The portion
7of the application fee retained by the office of the sheriff
8shall be used for official expenses of the office associated
9with this Act.
10    Fees for a concealed firearms permit shall be:
11New permit....$100
12Renewal....$75
13Duplicate of a lost or destroyed permit....$25
14Corrected permit due to change of address or name....$25
15Late renewal fee...$25
 
16    Section 40. Approval of application. If the Department of
17State Police finds that the applicant possesses a valid Firearm
18Owner's Identification Card, meets the training requirements
19of this Act, and has provided the documentation and paid the
20fees required for issuance of a concealed firearms permit, and
21that, as nearly as it is possible to determine, nothing in the
22applicant's background or present circumstances disqualify him
23or her from possessing a firearm in Illinois, the Department of
24State Police shall approve the application and issue the
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1and address of the applicant and identifying the office issuing
2the permit within 30 days from receipt of the application from
3the sheriff.
 
4    Section 45. Revocation of a permit.
5    (a) A permit issued under Section 35 shall be suspended or
6revoked if the permit holder becomes ineligible to be issued a
7permit under the criteria set forth in paragraph (i), (ii),
8(iii), (iv), (v), (vi), or (vii) of Section 25 or subsection
9(b) of Section 20 of this Act. When an order of protection is
10issued under Section 112A-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
11of 1963 or under Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence
12Act of 1986 against a person holding a permit issued under this
13Act, the holder of the permit shall surrender the permit to the
14court or to the officer serving the order. The officer to whom
15the permit is surrendered shall forthwith transmit the permit
16to the court issuing the order. The permit shall be suspended
17until the order is terminated.
18    (b) When a permitee becomes ineligible under this Act, he
19or she shall surrender the permit to the court upon conviction
20for a disqualifying offense. When a permitee becomes ineligible
21because of a revocation of their FOID card, upon notice of the
22revocation, they shall remit the permit within 72 hours to the
23Department of State Police.
 
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1days before the expiration of any permit issued under this Act,
2the Department of State Police shall notify the permit holder
3in writing of the expiration and furnish an application for
4renewal of the permit.
 
5    Section 55. Renewal of permit.
6    (a) The permit shall be renewed for a qualified applicant
7upon receipt of the properly completed renewal application and
8required renewal fee. The renewal application shall contain the
9same required information as set forth in paragraphs (i)
10through (ix) of Section 25, except that in lieu of the firearm
11education and use of deadly force training, the applicant need
12only demonstrate previous issuance of and continued
13eligibility for a concealed firearms permit.
14    (b) A permittee who fails to file a renewal application on
15or before its expiration date must pay an additional late fee
16of $25. A person who fails to renew his or her application
17within 12 months after its expiration must reapply for a new
18permit and pay the fee for a new application.
 
19    Section 60. Change of address, change of name, and lost or
20destroyed permits.
21    (a) Within 30 days after changing his or her permanent
22residence, and within 30 days after loss or destruction of a
23concealed firearms permit, the permittee shall notify the
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1residence. Failure to notify the Department of State Police
2shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a penalty of $25
3payable to the Department of State Police.
4    (b) If a person issued a permit to carry a concealed
5firearm changes residence within this State, or changes his or
6her name, the person to whom the permit was issued may, upon
7payment of $25 and presentation of their current permit to the
8Department of State Police, obtain a corrected concealed
9firearms permit with a change of address or change of name upon
10furnishing a notarized statement to the Department of State
11Police that the permittee has changed residence or his or her
12name, and upon submission of an application as set forth in
13paragraph (i) of Section 30 and a photograph as set forth in
14paragraph (iv) of Section 30. A concealed firearms permit shall
15be automatically invalid after 90 days if the permittee has not
16notified the Department of State Police of a change of
17residence. A permit corrected under this subsection shall be
18issued in 48 hours.
19    (c) If a permit to carry a concealed firearm is lost or
20destroyed, the permit shall be automatically invalid, and the
21person to whom the permit was issued may obtain a duplicate,
22upon payment of $25 to the Department of State Police and
23furnishing a notarized statement to the Department of State
24Police that the permit was lost or destroyed, and submission of
25an application as set forth in paragraph (i) of Section 30 and
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1    Section 65. Automated listing. The Department of State
2Police shall maintain an automated listing of permit holders in
3the L.E.A.D.S. system, and this information shall be available
4on-line, upon request, at all times to all Illinois law
5enforcement agencies. Except as provided in this Act,
6information on applications for permits, names and addresses,
7or other identifying information relating to permit holders
8shall be confidential and shall not be made available except to
9law enforcement agencies.
 
