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92_HB4959

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to firearms.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1. Short title.  This Act may  be  cited  as  the
 5    Family and Personal Protection Act.

 6        Section  5. Legislative declaration. The General Assembly
 7    finds that as a matter of public policy it is   necessary  to
 8    provide  statewide  uniform  standards for issuing permits to
 9    carry concealed firearms and that  no  person  who  does  not
10    qualify under the provisions of this Act receives a permit to
11    carry  concealed  firearms.  The  General Assembly recognizes
12    that it already regulates the use and possession of concealed
13    firearms under Sections 24-1 and 24-1.6 of the Criminal  Code
14    of  1961  and that the regulation of concealed firearms is an
15    exclusive Statewide function. The General Assembly  does  not
16    delegate  to  the Department of State Police the authority to
17    regulate or restrict  the  issuing   of   concealed  firearms
18    permits  provided  for  in  this  Act beyond those provisions
19    contained in this Act.

20        Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21        "Concealed firearm" means a handgun carried on or about a
22    person completely or mostly  concealed  from    view  of  the
23    public,  or  carried  in  a  vehicle  in  such a way as it is
24    concealed from view of the public.
25        "Department" means the Department of State Police.
26        "Director" means the Director of State Police.
27        "Fund" means the Citizen Safety  and  Self-Defense  Trust
28    Fund.
29        "Handgun"  has  the  meaning ascribed to it in subsection
30    (h) of Section 24-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
 
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 1        "Permit" means a permit  to  carry  a  concealed  firearm
 2    issued by the Department of State Police.
 3        "Permittee"  means  a  person  who is issued a  permit to
 4    carry a concealed firearm by the Department of State Police.

 5        Section 15.  Citizen Safety and Self-Defense Trust Fund.
 6        (a)  There is created the Citizen Safety and Self-Defense
 7    Trust Fund. The Fund shall be maintained apart from the State
 8    Treasury and shall be administered by the  Department.  Money
 9    from  federal  and  State  sources  may be deposited into the
10    Fund.  Fees from applications for new, renewal, corrected and
11    duplicate concealed firearms permits shall be deposited  into
12    the  Fund.  The Department may invest the monies in the Fund,
13    and any income on these investments shall  be  reinvested  in
14    the Fund.
15        (b)  The  Department  shall  use  the  moneys in the Fund
16    exclusively for the administration of this Act.

17        Section 20. Permit for concealed firearms. The Department
18    of State Police is  authorized  to  issue  permits  to  carry
19    concealed  firearms  to persons qualified as provided in this
20    Act. Permits to carry a concealed  firearms  shall  be  valid
21    throughout the State for a period of 3 years from the date of
22    issuance.  Any  person  in  compliance  with the terms of the
23    permit may carry concealed firearms on or about  his  or  her
24    person. The permittee shall carry the permit at all times the
25    permittee  is  carrying a concealed firearm and shall display
26    the permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer. The
27    permit is valid throughout the State.

28        Section 25. Application for permit and qualifications  of
29    applicants.
30        (a)  An   applicant   for   a  permit  shall  obtain  the
31    application from the Department  of  State  Police.   If  the
 
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 1    applicant   resides  in  a  county  of  less  than  3,000,000
 2    inhabitants (or if the  applicant  resides  in  a  county  of
 3    3,000,000   or   more   inhabitants   but   not   within  any
 4    municipality), the application for a permit or renewal  of  a
 5    permit to carry a concealed firearm shall be submitted to the
 6    office  of  the  sheriff of the county in which the applicant
 7    resides.  The  completed  application  and  all  accompanying
 8    material  plus an application fee of $100 for a new permit or
 9    $75 for a renewal shall be presented to  the  office  of  the
10    sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides.
11        The  sheriff shall transmit the application, accompanying
12    material  and  any  objections  to   the   application,   and
13    application fees to the Department of State Police along with
14    the  completed  application  within  10 working days.  Twenty
15    dollars of the application  fee  shall  be  retained  by  the
16    office of the sheriff for official expenses of the office.
17        The  sheriff  may submit specific and articulable reasons
18    to the Department  in  objection  to  an  application  for  a
19    concealed  firearms  permit.   He or she shall articulate the
20    recommendation for denial in a written  report  and  transmit
21    that  report to the Department of State Police along with the
22    completed application within 10 working days. The  Department
23    of  State  Police  shall  maintain  the report which shall be
24    available to the applicant for a concealed firearms permit.
25        (a-5)  If the applicant resides in a county of  3,000,000
26    or   more   inhabitants   and   within  a  municipality,  the
27    application for a permit or renewal of a permit  to  carry  a
28    concealed  firearm shall be submitted to the municipal police
29    department and the duties imposed  upon  the  county  sheriff
30    under  subsection  (a)  shall  be  imposed upon the municipal
31    police chief of  the  municipality  in  which  the  applicant
32    resides.  The municipal police department shall retain $20 of
33    the application fee for official expenses of the department.
34        (b)  The  Department  of  State  Police,  upon a person's
 
