(720 ILCS 5/24-9)
Sec. 24-9.
Firearms; Child Protection.
(a) Except as provided in
subsection (c), it is unlawful
for any person to
store or leave, within premises under his or her control, a firearm if
the
person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under the age of 14
years who does not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card is likely to gain
access to the firearm without the lawful permission
of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, and
the minor causes death or great bodily harm with the firearm, unless
the firearm is:
(1) secured by a device or mechanism, other than the | ||
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(2) placed in a securely locked box or container; or
(3) placed in some other location that a reasonable | ||
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(b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000. A second or subsequent
violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply:
(1) if the minor under 14 years of age gains access | ||
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(2) to any firearm obtained by a minor under the age | ||
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(d) For the purposes of this Section, "firearm" has the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-18, eff. 1-1-00.)
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(720 ILCS 5/24-9.5) Sec. 24-9.5. Handgun safety devices. (a) It is unlawful for a person licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923) to offer for sale, sell, or transfer a handgun to a person not licensed under that Act, unless he or she sells or includes with the handgun a device or mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to render the handgun temporarily inoperable or inaccessible. This includes but is not limited to: (1) An external device that is: (i) attached to the handgun with a key or | ||
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(ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being | ||
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(2) An integrated mechanical safety, disabling, or | ||
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(i) built into the handgun; and (ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being | ||
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(b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) For the purposes of this Section, "handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause (h)(2) of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of this Code. (d) This Section does not apply to: (1) the purchase, sale, or transportation of a | ||
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(i) personnel of any unit of the federal | ||
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(ii) members of the armed forces of the United | ||
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(iii) law enforcement personnel of the State or | ||
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(iv) an organization that is required by federal | ||
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(2) a firearm modified to be permanently inoperative; (3) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally | ||
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(4) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally | ||
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(5) an antique firearm.
(Source: P.A. 94-390, eff. 1-1-06.) |
(720 ILCS 5/24-10) Sec. 24-10. Municipal ordinance regulating firearms; affirmative defense to a violation. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another as defined in Sections 7-1 and 7-2 of this Code when on his or her land or in his or her abode or fixed place of business.
(Source: P.A. 93-1048, eff. 11-16-04.) |
(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.5 heading)
ARTICLE 24.5.
NITROUS OXIDE
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