96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5480

 

Introduced 2/5/2010, by Rep. Harry Osterman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/3   from Ch. 38, par. 83-3

    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who is not a federally licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer and who desires to sell or transfer a firearm of a size that may be concealed upon the person to another person, who is not a federally licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, shall do so only at the place of business of a federally licensed firearm dealer. Provides that the federally licensed firearm dealer shall conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the firearm and follow all other applicable federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the seller of the firearm. Provides that the purchaser or transferee may be required by the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to exceed $10 per firearm, plus other authorized fees. Makes exceptions for (i) the transfer of a firearm between spouses, a parent and child, or other family members, (ii) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation of law or a court order, or (iii) transfers on the grounds of a gun show.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning public safety.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5 amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6     (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
7     Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
8 knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
9 firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
10 this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays a
11 currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has
12 previously been issued in his name by the Department of State
13 Police under the provisions of this Act. In addition, all
14 firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed
15 firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1.
16     (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
17 dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
18 person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
19 transferring the firearm, request the Department of State
20 Police to conduct a background check on the prospective
21 recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.
22     (a-10) Any person who is not a federally licensed importer,
23 manufacturer, or dealer and who desires to sell or transfer a

 

 

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1 firearm of a size that may be concealed upon the person to
2 another person, who is not a federally licensed importer,
3 manufacturer, or dealer, shall do so only at the place of
4 business of a federally licensed firearm dealer. The federally
5 licensed firearm dealer shall conduct a background check on the
6 prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section
7 3.1 of this Act and follow all other applicable federal, State,
8 and local laws as if he or she were the seller of the firearm.
9 The purchaser or transferee may be required by the federally
10 licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to exceed $10 per
11 firearm, which the dealer may retain as compensation for
12 performing the functions required under this subsection, plus
13 the applicable fees authorized by Section 3.1.
14     The provisions of this subsection (a-10) do not apply to:
15         (1) transfers to the transferor's husband, wife, son,
16     daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, father, mother,
17     stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, nephew, niece,
18     uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, grandson,
19     granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law or
20     daughter-in-law;
21         (2) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
22     of law or a court order; or
23         (3) transfers on the grounds of a gun show.
24     (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
25 be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
26 record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date

 

 

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1 of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the
2 transfer; the description, serial number or other information
3 identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number
4 is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this
5 State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
6 number. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain
7 the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On demand
8 of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for inspection
9 such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at
10 a gun show, the record shall include the unique identification
11 number. Failure to record the unique identification number is a
12 petty offense.
13     (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
14 outside of Illinois. Any resident purchasing ammunition
15 outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
16 copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card
17 and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois
18 State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the
19 ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address on
20 either of those 2 documents.
21     (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
22 of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
23 specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
24 (Source: P.A. 94-6, eff. 1-1-06; 94-284, eff. 7-21-05; 94-353,
25 eff. 7-29-05; 94-571, eff. 8-12-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)