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 1    application for a concealed firearms permit, upon receipt  of
 2    the   appropriate   fees,   and  after  compliance  with  the
 3    procedures set out in this Section, shall issue the applicant
 4    a concealed firearms permit if the person:
 5             (i)  Is at least 21 years of age;
 6             (ii)  Resides within the State of Illinois  and  has
 7        been a resident for  the last 6 months and is a permanent
 8        resident of the United States;
 9             (iii)  Has  not been convicted of a crime punishable
10        by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,  or  of  a
11        misdemeanor  evidencing violence, is not free on any form
12        of bond or pretrial release,  and  has  no    outstanding
13        warrants for those crimes;
14             (iv)  Has  no  record  of  mental  disease or mental
15        illness on file with the Department of State Police  that
16        would    evidence  incapacity,  or  lack of proper mental
17        capacity;
18             (v)  Has not been committed to a  state  or  federal
19        facility  for  the  abuse  of  a  controlled substance or
20        cannabis or has  not  been  convicted  of  a  misdemeanor
21        violation  of  the  Illinois Controlled Substances Act or
22        Cannabis Control Act or similar laws of any  other  state
23        relating to controlled substances or cannabis within a 10
24        year  period  immediately preceding the date on which the
25        application is submitted; and
26             (vi)  Does  not  chronically  and   habitually   use
27        alcoholic  beverages as evidenced by the applicant having
28        2 or more convictions for violating Section 11-501 of the
29        Illinois Vehicle Code or similar  provision  of  a  local
30        ordinance within 5 years preceding his or her application
31        or  if  the  applicant  has  elected  treatment under the
32        supervision of a licensed program in accordance with  the
33        Alcoholism  and  Other  Drug  Abuse and Dependency Act or
34        similar laws of any other state within a  5  year  period
 
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 1        immediately  preceding  the date on which the application
 2        is submitted.

 3        Section  30.   Contents  of  application.   The   initial
 4    application  shall  be  in  writing, under oath and under the
 5    penalties of perjury, on a standard form  promulgated by  the
 6    Department  of  State  Police and shall be accompanied by the
 7    appropriate fees and required documentation. The  application
 8    shall contain only the following information:
 9             (i)  the applicant's name, address, gender, and date
10        and place of birth;
11             (ii)  a  head  and  shoulder  color photograph taken
12        within  30  days  preceding  the  date   on   which   the
13        application is submitted;
14             (iii)  questions   to  certify  or  demonstrate  the
15        applicant has completed a  firearms  and  deadly  use  of
16        force    training  and  education prerequisites specified
17        under this Act;
18             (iv)  a statement that the applicant is  a  resident
19        of the State of Illinois and has been a resident for  the
20        last  6  months and is a permanent resident of the United
21        States;
22             (v)  a waiver of privacy and confidentiality  rights
23        and privileges enjoyed by the applicant under all federal
24        and  state  laws  governing  access  to  juvenile  court,
25        criminal  justice,  psychological or psychiatric records,
26        or   records  relating  to  the  applicant's  history  of
27        institutionalization, and an affirmative request that any
28        person    having custody of any such record provide it or
29        information concerning it to the Department;
30             (vi)  a conspicuous warning  that  false  statements
31        made  by  the  applicant  will  result in prosecution for
32        perjury  in accordance with Section 32-2 of the  Criminal
33        Code of 1961;
 
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 1             (vii)  An affirmation that the applicant is at least
 2        21 years of age, that the applicant possesses a currently
 3        valid    Illinois  Firearm  Owner's  Identification Card,
 4        together with the card number or is applying for the card
 5        in    conjunction  with  the  concealed  firearms  permit
 6        application;
 7             (viii)  An affirmation that the applicant has  never
 8        been   convicted  of  any  felony  or  of  a  misdemeanor
 9        involving   the  use  or  threat  of  physical  force  or
10        violence  to any person; and has never been adjudicated a
11        delinquent  minor for an offense which,  had  he  or  she
12        been  tried as an adult, would have been such a felony or
13        misdemeanor;
14             (ix)  The  application  shall   also   contain   the
15        following  statement  along with a signature line for use
16        by the applicant, which  statement  the  applicant  shall
17        affirm  under  oath  "I the undersigned state, under oath
18        and subject to the penalty of perjury, that I  am  not  a
19        streetgang  member  as  defined  in  Section  10  of  the
20        Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, and
21        I  will  not  join  or  become associated with a criminal
22        streetgang.".

23        Section 35.  Submission of identifying information; fee.
24    In addition to the completed application, the applicant  must
25    also  submit  the  following  to the sheriff of the county in
26    which the applicant resides.  The sheriff  shall  submit  the
27    information to the Department of State Police:
28             (i)  A   head   and  shoulder  color  photograph  as
29        required by  Section  30  in  a  size  specified  by  the
30        Department of State Police taken within 30 days preceding
31        the date on which the application is submitted;
32             (ii)  A  non-refundable  permit fee of $100 if he or
33        she has not previously been issued such a permit  by  the
 
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 1        Department  of  State  Police, or a non-refundable permit
 2        fee of $75 for each renewal of  a  permit  of  which  $20
 3        shall  be  retained  by  the sheriff or, if the applicant
 4        resides within a municipality in a county of 3,000,000 or
 5        more inhabitants, by the municipal police department.
 6             (iii)  A   full   set   of   legible    fingerprints
 7        administered  to the applicant by the Department of State
 8        Police, or any other federal, State, county or  municipal
 9        law  enforcement agency. Any cost of fingerprinting shall
10        be paid by the applicant.
11             (iv)  A photocopy of a certificate or other evidence
12        of completion of a course to show compliance with Section
13        90 of this Act.

14        Section 40.  Approval of application.
15        (a)  If the Department of State Police  finds  that   the
16    applicant  possesses  a  valid Firearm Owner's Identification
17    Card, meets the training requirements of  this  Act  and  has
18    provided  the  documentation  and  paid the fees required for
19    issuance of a concealed firearms permit, and that, as  nearly
20    as  it  is  possible to determine, nothing in the applicant's
21    background or present circumstances  disqualify  him  or  her
22    from  possessing  a firearm in Illinois, it shall approve the
23    application and issue the applicant  a  wallet  sized  permit
24    bearing the photograph of the applicant within 90 days.
25        (b)  The   Department   may  consider  any  objection  or
26    recommendation  made  by  the  sheriff  or  municipal  police
27    department supported by specific and articulable reasons,  in
28    a written report, why the applicant should be denied a permit
29    and may deny the permit based solely on those objections.
30        (c)  If  the  applicant  is  found  to be ineligible, the
31    Department of State Police shall deny  the  application,  and
32    notify  the  applicant  in  writing,  stating the grounds for
33    denial and informing the applicant of the  right  to  submit,
 
