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92_HB4247
LRB9213682RCsbA
1 AN ACT in relation to firearm safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Attorney General Act is amended by adding
5 Section 4e as follows:
6 (15 ILCS 205/4f new)
7 Sec. 4e. Firearm and ammunition safety.
8 (a) The Attorney General may by rule regulate the safety
9 of firearms and firearm ammunition sold or possessed in this
10 State.
11 (b) The Attorney General may:
12 (1) prohibit the sale or transfer of firearms or
13 firearm ammunition that he or she determines to be
14 defective or unsafe;
15 (2) require the recall of firearms or firearm
16 ammunition sold in this State that he or she determines
17 to be defective or unsafe;
18 (3) require or perform testing of firearms or
19 firearm ammunition to determine if the firearms or
20 firearm ammunition are defective or unsafe;
21 (4) establish rules concerning the safe storage,
22 handling, and transportation of firearms, which may
23 include, without limitation, the use of trigger locks and
24 appropriate standards for casing and packaging; and
25 (5) establish standards for ammunition sold or used
26 in this State, which may include, without limitation,
27 restrictions on ammunition that is inappropriate for a
28 particular use.
29 (c) The Attorney General is immune from civil or
30 criminal liability for injuries or property damage resulting
31 from the rules adopted under this Section or from the failure
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1 to adopt rules under this Section.
2 (d) The rules adopted by the Attorney General under this
3 Section may provide for the imposition of civil penalties for
4 violations. The Attorney General may seek an order enforcing
5 the civil penalty in the circuit court of Sangamon County or
6 the county in which the violation occurred.
7 (e) The Attorney General may seek an order in the
8 circuit court of Sangamon County or any county in which an
9 actual or threatened violation of the rules adopted under
10 this Section did or is likely to occur, compelling compliance
11 with the rules and enjoining any actual or threatened
12 violation.
13 (f) This Section and the rules adopted under this
14 Section do not apply to the use of firearms and firearm
15 ammunition by members or employees of law enforcement
16 agencies, the Armed Forces of the United States, or the
17 Illinois National Guard in the course of their duties.
18 (g) For the purposes of this Section, "firearm" and
19 "firearm ammunition" have the meanings ascribed to them in
20 Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.