10    Section 70. Privacy of permit holders and applicants.
11Except as provided in this Section, information on applications
12for permits, names and addresses, or other identifying
13information relating to permit holders shall be confidential,
14not subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, and
15shall not be made available except to law enforcement agencies.
16    Requests for information about any permit holder or
17applicant made by persons other than a bona fide law
18enforcement agency shall be made in writing together with any
19fee required for providing the information.
20    No State or local law enforcement agency shall provide a
21list of names of any or all holders or applicants in the State
22of Illinois or a county licensed to carry a concealed firearm,
23except that the Department of State Police or sheriff may, upon
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1to the requester, in written form only, confirmation that an
2individual has or has not been issued, applied for, or denied a
3permit, or had a permit revoked under this Act. No identifying
4information other than the name shall be provided.
5    Only the Department of State Police or sheriff may provide
6statistical information on:
7    (i) the number of permits or applicants issued or received;
8    (ii) the race, age, or gender of those issued permits or
9applicants;
10    (iii) the county of residence of those issued permits or
11applicants;
12    (iv) the number of permits revoked and for what reason.
13    Nothing in this Section shall prevent any law enforcement
14agency from releasing information about an individual as part
15of a criminal investigation.
16    The names of all persons, other than law enforcement
17agencies and peace officers, requesting information under this
18Section shall be public records. No agency of government other
19than the Department of State Police or sheriff shall provide
20any information to a requester not entitled to it under this
21Act.
 
22    Section 75. Concealed firearms permit.
23    (a) A concealed firearms permit shall authorize the person
24in whose name the permit is issued to carry concealed firearms
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1No permit issued under this Section shall authorize any person
2to carry a concealed firearm into or upon:
3    (i) Any State or local police or sheriff's office or
4station without the consent of the chief law enforcement
5officer in charge of that office or station.
6    (ii) The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or
7correctional institution, prison, or jail.
8    (iii) Any courthouse solely occupied by the Circuit,
9Appellate, or Supreme Court or a courtroom of any of those
10courts, or court proceeding, except that nothing in this
11Section shall preclude a judge, or State's Attorney holding a
12concealed firearms permit, from carrying a concealed firearm
13within a courthouse.
14    (iv) Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of local
15government; or any meeting of the General Assembly or a
16committee of the General Assembly, except that nothing in this
17paragraph shall preclude a member of the body or lobbyist
18registered with the Secretary of State, or credentialed member
19of the media holding a concealed firearms permit from carrying
20a concealed firearm at a meeting of the body. The General
21Assembly or a county or municipality may by statute or
22ordinance prohibit or limit the carrying of concealed firearms
23by permit holders, other than permittees described in this
24paragraph (iv), in that portion of a building owned, leased or
25controlled by that unit of government. That portion of a
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1prohibited or limited shall be clearly identified by signs
2posted at the entrance to the restricted area. The statute or
3ordinance shall exempt any building used for public housing by
4private persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and
5private dwellings owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of
6government from any restriction on the carrying or of
7possession of a firearm. The statute or ordinance shall not
8specify any criminal penalty for its violation but may specify
9that persons violating the statute or ordinance may be denied
10entrance to the building, ordered to leave the building and if
11employees of the unit of government, be subjected to
12disciplinary measures for violation of the provisions of the
13statute or ordinance. The provisions of this Section shall not
14apply to any other unit of government.
15    (v) Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense
16beer or alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises,
17which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to that
18purpose. This paragraph (v) does not apply to any bona fide
19restaurant open to the general public having dining facilities
20or banquet facilities for at least 25 persons and that receives
21at least 50% of its gross annual income from the dining
22facilities by the sale of food.
23    (vi) Any area of an airport to which access is controlled
24by the inspection of persons and property.
25    (vii) Any place where the carrying of a firearm is
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1    (viii) Inside any elementary or secondary school facility
2without the consent of school authorities.
3    (ix) Any portion of a building used as a child care
4facility without the consent of the manager. Nothing in this
5Section or any other law shall prevent the operator of a child
6care facility in a family home from owning or possessing a
7firearm or permit.
8    (x) A riverboat gambling operation or horse racing facility
9accessible by the public.
10    (xi) Any gated area of an amusement park.
11    (xii) Any stadium, arena, or collegiate or professional
12sporting event.
13    (xiii) A church or other place of religious worship.
14    A violation of this subsection (a) is a Class A
15misdemeanor. A concealed firearm permit does not authorize the
16concealed carrying or transportation of a stun gun or taser.
17    (b) The owner, business or commercial lessee, manager of a
18private business enterprise, or any other organization,
19entity, or person may prohibit persons holding a permit for
20concealed firearms from carrying concealed firearms on the
21premises and may prohibit employees, not under a collective
22bargaining agreement, not authorized by the employer, holding a
23permit for concealed firearms from carrying concealed firearms
24on the property of the employer. If the building or the
25premises are open to the public, the employer of the business
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1carrying a concealed firearm is prohibited. Possession of a
2firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not be a criminal
3offense so long as the firearm is not removed from the vehicle
4or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. An employer
5may prohibit employees, not under a collective bargaining
6agreement, or other persons holding a permit for a concealed
7firearm from carrying a concealed firearm in vehicles owned by
8the employer. Carrying of a concealed firearm in a location
9specified in this subsection by a permit holder shall not be a
10criminal act but may subject the person to denial to the
11premises or removal from the premises.
12    (c) Any owner, business or commercial lessee, manager of a
13private business enterprise, or any other organization,
14entity, or person that prohibits persons holding a permit for
15concealed firearms from carrying concealed firearms on the
16premises shall be civilly liable for any injury from a criminal
17act upon a person holding a permit for carrying a concealed
18firearm who was prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm on
19the premises.
 
