95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0873

 

Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-1.8 new
720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a semi-automatic assault weapon, an assault weapon attachment, any .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge. Provides that beginning 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Provides that these provisions do not apply to a person who possessed a prohibited weapon, device, or attachment before the effective date of this amendatory Act if the person has provided proof of ownership to the Department of State Police within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, such person may transfer such device only to an heir, an individual residing in another state maintaining that device in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer. Specifies penalties for violations. Provides exemptions. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5 Sections 24-1.8 and 24-1.9 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/24-1.8 new)
7     Sec. 24-1.8. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
8 purchase of semi-automatic assault weapons, assault weapon
9 attachments, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges.
10     (a) Definitions. In this Section:
11         (1) "Semi-automatic assault weapon" means:
12             (A) any of the firearms or types, replicas, or
13         duplicates in any caliber of the firearms, known as:
14                 (i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies
15             Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models);
16                 (ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries
17             UZI and Galil;
18                 (iii) Beretta AR-70 (SC-70);
19                 (iv) Colt AR-15;
20                 (v) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and
21             FNC;
22                 (vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;
23                 (vii) Steyr AUG;

 

 

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1                 
2                 (viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9, and TEC-22;
3             and
4                 (ix) any shotgun which contains its ammunition
5             in a revolving cylinder, such as (but not limited
6             to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12;
7             (B) a semi-automatic rifle that has an ability to
8         accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
9         following:
10                 (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
11                 (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
12                 (iii) a shroud that is attached to, or
13             partially or completely encircles the barrel, and
14             that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with
15             the non-trigger hand without being burned; or
16                 (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to
17             accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
18             (C) a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to
19         accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
20         following:
21                 (i) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
22             stock;
23                 (ii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially
24             or completely encircles the barrel, and that
25             permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the
26             non-trigger hand without being burned;

 

 

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1                 (iii) an ammunition magazine that attaches to
2             the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
3                 (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to
4             accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
5                 (v) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more
6             when the pistol is unloaded; or
7                 (vi) a semi-automatic version of an automatic
8             firearm;
9             (D) a semi-automatic shotgun that has any of the
10         following:
11                 (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
12                 (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
13                 (iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5
14             rounds; or
15                 (iv) an ability to accept a detachable
16             magazine. "Semi-automatic assault weapon" does not
17             include:
18             (A) any firearm that:
19                 (i) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever,
20             or slide action;
21                 (ii) is an "unserviceable firearm" or has been
22             made permanently inoperable; or
23                 (iii) is an antique firearm;
24             (B) any air rifle as defined in Section 1 of the
25         Air Rifle Act.
26         (2) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device

 

 

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1     capable of being attached to a firearm that is specifically
2     designed for making or converting a firearm into any of the
3     firearms listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this
4     Section.
5         (3) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in
6     18 U.S.C. Section 921 (a)(16).
7         (4) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle
8     capable of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does
9     not include any antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C.
10     Section 921 (a)(16), any shotgun including a shotgun that
11     has a rifle barrel, or a muzzle-loader used for "black
12     powder" hunting or battle re-enactments.
13         (5) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50
14     BMG caliber, either by designation or actual measurement,
15     that is capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The
16     term ".50 caliber cartridge" does not include any
17     memorabilia or display item that is filled with a permanent
18     inert substance or that is otherwise permanently altered in
19     a manner that prevents ready modification for use as live
20     ammunition or shotgun ammunition with a caliber
21     measurement that is equal to or greater than .50 caliber.
22     (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 90 days
23 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
24 General Assembly, it is unlawful for any person within this
25 State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or
26 possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold,

 

 

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1 purchased, or possessed, a semi-automatic assault weapon, an
2 assault weapon attachment, any .50 caliber rifle, or .50
3 caliber cartridge.
4     (c) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed a
5 weapon or attachment prohibited by subsection (b) before the
6 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
7 Assembly, provided that the person has provided proof of
8 ownership to the Department of State Police within 90 days
9 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
10 General Assembly as required by law. On or after the effective
11 date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, such
12 person may transfer such weapon or attachment only to an heir,
13 an individual residing in another state maintaining that weapon
14 in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms
15 dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of
16 1968.
17     (d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
18 following:
19         (1) Peace officers as defined in Section 2-13 of this
20     Code and retired peace officers not otherwise prohibited
21     from receiving a firearm, in possession of a semi-automatic
22     assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, or .50 caliber
23     rifle transferred to the retired peace officer by his or
24     her law enforcement agency upon retirement.
25         (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
26     penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the

 

 

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1     detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
2         (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
3     the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
4     the performance of their official duties or while traveling
5     to or from their place of duty.
6         (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons,
7     attachments, or ammunition to persons authorized under
8     subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to possess
9     those items.
10         (5) Possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon, an
11     assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a .50
12     caliber cartridge at events taking place at the World
13     Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, only while
14     engaged in the legal use of the firearm or attachment, or
15     while traveling to or from this location if the items are
16     broken down in a non-functioning state, or are not
17     immediately accessible, or are unloaded and enclosed in a
18     case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other
19     container.
20         (6) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is
21     sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
22     USA Shooting, the national governing body for
23     international shooting competition in the United States,
24     but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
25     Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting
26     coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from