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 1    within  30 days, any additional documentation relating to the
 2    grounds  of  the  denial.  Upon  receiving   any   additional
 3    documentation,   the   Department   of   State  Police  shall
 4    reconsider its decision and inform the  applicant  within  30
 5    days  of  the  result  of the reconsideration.  The applicant
 6    shall further be informed of the  right to appeal the  denial
 7    in the circuit court of his or her place of residence.
 8        (d)  The  Department  of  State  Police shall maintain an
 9    automated   listing   of   permit   holders   and   pertinent
10    information, and this information shall be available on-line,
11    upon request, at all times to all  Illinois  law  enforcement
12    agencies.  Except as provided in this subsection, information
13    on  applications  for  permits, names and addresses, or other
14    identifying information relating to permit holders  shall  be
15    confidential  and  shall  not be made available except to law
16    enforcement agencies.  Requests  for  information  about  any
17    permit  holder  made  by  persons  other than a bona fide law
18    enforcement agency shall be made to the Department  of  State
19    Police  together  with  any fee required for the providing of
20    information.  The Department  of  State  Police  shall,  upon
21    proper  application  and  the  payment  of  the required fee,
22    provide to the requester in written  form  only,  a  list  of
23    names of any or all holders in the State of Illinois licensed
24    to  carry  a  concealed  firearm.  No identifying information
25    other than the name shall be provided,  and  information  for
26    geographic  areas  or other subdivisions of any type from the
27    list shall not  be  provided,  except  to  a  bona  fide  law
28    enforcement  agency,  and shall be confidential.  No requests
29    for lists of local or statewide permit holders shall be  made
30    to  any  state  or  local  law  enforcement agency.  No other
31    agency of government  other  than  the  Department  of  State
32    Police  shall  provide  any  information  to  a requester not
33    entitled to it by law.  The names of all persons, other  than
34    law  enforcement  agencies  and  peace  officers,  requesting
 
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 1    information under this Section shall be public records.

 2        Section 45.  Revocation of a permit.
 3        A  permit  issued  under Section 40 shall be suspended or
 4    revoked if the permit holder becomes ineligible to be  issued
 5    a  permit  under the criteria set forth in subsection (b)(i),
 6    (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of Section 25 or  subsection
 7    (b)  of  Section 40 of this Act.  When an order of protection
 8    is issued under Section  112A-14  of  the  Code  of  Criminal
 9    Procedure  of  1963  or  under  Section  214  of the Illinois
10    Domestic Violence Act of 1986  against  a  person  holding  a
11    permit  issued under this Act, the holder of the permit shall
12    surrender the permit to the court or to the  officer  serving
13    the  order.   The  officer  to whom the permit is surrendered
14    shall forthwith transmit the permit to the court issuing  the
15    order.   The  permit  shall  be  suspended until the order is
16    terminated.

17        Section 50.  Notification of renewal. Not later than  120
18    days  before  the  expiration of any permit issued under this
19    Act, the Department of State Police shall notify  the  permit
20    holder   in   writing   of  the  expiration  and  furnish  an
21    application for renewal of the permit.

22        Section 55.  Renewal of permit.
23        (a)  The  permit  shall  be  renewed  for   a   qualified
24    applicant  upon  receipt  of  the  properly completed renewal
25    application and required renewal fee. The renewal application
26    shall contain the same required information as set  forth  in
27    paragraphs  (i)  through  (ix)  of Section 30, except that in
28    lieu of  the  firearm  education  and  use  of  deadly  force
29    training,   the  applicant  need  only  demonstrate  previous
30    issuance  of  and  continued  eligibility  for  a   concealed
31    firearms permit.
 
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 1        (b)  A  permittee who fails to file a renewal application
 2    on or before its expiration date must pay an additional  late
 3    fee  of  $25.  A  person  who  fails  to  renew  his  or  her
 4    application  within  6  months  after  it's  expiration  must
 5    reapply  for  a  new  permit  and  pay  the  fee  for  a  new
 6    application.

 7        Section 60.  Change of address, change of name or lost or
 8    destroyed permits.
 9        (a)  Within  30  days  after  the changing of a permanent
10    residence, or within 30 days after loss or destruction  of  a
11    concealed    firearms  permit, the permittee shall notify the
12    Department of State Police of the loss,  destruction,  change
13    of  name,  or  change  of  residence.  Failure  to notify the
14    Department of State Police  shall  constitute  a  noncriminal
15    violation  with a penalty of $25 payable to the Department of
16    State Police.
17        (b)  If a person issued a permit  to  carry  a  concealed
18    firearm  changes  residence within this State, or changes his
19    or her name, the person to whom the  permit  was  issued  may
20    upon  payment of $25 to the Department of State Police obtain
21    a corrected  concealed  firearms  permit  with  a  change  of
22    address  or  change  of  name  upon  furnishing  a  notarized
23    statement   to  the  Department  of  State  Police  that  the
24    permittee has changed residence, or his or her name and  upon
25    submission  of  an application as set forth in Section 25 and
26    photograph as set forth in paragraph (ii) of  Section  30  of
27    this  Act. A concealed firearms permit shall be automatically
28    invalid after 30 days if the permittee has not  notified  the
29    Department of State Police of a change of residence.
30        (c)  If  a permit to carry a concealed firearm is lost or
31    destroyed, the permit shall be automatically invalid, and the
32    person to whom the permit was issued may upon payment of  $25
33    to  the  Department  of  State Police obtain a duplicate, and
 
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 1    upon furnishing a notarized statement to  the  Department  of
 2    State  Police  that  the  permit  was  lost or destroyed, and
 3    submission of an application as set forth in Section  25  and
 4    photograph  as  set  forth in paragraph (ii) of Section 30 of
 5    this Act.