20    Section 80. Immunity, employees, and agents. The office of
21the county sheriff, or any employee or agent of the county
22sheriff, or Department of State Police shall not be liable for
23damages in any civil action arising from alleged wrongful or
24improper granting, renewing, or failure to revoke permits
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1The office of the county sheriff or any employee or agent of
2the office of the county sheriff shall not be liable for
3submitting specific and articulable reasons why an applicant
4should be denied a permit, unless the objection contains false,
5malicious or inaccurate information. The sheriff or municipal
6police department filing the objection shall bear all of the
7applicant's costs if the applicant prevails in an appeal.
 
8    Section 85. Applicant training.
9    (a) The applicant training course shall be the standardized
10training course furnished by the Board and taught by a
11qualified firearms instructor, consisting of:
12        (1) Eight hours of classroom instruction, covering at
13    least the following topics:
14            (i) handgun safety in the classroom, at home, on
15        the firing range and while carrying the firearm;
16            (ii) the basic principles of marksmanship;
17            (iii) care and cleaning of handguns;
18            (iv) by means of a videotape produced or approved
19        by the Board:
20                (A) the requirements for obtaining a concealed
21            firearms permit in this State;
22                (B) laws relating to firearms as prescribed in
23            the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act,
24            Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, and 18
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1                (C) laws relating to the justifiable use of
2            force as prescribed in Article 7 of the Criminal
3            Code of 1961;
4            (v) a written exam not to exceed 50 questions
5        testing the knowledge of the applicant on the subject
6        matter covered in the course.
7        (2) Live firing exercises of sufficient duration for
8    each applicant to fire a handgun:
9            (i) from a standing position;
10            (ii) a minimum of 20 rounds;
11            (iii) at a distance of 7 yards from a B-21
12        silhouette target, or an equivalent as approved by the
13        Board.
14    (b) The classroom portion of the course may be, at the
15qualified firearms instructor's discretion, divided into
16segments of not less than 2 hours each.
17    (c)(1) An applicant training course shall not be open to
18persons who are less than 21 years of age.
19    (2) Applicant training course students shall complete a
20course application form prescribed by the Department of State
21Police, which shall include a statement acknowledging receipt
22of copies of pertinent statutory provisions listed in clauses
23(A), (B), and (C) of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (1) of
24subsection (a) and a liability waiver.
25    (3) The course application form may be obtained from the
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1    (d) At the conclusion of the classroom portion of the
2applicant training course, the qualified firearms instructor
3shall:
4        (1) distribute a standard course examination to the
5    students;
6        (2) not leave the room in which the examination is
7    being held while the examination is in progress;
8        (3) collect examination booklets and answer sheets
9    from each student at the end of the examination period;
10        (4) not grade the examinations in the presence of
11    students; and
12        (5) not divulge an applicant's numeric score on the day
13    of the examination, but the instructor may indicate whether
14    an applicant passed or failed the examination.
15    (e) A person shall not:
16        (1) Make an unauthorized copy of the applicant training
17    course examination, in whole or in part;
18        (2) Possess the applicant training course examination,
19    or questions from the examination, unless authorized by the
20    Department; or
21        (3) Divulge the contents of an applicant training
22    course examination question to another person.
23    (f)(1) Students shall provide their own safe, functional
24handgun and factory-loaded ammunition.
25    (2) Prior to conducting range firing, the certified
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1        (i) inspect each applicant's firearm; and
2        (ii) not allow the firing of a handgun that is not in
3    sound mechanical condition or otherwise may pose a safety
4    hazard.
5    (g) Grades of "passing" shall not be given on range work to
6an applicant who:
7        (1) does not follow the orders of the certified
