720 ILCS 5/ Criminal Code of 2012.

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720 ILCS 5/24-9

(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

firearm safety, designed to render a firearm temporarily inoperable; or

(2) placed in a securely locked box or container; or

(3) placed in some other location that a reasonable

person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of 14 years.

(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

to a firearm and uses it in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another; or

(2) to any firearm obtained by a minor under the age

of 14 because of an unlawful entry of the premises by the minor or another person.

(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.)

720 ILCS 5/24-9.5

    (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

combination lock; and

(ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being

discharged unless the device has been deactivated.

(2) An integrated mechanical safety, disabling, or

locking device that is:

(i) built into the handgun; and
(ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being

discharged unless the device has been deactivated.

(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

handgun to or by a federally licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer that provides or services a handgun for:

(i) personnel of any unit of the federal

government;

(ii) members of the armed forces of the United

States or the National Guard;

(iii) law enforcement personnel of the State or

any local law enforcement agency in the State while acting within the scope of their official duties; and

(iv) an organization that is required by federal

law governing its specific business or activity to maintain handguns and applicable ammunition;

(2) a firearm modified to be permanently inoperative;
(3) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally

licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer described in item (1) of this subsection (d);

(4) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally

licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer to a lawful customer outside the State; or

(5) an antique firearm.

(Source: P.A. 94-390, eff. 1-1-06.)

720 ILCS 5/24-10

(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

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24.5 heading)

ARTICLE 24.5.

NITROUS OXIDE