 6        Section 65.  Reciprocity.  A person  who  holds  a  valid
 7    permit  or  license  issued  by  another  state of the United
 8    States whose home state permits Illinois residents to  obtain
 9    a  permit  or  license  to  carry a concealed firearm in that
10    state may apply directly to the Department  of  State  Police
11    for  a  permit  to carry a concealed firearm in Illinois. The
12    Department of State Police  shall  take  whatever  steps  are
13    necessary  to  verify  that  the  person applying has a valid
14    permit or license to carry a concealed firearm issued by  his
15    or her home state.

16        Section 70.  Concealed firearms permit.
17        (a)  A  concealed  firearm  permit  shall  authorize  the
18    person  in whose name the permit is issued to carry concealed
19    firearms on or about his or her person or vehicle  throughout
20    the  State.   No  permit  issued  under  this  Section  shall
21    authorize  any  person  to  carry a concealed firearm into or
22    upon:
23             (i)  Any police, sheriff, or highway  patrol  office
24        or   station   without  the  consent  of  the  chief  law
25        enforcement officer in charge of that office or station.
26             (ii)  The  facility  of  any   adult   or   juvenile
27        detention or correctional institution, prison, or jail.
28             (iii)  Any   courthouse,   solely  occupied  by  the
29        Circuit, Appellate, or Supreme Court or  a  courtroom  of
30        any  of  those  courts,  or court proceeding, except that
31        nothing in this Section shall preclude a judge, holding a
32        concealed firearm permit,  from  carrying  a    concealed
 
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 1        firearm within a courthouse.
 2             (iv)  Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of
 3        local  government; or any meeting of the General Assembly
 4        or a committee  of  the  General  Assembly,  except  that
 5        nothing  in  this  Section shall preclude a member of the
 6        body, holding a concealed firearms permit from carrying a
 7        concealed firearm at a meeting of the body  which  he  or
 8        she is a member.
 9             (v)  The  General  Assembly, county, or municipality
10        may by statute, administrative regulation, or  ordinance,
11        prohibit  or  limit the carrying of concealed firearms by
12        permit holders in  that  portion  of  a  building  owned,
13        leased  or  controlled  by  that unit of government. That
14        portion of a building in which the carrying of  concealed
15        firearms  is  prohibited  or  limited  shall  be  clearly
16        identified  by  signs  posted  at  the  entrance  to  the
17        restricted  area.  The  statute or ordinance shall exempt
18        any building used for public housing by private  persons,
19        highways  or  rest  areas,  firing  ranges,  and  private
20        dwellings  owned,  leased,  or controlled by that unit of
21        government  from  any  restriction  on  the  carrying  or
22        possession of a firearm. The statute or  ordinance  shall
23        not  specify  any  criminal penalty for its violation but
24        may  specify  that  persons  violating  the  statute   or
25        ordinance may be denied entrance to the building, ordered
26        to leave the building and if the employees of the unit of
27        government,  be  subjected  to  disciplinary measures for
28        violation of the provisions of the statute or  ordinance.
29        The  provisions  of  this  Section shall not apply to any
30        other unit of government.
31             (vi)  Any portion of an  establishment  licensed  to
32        dispense  beer  or alcoholic beverages for consumption on
33        the premises,  which  portion  of  the  establishment  is
34        primarily devoted to that purpose.
 
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 1        This  paragraph  (vi)  does  not  apply  to any bona fide
 2    restaurant  open  to  the  general   public   having   dining
 3    facilities  for not less than 50 persons and that receives at
 4    least  50%  of  its  gross  annual  income  from  the  dining
 5    facilities by the sale of food.
 6             (vii)  Any area of an airport  to  which  access  is
 7        controlled by the inspection of persons and property.
 8             (viii)  Any place where the carrying of a firearm is
 9        prohibited by federal law.
10             (ix)  Any  elementary  or  secondary school facility
11        without the consent of school authorities.
12             (x)  Any portion of a building used as a child  care
13        facility  without the consent of the manager.  Nothing in
14        this Section shall prevent the operator of a  child  care
15        facility  in  a  family  home from owning or possessing a
16        firearm or permit.
17             (xi)  A riverboat gambling operation or horse racing
18        facility accessible by the public.
19             (xii)  Any gated area of an amusement park.
20             (xiii)  Any  stadium,   arena   or   collegiate   or
21        professional sporting event.
22             (xiv)  A church or other place of religious worship.
23        A   violation  of  this  subsection  (a)  is  a  Class  A
24    misdemeanor.
25        A  concealed  firearm  permit  does  not  authorize   the
26    concealed carrying or transportation of a stun gun or taser.
27        (b)  The owner, business or commercial lessee, manager of
28    a  private  business  enterprise,  or any other organization,
29    entity, or person may prohibit persons holding a  permit  for
30    concealed  firearms  from  carrying concealed firearms on the
31    premises and may prohibit employees, not  authorized  by  the
32    employer,  holding  a  permit  for  concealed  firearms  from
33    carrying  concealed firearms on the property of the employer.
34    If the building or the premises are open to the  public,  the
 
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 1    employer  of  the  business enterprise shall post signs on or
 2    about  the  premises  if  carrying  a  concealed  firearm  is
 3    prohibited.  Possession of a firearm  in  a  vehicle  on  the
 4    premises  shall  not  be  a  criminal  offense so long as the
 5    firearm is not removed from the vehicle or  brandished  while
 6    the  vehicle  is  on  the premises.  An employer may prohibit
 7    employees or other persons holding a permit for  a  concealed
 8    firearm  from  carrying a concealed firearm in vehicles owned
 9    by the employer.   Carrying  of  a  concealed  firearm  in  a
10    location  specified  in  this  subsection  by a permit holder
11    shall not be a criminal act but may  subject  the  person  to
12    denial to the premises or removal from the premises.