8    firearms instructor;
9        (2) in the judgment of the certified firearms
10    instructor, handles a firearm in a manner that poses a
11    danger to the applicant or to others; or
12        (3) during the testing portion of the range work fails
13    to hit the silhouette portion of the target with a majority
14    of 20 rounds.
15    (h) Certified firearms instructors shall:
16        (1) allow monitoring of their classes by officials of
17    any certifying agency;
18        (2) make all course records available upon demand to
19    authorized personnel of the Board; and
20        (3) not divulge course records except as authorized by
21    the certifying agency.
22    (i)(1) Fees for applicant training courses shall be set by
23the instructor.
24    (2) Qualified firearms instructors shall collect the fee
25and remit $25 of the fee to the Board.
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1otherwise do not complete the course.
2    (j) An applicant training course shall not have more than
340 students in the classroom portion or more than 5 students
4per range officer engaged in range firing.
5    (k) Within 3 working days after the completion of the
6course, the certified firearms instructor shall:
7        (1) grade the examinations, and
8        (2) mail to the Board:
9            (i) the completed course application form, showing
10        the student's score on the written examination and
11        indicating whether the student passed or failed the
12        range work, and
13            (ii) the graded examinations.
14    (l) Within 15 days after receipt of the material described
15in subsection (1), the Board shall mail to the applicant:
16        (i) A certificate of successful course completion; or
17        (ii) Notification that the applicant has failed the
18    course and will not be certified.
19    (m) A student shall be issued a certificate of completion
20if he or she:
21        (i) answers at least 70% of the written examination
22    questions correctly; and
23        (ii) achieves a grade of "passing" on the range work.
24    (n)(i) Students who score below 70% on the written
25examination may retake the examination one time without having
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1    (ii) Students who do not achieve a grade of "passing" on
2the range work may repeat the range work twice without having
3to retake the course.
4    (iii) Notices of failure will include information on
5whether the student failed the written exam, the range firing,
6or both.
 
7    Section 90. Firearms instructor certification. The Board
8shall certify instructors who have met the requirements of this
9Section.
10    (a) Persons who are not certified firearms instructors
11shall not teach applicant training courses.
12    (b) Persons who are not certified firearms instructors
13shall not advertise or otherwise represent courses they teach
14as qualifying their students to meet the requirements to
15receive a permit to carry concealed firearms in this State.
16    (c) Persons who are not certified instructor trainers shall
17not teach instructor qualification courses.
18    (d) Persons wishing to become certified firearms
19instructors shall:
20        (1) be at least 21 years of age;
21        (2) be a citizen of the United States; and
22        (3) meet the requirements of subsection (b) of Section
23    20. Persons wishing to become instructor trainers, in
24    addition to the other requirements of this subsection (d),
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1            (A) possess at least a high school diploma or GED
2        certificate,
3            (B) have at least one of the following valid
4        firearms instructor certifications:
5                (I) National Rifle Association Personal
6            Protection Instructor;
7                (II) National Rifle Association Pistol
8            Marksmanship Instructor;
9                (III) Certification from a firearms
10            instructor's course offered by a State or federal
11            governmental agency; or
12                (IV) A similar firearms instructor qualifying
13            course, approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement
14            Training Standards Board.
15    (e)(1) Applicants shall agree to background checks.
16    (2) An applicant may be disqualified from becoming a
17certified instructor, or have his or her instructor
18qualification revoked if the applicant:
19        (A) does not meet the requirements of this Act to
20    possess a concealed firearms permit;
21        (B) provides false or misleading information to the
22    Board; or
23        (C) has had a prior instructor qualification revoked by
24    the Board.
25    (f) The training course to certify firearms instructors and
26instructor trainers shall include:

