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SB1379 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1379

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly uses a three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning firearm. Adds exemptions for: (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture firearms under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968; (2) a person who is actually engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling any piece or part of a firearm, but only with respect to the activities which are within the lawful scope of that business; or (3) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to create a prototype of a firearm. Adds definitions of "prototype" and "three-dimensional printer". Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
5Section 24-2.3 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
7    Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to
8create a firearm.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Prototype" means a sample, model, or release of a product
11built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be
12replicated or learned from the sample, model, or release.
13"Prototype" includes:
14        (1) a sample, model, or release used to test some
15    aspect of the design without attempting to exactly simulate
16    the visual appearance, choice of materials, or intended
17    manufacturing process;
18        (2) a sample, model, or release used to explore the
19    basic size, look, and feel of the product without
20    simulating the actual function or exact visual appearance
21    of the product;
22        (3) a sample, model, or release intended to capture the
23    design aesthetic and simulate the appearance, color, and

 

 

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1    surface textures of the intended product but which does not
2    actually embody the functions of the final product; or
3        (4) a functional prototype or working prototype which,
4    to the greatest extent practical, attempt to simulate the
5    final design, aesthetics, materials, and functionality of
6    the intended design.
7    "Three-dimensional printer" means a computer capable of
8producing a three-dimensional object from a digital model.
9    (b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional
10printer to create a firearm when he or she knowingly uses a
11three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning
12firearm. This subsection (b) does not apply to:
13        (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture
14    firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the federal
15    Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a));
16        (2) a person who is actually engaged in the business of
17    manufacturing and selling any piece or part of a firearm,
18    but only with respect to the activities which are within
19    the lawful scope of that business; or
20        (3) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to
21    create a prototype of a firearm.
22    (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer
23to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.