13        Section  75.  Immunity  of Department, sheriff, municipal
14    police  department,  and  their  employees  and  agents.  The
15    Department of State Police, office of the county sheriff,  or
16    municipal  police  department or any employee or agent of the
17    Department of State  Police,  county  sheriff,  or  municipal
18    police  department,  shall  not  be liable for damages in any
19    civil  action  arising  from  alleged  wrongful  or  improper
20    granting, renewing, or failure to revoke permits issued under
21    this Act. The office  of  the  county  sheriff  or  municipal
22    police  department  or any employee or agent of the office of
23    the county sheriff or municipal police department  shall  not
24    be liable for submitting specific and articulable reasons why
25    an applicant should be denied a permit.

26        Section  85.  Fees.  Fees  collected  under  this Act and
27    deposited into the Citizen Safety and Self-Defense Trust Fund
28    shall be used exclusively for administrating  the  provisions
29    of  this  Act;  except  that, commencing January 1, 2002, any
30    excess monies in the Fund may be used to  ensure  the  prompt
31    and  efficient  processing  of  applications  received  under
32    Section 30 of this Act.
 
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 1        (i)  Fees for a concealed firearms permit shall be:
 2        New permit..$100
 3        Renewal..$75
 4        Duplicate due to lost or destroyed..$25
 5        Corrected permit due to change of address or name..$25
 6        Late renewal fee..$25
 7        (ii)  The  Secretary  of  State shall conduct a study, to
 8    determine the cost and feasibility of creating  a  method  of
 9    adding  an  identifiable  code, background, or other means to
10    show that an individual has been issued a permit to  carry  a
11    concealed  firearm  by  the Department of State Police on the
12    person's driver's license. By  March  1  of  each  year,  the
13    Department  of State Police shall submit a statistical report
14    to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the  Speaker
15    of  the  House  of  Representatives, indicating the number of
16    permits issued, revoked, suspended, denied and  issued  after
17    appeal since the last report and in total and also the number
18    of permits currently valid. The report shall also include the
19    number  of arrests, convictions and types of crimes since the
20    last  report  by  individuals  issued  permits  to  carry   a
21    concealed firearm.

22        Section 90.  Applicant training.
23        (a)  The   applicant   training   course   shall  be  the
24    standardized training course furnished by the Department  and
25    taught by a qualified firearms instructor, consisting of:
26             (1)  Twelve hours of classroom instruction, covering
27        at least the following topics:
28                  (i)  handgun  safety in the classroom, at home,
29             on the firing range or while carrying the firearm;
30                  (ii)  the basic principles of marksmanship;
31                  (iii)  care and cleaning of handguns; and
32                  (iv)  by  means  of  a  videotape  produced  or
33             approved by the Department:
 
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 1                       (A)  the  requirements  for  obtaining   a
 2                  concealed firearms permit in this State;
 3                       (B)  laws    relating   to   firearms   as
 4                  prescribed in the Firearm Owners Identification
 5                  Card Act, Article 24 of the  Criminal  Code  of
 6                  1961, and 18 U.S.C. 921 through 930;
 7                       (C)  laws  relating to the justifiable use
 8                  of force as prescribed  in  Article  7  of  the
 9                  Criminal Code of 1961.
10             (2)  live  firing  exercises  of sufficient duration
11        for each applicant to fire a handgun:
12                  (i)  from a standing position;
13                  (ii)  a minimum of 20 rounds;
14                  (iii)  at a distance  from  a  B-21  silhouette
15             target,   or   an  equivalent  as  approved  by  the
16             Department, of 7 yards.
17        (b)  The classroom portion of the course may be,  at  the
18    qualified  firearms  instructor's  discretion,  divided  into
19    segments of not less than 2 hours each.
20        (c)  (1) An  applicant  training course shall not be open
21        to persons who are less than 21 years of age.
22             (2)  An applicant  training  course  students  shall
23        complete a course application form, which shall include a
24        statement  acknowledging  receipt  of copies of pertinent
25        statutory provisions listed in clauses (A), (B), and  (C)
26        of  subparagraph  (iv) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
27        and a liability waiver.
28             (3)  The course application  form  may  be  obtained
29        from the qualified firearms instructor at the time of the
30        course.
31        (d)  Qualified firearms instructors shall not discuss the
32    content  of  the  video  tape or the content of the statutory
33    provisions  listed  in  clauses  (A),   (B),   and   (C)   of
34    subparagraph  (iv)  of  paragraph  (1) of subsection (a) with
 
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 1    students, either individually or as a class.
 2        (e)  At the conclusion of the classroom  portion  of  the
 3    applicant  training course, the qualified firearms instructor
 4    shall:
 5             (1)  distribute a standard course examination to the
 6        students;
 7             (2)  not leave the room in which the examination  is
 8        being held while the examination is in progress;
 9             (3)  collect  examination booklets and answer sheets
10        from each student at the end of the examination period;
11             (4)  not grade the examinations in the  presence  of
12        students; and
13             (5)  not divulge an applicant's numeric score on the
14        day  of  the  examination,  but  may  indicate whether an
15        applicant passed or failed the examination.
16        (f)  A person shall not:
17             (1)  Make an  unauthorized  copy  of  the  applicant
18        training course examination, in whole or in part;
19             (2)  Possess    the    applicant   training   course
20        examination, or questions from  the  examination,  unless
21        authorized by the Department; or
22             (3)  Divulge  the  contents of an applicant training
23        course examination questions to another person.
24        (g) (1)  Students   shall   provide   their   own   safe,
25        functional handgun and factory-loaded ammunition.
26             (2)  Prior to conducting range firing, the certified
27        firearms instructor shall:
28                  (i)  inspect each applicant's firearm; and
29                  (ii)  not allow the firing of a handgun that is
30             not in sound mechanical condition or  otherwise  may
31             pose a safety hazard.
32        (h)  Grades of "passing" shall not be given on range work
33    to an applicant who:
34             (1)  does  not  follow  the  orders of the certified
 