 

 

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1        (1) 16 hours of classroom instruction covering at least
2    the following topics:
3            (i) By means of a videotape produced or approved by
4        the Board:
5                (A) the requirements for obtaining a concealed
6            firearms permit in this State;
7                (B) laws relating to firearms as contained in
8            the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act,
9            Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, and 18
10            U.S.C. 921 through 930;
11                (C) laws relating to the justifiable use of
12            force as contained in Article 7 of the Criminal
13            Code of 1961;
14                (D) the conduct of applicant training courses;
15                (E) record-keeping requirements of this Act;
16                (F) the basic nomenclature of handguns;
17                (G) the basic principles of marksmanship; and
18                (H) the safe handling of handguns.
19        (2) A classroom demonstration, during which the
20    instructor candidate shall receive instruction on and
21    demonstrate competency in the ability to prepare and
22    deliver a classroom presentation using materials from the
23    applicant curriculum.
24        (3) Range instruction and firing of live ammunition,
25    during which the instructor candidate shall receive
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1    to:
2            (i) handle and fire a handgun safely and
3        accurately;
4            (ii) conduct a function test and safety inspection
5        of common types of handguns;
6            (iii) clean common types of handguns; and
7            (iv) supervise and conduct live firing exercises
8        in a safe and efficient manner.
9    (g) To qualify as a certified firearms instructor or
10instructor trainer, instructor candidates shall achieve:
11        (1) A minimum score of 70% on a written examination
12    covering the material taught during the classroom portion
13    of the course;
14        (2) A minimum score of 80% on range firing of a handgun
15    from the standing position while aiming at a B-21 PC
16    silhouette target or an equivalent as approved by the
17    Board, with a minimum of:
18            (i) ten rounds from 7 yards; and
19            (ii) ten rounds from 15 yards; and
20            (iii) a score of "passing" from the course
21        instructor for demonstrating competency in each of the
22        following:
23                (A) Supervising and conducting live fire;
24                (B) Cleaning and inspecting handguns; and
25                (C) Preparing and delivering the classroom
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1    (h) Instructor candidates who fail to meet the minimum
2requirements of subsection (g) of this Section may retake the
3examination, range work, or classroom demonstration one time
4without having to repeat the course.
5    (i) Qualified firearms instructor and instructor trainer
6certificates shall be valid for 5 years from the date of
7issuance. Qualified firearms instructors or instructor
8trainers may renew their certification by successfully
9completing a refresher course offered or approved by the Board.
10    (j) The fees for instructor trainer or refresher courses
11shall be $100 per student.
12        (1) The fees for qualified instructor courses shall be
13    no more than $100 per student. The instructor trainer shall
14    remit $25 per student to the Board.
15        (2) Fees shall not be refunded to those who do not pass
16    or otherwise fail to complete a course.
17    (k) Course participants shall provide their own safe,
18functional handgun and factory-loaded ammunition.
19    (l) Prior to conducting range firing, the course instructor
20shall:
21        (i) inspect each applicant's firearm; and
22        (ii) not allow the firing of a handgun which is not in
23    sound mechanical condition or otherwise may pose a safety
24    hazard.
 
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1study to determine the cost and feasibility of creating a
2method of adding an identifiable code, background, or other
3means to show that an individual has been issued a permit to
4carry a concealed firearm by the sheriff on the person's
5driver's license or State identification card.
 