 

 

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1     Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
2     is broken down in a non-functioning state, is not
3     immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
4     case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other
5     container, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
6     or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
7     events. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), "firearm"
8     is defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
9     Identification Card Act.
10         (7) Possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon, an
11     assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a .50
12     caliber cartridge only for a hunting use expressly
13     permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while traveling to or
14     from a location authorized for such hunting use under the
15     Wildlife Code if the items are broken down in a
16     non-functioning state, or are not immediately accessible,
17     or are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying
18     box, shipping box, or other container.
19         (8) Manufacture, transportation, possession, sale, or
20     rental of blank-firing semi-automatic assault weapons and
21     .50 caliber rifles or the weapons respective attachments to
22     persons authorized or permitted, or both authorized and
23     permitted to acquire and possess such weapons for the
24     purposes of rental for use solely as props for a motion
25     picture, television, or video production or entertainment
26     event.

 

 

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1     (e) Sentence.
2         (1) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
3     sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
4     manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a
5     semi-automatic assault weapon in violation of this Section
6     commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class
7     2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the
8     possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the
9     same time.
10         (2) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
11     sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
12     manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
13     violation of this Section an assault weapon attachment
14     commits a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class
15     3 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
16         (3) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
17     sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
18     manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
19     violation of this Section a .50 caliber rifle commits a
20     Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony
21     for a second or subsequent violation or for the possession
22     or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the same time.
23         (4) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
24     sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
25     manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
26     violation of this Section a .50 caliber cartridge commits a

 

 

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1     Class A misdemeanor.
 
2     (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new)
3     Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
4 purchase of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
5     (a) As used in this Section:
6     "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means:
7         (1) a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar
8     device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily
9     restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of
10     ammunition; or
11         (2) any combination of parts from which a device
12     described in paragraph (1) can be assembled.
13     "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" does not
14 include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
15 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition
16 or any device that has been made permanently inoperable.
17     (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), it is
18 unlawful for any person within this State, beginning 90 days
19 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
20 General Assembly, to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell,
21 purchase, or possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered,
22 sold, purchased, or possessed, a large capacity ammunition
23 feeding device.
24     (c) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed a
25 device prohibited by subsection (b) before the effective date

 

 

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1 of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, provided
2 that the person has provided proof of ownership to the
3 Department of State Police within 90 days after the effective
4 date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly as
5 required by law. On or after the effective date of this
6 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, such person may
7 transfer such device only to an heir, an individual residing in
8 another state maintaining that device in another state, or a
9 dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923
10 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968.
11     (d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
12 following:
13         (1) Peace officers as defined in Section 2-13 of this
14     Code and retired peace officers not otherwise prohibited
15     from receiving a firearm, in possession of a large capacity
16     ammunition feeding device transferred to the retired peace
17     officer by his or her law enforcement agency upon
18     retirement.
19         (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
20     penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
21     detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
22         (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
23     the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
24     the performance of their official duties or while traveling
25     to or from their place of duty.
26         (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of large

 

 

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1     capacity ammunition feeding devices to persons authorized
2     under subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to
3     possess those items.
4         (5) Possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
5     device at events taking place at the World Shooting and
6     Recreational Complex at Sparta, only while engaged in the
7     legal use of the device, or while traveling to or from this
8     location if the items are broken down in a non-functioning
9     state, or are not immediately accessible, or are unloaded
10     and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box,
11     or other container.
12         (6) Possession of any large capacity ammunition
13     feeding device if that large capacity ammunition feeding
14     device is sanctioned by the International Olympic
15     Committee and by USA Shooting, the national governing body
16     for international shooting competition in the United
17     States, but only when the large capacity ammunition feeding
18     device is in the actual possession of an Olympic target
19     shooting competitor or target shooting coach for the
20     purpose of storage, transporting to and from Olympic target
21     shooting practice or events if the device is broken down in
22     a non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or
23     is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box,
24     shipping box, or other container, and when the Olympic
25     target shooting competitor or target shooting coach is
26     engaging in those practices or events.

 

 

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1         (7) Possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
2     device only for a hunting use expressly permitted under the
3     Wildlife Code, or while traveling to or from a location
4     authorized for such hunting use under the Wildlife Code if
5     the items are broken down in a non-functioning state, or
6     are not immediately accessible, or are unloaded and
7     enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
8     other container.
9     (e) Sentence. A person who knowingly manufactures,
10 delivers, sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
11 manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
12 violation of this Section a large capacity ammunition feeding
13 device capable of holding more than 17 rounds of ammunition
14 commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2
15 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for possession
16 or delivery of 2 or more of these devices at the same time. A
17 person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, sells, purchases,
18 or possesses or causes to be manufactured, delivered, sold,
19 purchased, or possessed in violation of this Section a large
20 capacity ammunition feeding device capable of holding more than
21 10 rounds but not more than 17 rounds of ammunition commits a
22 Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a
23 second or subsequent violation or for possession or delivery of
24 more than one of these devices at the same time.
 
25     Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are

 

 

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1 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.