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 1        firearms instructor;
 2             (2)  in  the  judgment  of  the  certified  firearms
 3        instructor, handles a firearm in a manner  that  poses  a
 4        danger to the applicant or to others; or
 5             (3)  during  the  testing  portion of the range work
 6        fails to hit the silhouette portion of the target with  a
 7        majority of 20 rounds.
 8        (i)  Certified firearms instructors shall:
 9             (1)  allow  monitoring of their classes by officials
10        of any certifying agency;
11             (2)  make all course records available  upon  demand
12        to authorized personnel of the Department; and
13             (3)  not divulge course records except as authorized
14        by the certifying agency.
15        (j) (1)  Fees  for  applicant  training courses shall not
16    exceed $75 per student.
17             (2)  Qualified firearms  instructors  shall  collect
18        the fee and remit $25 of the fee to the Department.
19             (3)  Fees shall not be refunded to students who fail
20        or otherwise do not complete the course.
21        (k)  An  applicant  training  course  shall not have more
22    than 40 students in the classroom  portion  or  more  than  5
23    students per range officer engaged in range firing.
24        (l)  Within  3  working  days after the completion of the
25    course, the certified firearms instructor shall:
26             (1)  grade the examinations and
27             (2)  mail to the Department:
28                            (i)  the completed course application
29                       form, showing the student's score  on  the
30                       written examination and indicating whether
31                       the  student  passed  or  failed the range
32                       work, and
33                            (ii)  the graded examinations.
34        (m)  Within  15  days  after  receipt  of  the   material
 
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 1    described  in  section  (1), the Department shall mail to the
 2    applicant:
 3             (i)  A certificate of successful course  completion;
 4        or
 5             (ii)  Notification that the applicant has failed the
 6        course and will not be certified.
 7        (n)  A   student   shall   be  issued  a  certificate  of
 8    completion if he or she:
 9             (i)  answers at least 70% of the written examination
10        questions correctly; and
11             (ii)  achieves a grade of  "passing"  on  the  range
12        work.
13        (o)  (i)  Students  who  score  below  70% on the written
14    examination may  retake  the  examination  one  time  without
15    having to retake the course.
16             (ii)  Students   who  do  not  achieve  a  grade  of
17        "passing" on the range work may repeat the range work one
18        time without having to retake the course.
19             (iii)  Notices of failure will  include  information
20        on whether the student failed the written exam, the range
21        firing, or both.

22        Section 95.  Firearms instructors training.
23        (a)  Persons  who  are not qualified firearms instructors
24    shall not teach applicant training courses.
25        (b)  Persons who are not qualified  firearms  instructors
26    shall not advertise or otherwise represent courses they teach
27    as  qualifying  their  students  to  meet the requirements to
28    receive a permit to carry concealed firearms in this State.
29        (c)  Persons who are not  certified  instructor  trainers
30    shall not teach instructor qualification courses.
31        (d)  Persons   wishing   to   become  qualified  firearms
32    instructors shall:
33             (1)  be at least 21 years of age;
 
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 1             (2)  be a citizen of the United States; and
 2             (3)  meet the  requirements  of  subsection  (b)  of
 3        Section 25.
 4        (e)  Persons  wishing  to  become instructor trainers, in
 5    addition to  the  requirements  of  subsection  (d)  of  this
 6    Section, shall:
 7             (1)  possess   a   high   school   diploma   or  GED
 8        certificate,
 9             (2)  have  at  least  one  of  the  following  valid
10        firearms instructor certifications:
11                  (I)  National   Rifle   Association    Personal
12             Protection Instructor;
13                  (II)  National    Rifle    Association   Pistol
14             Marksmanship Instructor;
15                  (III)  Certification    from     a     firearms
16             instructor's  course  offered  by a State or federal
17             governmental agency; or
18                  (IV)  A similar firearms instructor  qualifying
19             course, approved the Director of State Police or his
20             or her designee.
21        (f)  (1)  Applicants shall agree to background checks.
22             (2)  An  applicant  may  be disqualified from taking
23        firearms  instructor  training,  or  have  his   or   her
24        instructor qualification revoked if the applicant:
25                  (A)  does not meet the requirements of this Act
26             to possess a concealed firearms permit;
27                  (B)  provides  false  or misleading information
28             on the application; or
29                  (C)  has had a prior  instructor  qualification
30             revoked by the Department.
31        (g)  The  training course to certify firearms instructors
32    and instructor trainers shall include:
33             (1)  Sixteen hours of classroom instruction covering
34        at least the following topics:
 
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 1                  (i)  By  means  of  a  videotape  produced   or
 2        approved by the Department:
 3                  (A)  the requirements for obtaining a concealed
 4             firearms permit in this State;
 5                  (B)  laws  relating to firearms as contained in
 6             the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act,  Article
 7             24  of  the Criminal Code of 1961, and 18 U.S.C. 921
 8             through 930.
 9                  (C)  laws relating to the  justifiable  use  of
10             force as contained in Article 7 of the Criminal Code
11             of 1961;
12                  (D)  the conduct of applicant training courses;
13                  (E)  record-keeping requirements of this Act;
14                  (F)  the basic nomenclature of handguns;
15                  (G)  the basic principles of marksmanship; and
16                  (H)  the safe handling of handguns.
17             (2)  A  classroom  demonstration,  during  which the
18        instructor candidate shall  receive  instruction  on  and
19        demonstrate  competency  in  the  ability  to prepare and
20        deliver a classroom presentation using materials from the
21        applicant curriculum.
22             (3)  Range   instruction   and   firing   of    live
23        ammunition,  during  which the instructor candidate shall
24        receive instruction on and demonstrate competency in  the
25        ability to:
26                  (i)  handle  and  fire  a  handgun  safely  and
27             accurately;
28                  (ii)  conduct   a   function  test  and  safety
29             inspection of common types of handguns;
30                  (iii)  clean common types of handguns; and
31                  (iv)  supervise   and   conduct   live   firing
32             exercises in a safe and efficient manner.
33        (h)  To qualify as a  certified  firearms  instructor  or
34    instructor trainer, instructor candidates shall achieve:
 
