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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a violation of the offense prohibiting possession by a felon of a firearm with respect to each firearm and ammunition for that firearm constitutes a single and separate violation. Effective immediately.
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that on or after January 1, 2006, the record of a firearm transfer shall contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the possession of each firearm in violation of various laws concerning the unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use or possession of firearms by a felon, unlawful possession of firearms or firearm ammunition, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon constitutes a single and separate violation. Defines "application" for purchase of a firearm. Effective immediately.
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