Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Filed: 3/28/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4754

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4754, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
6Section 24-2.3 as follows:
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
8    Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to
9create a firearm.
10    (a) As used in this Section, "three-dimensional printer"
11means a computer-driven machine capable of producing a
12three-dimensional object from a digital model.
13    (b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional
14printer to create a firearm when he or she knowingly uses a
15three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning
16firearm. This subsection (b) does not apply to:

 

 

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1        (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture
2    firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the federal
3    Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a)); or
4        (2) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to
5    create a non-functioning prototype of a firearm.
6    (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer
7to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.".