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 1             (1)  A minimum score of 70% on a written examination
 2        covering the material taught during the classroom portion
 3        of the course;
 4             (2)  A  minimum  score  of  80% on range firing of a
 5        handgun from the standing position while aiming at a B-21
 6        PC silhouette target or an equivalent as approved by  the
 7        Department, with a minimum of:
 8                       (i)  ten rounds from 7 yards; and
 9                       (ii)  ten rounds from 15 yards; and
10                       (iii)  a   score  of  "passing"  from  the
11                  course instructor for demonstrating  competency
12                  in each of the following:
13                  (A)  Supervising and conducting live fire;
14                  (B)  Cleaning and inspecting handguns; and
15                  (C)  Preparing  and  delivering  the  classroom
16             lecture.
17        (i)  Instructor  candidates  who fail to meet the minimum
18    requirements of subsection (h) of this Section may retake the
19    examination, range work, or classroom demonstration one  time
20    without having to repeat the course.
21        (j)  Qualified firearms instructor and instructor trainer
22    certificates  shall  be valid for 3 years from date of issue.
23    Qualified firearms instructors  or  instructor  trainers  may
24    renew   their  certification  by  successfully  completing  a
25    refresher course offered or approved by the Department.
26        (k)  The fees for instructor trainer or refresher courses
27    shall be $100 per student.
28             (1)  The fees for qualified instructor courses shall
29        be no more than $100 per student.  The instructor trainer
30        shall remit $50 per student to the Department.
31             (2)  Fees shall not be refunded to those who do  not
32        pass or otherwise fail to complete a course.
33        (l)  Course  participants  shall  provide their own safe,
34    functional handgun and factory-loaded ammunition.
 
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 1        (m)  Prior  to  conducting  range  firing,   the   course
 2    instructor shall:
 3             (i)  inspect each applicant's firearm; and
 4             (ii)  not allow the firing of a handgun which is not
 5        in  sound  mechanical  condition  or otherwise may pose a
 6        safety hazard.

 7        Section 100.  Severability. The provisions  of  this  Act
 8    are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.

 9        Section  905.  The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
10    is amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:

11        (430 ILCS 65/13.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1)
12        Sec. 13.1. The provisions of any ordinance enacted by any
13    municipality which requires registration or  imposes  greater
14    restrictions  or  limitations  on the acquisition, possession
15    and transfer of firearms than are imposed by  this  Act,  are
16    not  invalidated  or  affected  by  this  Act, except that an
17    ordinance of a unit of local  government,  including  a  home
18    rule  unit,  is invalid if it is inconsistent with the Family
19    and Personal Protection Act. It is declared to be the  policy
20    of  this  State  that  the  regulation  of the right to carry
21    concealed firearms is an exclusive power and function of  the
22    State.  A  home  rule  unit  may not regulate the issuance of
23    permits to carry  concealed  firearms.  This  Section   is  a
24    denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under
25    subsection  (h)  of  Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
26    Constitution.
27    (Source: P.A. 76-1939.)

28        Section 910.  The Criminal Code of  1961  is  amended  by
29    changing Section 24-2 as follows:
 
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 1        (720 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-2)
 2        Sec. 24-2.  Exemptions.
 3        (a)  Subsections  24-1(a)(3),  24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10)
 4    and Section 24-1.6 do not apply  to  or  affect  any  of  the
 5    following:
 6             (1)  Peace  officers,  and  any person summoned by a
 7        peace officer to assist in making arrests  or  preserving
 8        the  peace,  while  actually  engaged  in  assisting such
 9        officer.
10             (2)  Wardens,   superintendents   and   keepers   of
11        prisons, penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for
12        the detention of  persons  accused  or  convicted  of  an
13        offense, while in the performance of their official duty,
14        or  while  commuting  between  their  homes and places of
15        employment.
16             (3)  Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces
17        of the United States or the Illinois  National  Guard  or
18        the   Reserve  Officers  Training  Corps,  while  in  the
19        performance of their official duty.
20             (4)  Special agents employed  by  a  railroad  or  a
21        public utility to perform police functions, and guards of
22        armored  car  companies,  while  actually  engaged in the
23        performance  of  the  duties  of  their   employment   or
24        commuting  between  their homes and places of employment;
25        and watchmen while actually engaged in the performance of
26        the duties of their employment.
27             (5)  Persons   licensed    as    private    security
28        contractors,   private   detectives,   or  private  alarm
29        contractors, or employed by an agency  certified  by  the
30        Department  of  Professional  Regulation, if their duties
31        include the carrying of a weapon under the provisions  of
32        the   Private   Detective,  Private  Alarm,  and  Private
33        Security Act of  1983,  while  actually  engaged  in  the
34        performance   of   the  duties  of  their  employment  or
 