6    Section 100. Report. By March 1 of each year, the
7Department of State Police shall submit a statistical report to
8the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
9the House of Representatives, indicating the number of permits
10issued, revoked, suspended, denied and issued after appeal in
11the previous calendar year and in total and also the number of
12permits currently valid. The report shall also include the
13number of arrests, convictions and types of crimes in the
14previous calendar year by individuals issued permits to carry a
15concealed firearm.
 
16    Section 105. Preemption. The regulating of carrying
17firearms being an exclusive function of the State under
18Sections 24-1 and 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of 1961, an
19ordinance of a unit of local government, including a home rule
20unit, is invalid if it is inconsistent with the Family and
21Personal Protection Act or Sections 24-1 and 24-1.6 of the
22Criminal Code of 1961. It is declared to be the policy of this
23State that the regulation of the right to carry concealed
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1firearms is an exclusive power and function of the State. A
2home rule unit may not regulate the carrying of concealed
3firearms. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule
4powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
5Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
6    Section 110. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by
7adding Section 10.6 as follows:
 
8    (50 ILCS 705/10.6 new)
9    Sec. 10.6. Family and Personal Protection Act training
10course. The Board shall initiate, develop, and oversee a
11training course for the Family and Personal Protection Act
12pursuant to that Act. The training course shall include all of
13the subjects enumerated in the Family and Personal Protection
14Act. The Board shall issue a certificate to those persons
15successfully completing the course according to that Act.
 
16    Section 120. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
17changing Section 24-2 as follows:
 
18    (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
19    Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
20    (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
2124-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
22the following:

 

 

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1        (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
2    officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
3    peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
4        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
5    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
6    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
7    while in the performance of their official duty, or while
8    commuting between their homes and places of employment.
9        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
10    the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
11    Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
12    of their official duty.
13        (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
14    utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
15    car companies, while actually engaged in the performance of
16    the duties of their employment or commuting between their
17    homes and places of employment; and watchmen while actually
18    engaged in the performance of the duties of their
19    employment.
20        (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
21    private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
22    employed by an agency certified by the Department of
23    Professional Regulation, if their duties include the
24    carrying of a weapon under the provisions of the Private
25    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
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1    in the performance of the duties of their employment or
2    commuting between their homes and places of employment,
3    provided that such commuting is accomplished within one
4    hour from departure from home or place of employment, as
5    the case may be. Persons exempted under this subdivision
6    (a)(5) shall be required to have completed a course of
7    study in firearms handling and training approved and
8    supervised by the Department of Professional Regulation as
9    prescribed by Section 28 of the Private Detective, Private
10    Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith
11    Act of 2004, prior to becoming eligible for this exemption.
12    The Department of Professional Regulation shall provide
13    suitable documentation demonstrating the successful
14    completion of the prescribed firearms training. Such
15    documentation shall be carried at all times when such
16    persons are in possession of a concealable weapon.
17        (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
18    industrial operation as a security guard for the protection
19    of persons employed and private property related to such
20    commercial or industrial operation, while actually engaged
21    in the performance of his or her duty or traveling between
22    sites or properties belonging to the employer, and who, as
23    a security guard, is a member of a security force of at
24    least 5 persons registered with the Department of
25    Professional Regulation; provided that such security guard
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1    and supervised by the Department of Professional
2    Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of
3    training that includes the theory of law enforcement,
4    liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
5    shall be considered eligible for this exemption if he or
6    she has completed the required 20 hours of training for a
7    security officer and 20 hours of required firearm training,
8    and has been issued a firearm control card by the
9    Department of Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
10    renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
11    provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
12    cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective,
13    Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
14    Locksmith Act of 2004. Such firearm control card shall be
15    carried by the security guard at all times when he or she
16    is in possession of a concealable weapon.
17        (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
18    Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
19    Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
20    24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
21    any investigation for the Commission.
22        (8) Persons employed by a financial institution for the
23    protection of other employees and property related to such
24    financial institution, while actually engaged in the
25    performance of their duties, commuting between their homes
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1    properties owned or operated by such financial
2    institution, provided that any person so employed has
3    successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
4    supervised by the Department of Professional Regulation,
5    consisting of not less than 40 hours of training which
6    includes theory of law enforcement, liability for acts, and
7    the handling of weapons. A person shall be considered to be
8    eligible for this exemption if he or she has completed the
9    required 20 hours of training for a security officer and 20
10    hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a
11    firearm control card by the Department of Professional
12    Regulation. Conditions for renewal of firearm control
13    cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be
14    the same as for those issued under the provisions of the
15    Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
16    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Such firearm
17    control card shall be carried by the person so trained at
18    all times when such person is in possession of a
19    concealable weapon. For purposes of this subsection,
20    "financial institution" means a bank, savings and loan
21    association, credit union or company providing armored car
22    services.
23        (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
24    drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
25    performance of his duties.
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1    pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
2        (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
3    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
4    governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
5    Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of the
6    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
7        (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
8    Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
9        (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
10    their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
11    places of employment or specific locations that are part of
12    their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge
13    of the circuit for which they are employed.
14        (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
15    of their official duties, or while commuting between their
16    homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
17    Sheriff.
18        (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
19    a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
20    facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
21    who has completed the background screening and training
22    mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
23    Regulatory Commission.
24        (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
25    to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
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1    (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
224-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
3        (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
4    the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
5    established target ranges, whether public or private, and
6    patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
7    using their firearms on those target ranges.
8        (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
9    while parading, with the special permission of the
10    Governor.
11        (3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or
12    permit while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
13        (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in a
14    non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
15        (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
16    gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
17    dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's
18    permission.
19        (6) Carrying a concealed firearm by a permittee who has
20    been issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm under the
21    Family and Personal Protection Act.
22    (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
23of the following:
24        (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
25    official duties.
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1    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
2    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
3        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
4    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
5    the performance of their official duty.
6        (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
7    guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
8    (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
9    machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
10    are not immediately accessible.
11        (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
12    any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
13    discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
14    ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
15    business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
16    only with respect to activities which are within the lawful
17    scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
18    transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
19    This exemption does not authorize the general private
20    possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
21    bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
22    firing device, but only such possession and activities as
23    are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
24    business described in this paragraph.
25        During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
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1    accessible.
2        (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
3    transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or experimental
4    activities necessary thereto, of rifles, shotguns, and
5    weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or ammunition for
6    such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in by a
7    person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant
8    to a contract or subcontract for the development and supply
9    of such rifles, shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the
10    United States government or any branch of the Armed Forces
11    of the United States, when such activities are necessary
12    and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
13        The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
14    shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
15    contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
16    scope of his employment, where such activities involving
17    such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
18    incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
19        During transportation, any such weapon shall be broken
20    down in a non-functioning state, or not immediately
21    accessible.
22    (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
23possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace
24officer.
25    (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
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1subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
2    (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
3Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
4organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
5at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
6private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
7    (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
8to:
9        (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
10    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
11    the performance of their official duty.
12        (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
13    ordinance.
14        (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
15    ballistics, or specializing in the development of
16    ammunition or explosive ordinance.
17        (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
18    explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
19    by the federal government, in connection with the supply of
20    those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
21    (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
22    outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
23    bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
24    Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
25    by an exempted manufacturer.
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1persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device or
2attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
3silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition
4for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually
5engaged in the business of manufacturing those devices,
6firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities
7that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the
8manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices,
9firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not authorize the
10general private possession of any device or attachment of any
11kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
12report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities
13as are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
14business described in this subsection (g-5). During
15transportation, those devices shall be detached from any weapon
16or not immediately accessible.
17    (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
1824-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
19supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
20prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
21Corrections.
22    (g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and
2324-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an
24athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and
25Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of
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1Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the
2International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in
3connection with such athlete's training for and participation
4in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
5Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic
6and Paralympic Games.
7    (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
8any subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions
9contained in this Article. The defendant shall have the burden
10of proving such an exemption.
11    (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
12affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
13pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned
14to a common carrier operating under license of the State of
15Illinois or the federal government, where such transportation,
16carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
17transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and
18nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the
19transportation, carrying, or possession of any pistol,
20revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the subject of
21and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of
22this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
23carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the
24possessor of a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card.
25(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-613, eff. 9-11-07;
2695-885, eff. 1-1-09; 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; 96-230, eff. 1-1-10;

 

 

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196-742, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
2    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.