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 1        commuting between their homes and places  of  employment,
 2        provided  that  such commuting is accomplished within one
 3        hour from departure from home or place of employment,  as
 4        the case may be.  Persons exempted under this subdivision
 5        (a)(5)  shall  be required to have completed  a course of
 6        study in firearms  handling  and  training  approved  and
 7        supervised  by  the Department of Professional Regulation
 8        as prescribed by Section 28  of  the  Private  Detective,
 9        Private Alarm, and Private Security Act of 1983, prior to
10        becoming  eligible for this exemption.  The Department of
11        Professional   Regulation    shall    provide    suitable
12        documentation  demonstrating the successful completion of
13        the prescribed  firearms  training.   Such  documentation
14        shall  be  carried  at all times when such persons are in
15        possession of a concealable weapon.
16             (6)  Any person regularly employed in  a  commercial
17        or  industrial  operation  as  a  security  guard for the
18        protection  of  persons  employed  and  private  property
19        related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
20        actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
21        traveling between sites or properties  belonging  to  the
22        employer,  and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
23        security force of at least 5 persons registered with  the
24        Department of Professional Regulation; provided that such
25        security  guard  has  successfully  completed a course of
26        study, approved by and supervised by  the  Department  of
27        Professional  Regulation,  consisting of not less than 40
28        hours  of  training  that  includes  the  theory  of  law
29        enforcement, liability for  acts,  and  the  handling  of
30        weapons.   A person shall be considered eligible for this
31        exemption if he or she  has  completed  the  required  20
32        hours  of training for a security officer and 20 hours of
33        required firearm training, and has been issued a  firearm
34        authorization  card  by  the  Department  of Professional
 
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 1        Regulation.   Conditions  for  the  renewal  of   firearm
 2        authorization  cards  issued under the provisions of this
 3        Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
 4        the provisions of the Private  Detective,  Private  Alarm
 5        and   Private   Security   Act  of  1983.   Such  firearm
 6        authorization card shall be carried by the security guard
 7        at all times when  he  or  she  is  in  possession  of  a
 8        concealable weapon.
 9             (7)  Agents   and   investigators  of  the  Illinois
10        Legislative Investigating Commission  authorized  by  the
11        Commission  to carry the weapons specified in subsections
12        24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
13        any investigation for the Commission.
14             (8)  Persons employed by a financial institution for
15        the protection of other employees and property related to
16        such financial institution, while actually engaged in the
17        performance of  their  duties,  commuting  between  their
18        homes  and  places  of  employment,  or traveling between
19        sites or properties owned or operated by  such  financial
20        institution,  provided  that  any  person so employed has
21        successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
22        supervised by the Department of Professional  Regulation,
23        consisting  of  not  less than 40 hours of training which
24        includes theory of law enforcement, liability  for  acts,
25        and the handling of weapons. A person shall be considered
26        to  be  eligible  for  this  exemption  if  he or she has
27        completed  the  required  20  hours  of  training  for  a
28        security  officer  and  20  hours  of  required   firearm
29        training,  and  has  been  issued a firearm authorization
30        card  by  the  Department  of  Professional   Regulation.
31        Conditions  for  renewal  of  firearm authorization cards
32        issued under the provisions of this Section shall be  the
33        same  as  for  those  issued  under the provisions of the
34        Private Detective, Private Alarm and Private Security Act
 
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 1        of  1983.   Such  firearm  authorization  card  shall  be
 2        carried by the person so trained at all times  when  such
 3        person  is  in  possession  of a concealable weapon.  For
 4        purposes  of  this  subsection,  "financial  institution"
 5        means a bank, savings and loan association, credit  union
 6        or company providing armored car services.
 7             (9)  Any  person  employed by an armored car company
 8        to drive an armored car, while actually  engaged  in  the
 9        performance of his duties.
10             (10)  Persons  who  have  been  classified  as peace
11        officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
12        Act.
13             (11)  Investigators of the  Office  of  the  State's
14        Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
15        governors   of   the  Office  of  the  State's  Attorneys
16        Appellate Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section
17        7.06 of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
18             (12)  Special investigators appointed by  a  State's
19        Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
20             (13)  Court   Security   Officers   while   in   the
21        performance  of their official duties, or while commuting
22        between their homes and places of  employment,  with  the
23        consent of the Sheriff.
24             (13.5)  A person employed as an armed security guard
25        at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site
26        or   facility   regulated   by   the  Nuclear  Regulatory
27        Commission who has completed the background screening and
28        training mandated by the rules  and  regulations  of  the
29        Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
30             (14)  Manufacture,   transportation,   or   sale  of
31        weapons to  persons  authorized  under  subdivisions  (1)
32        through  (13.5)  of  this  subsection  to  possess  those
33        weapons.
34        (b)  Subsections  24-1(a)(4)  and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
 
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 1    24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
 2             (1)  Members of any club or  organization  organized
 3        for  the  purpose  of practicing shooting at targets upon
 4        established target ranges, whether public or private, and
 5        patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
 6        using their firearms on those target ranges.
 7             (2)  Duly authorized military or civil organizations
 8        while  parading,  with  the  special  permission  of  the
 9        Governor.
10             (3)  Licensed hunters, trappers or  fishermen  while
11        engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
12             (4)  Transportation  of weapons that are broken down
13        in  a  non-functioning  state  or  are  not   immediately
14        accessible.
15             (5)  Carrying a concealed firearm by a permittee who
16        has  been  issued  a  permit to carry a concealed firearm
17        under the Family and Personal Protection Act.
18        (c)  Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply  to  or  affect
19    any of the following:
20             (1)  Peace  officers  while  in performance of their
21        official duties.
22             (2)  Wardens,   superintendents   and   keepers   of
23        prisons, penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for
24        the detention of  persons  accused  or  convicted  of  an
25        offense.
26             (3)  Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces
27        of  the  United  States  or  the Illinois National Guard,
28        while in the performance of their official duty.
29             (4)  Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
30        guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
31        (3) of this subsection to possess machine  guns,  if  the
32        machine  guns  are broken down in a non-functioning state
33        or are not immediately accessible.
34             (5)  Persons   licensed   under   federal   law   to
 
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 1        manufacture any weapon from which  8  or  more  shots  or
 2        bullets  can  be  discharged  by a single function of the
 3        firing  device,  or  ammunition  for  such  weapons,  and
 4        actually engaged in the business  of  manufacturing  such
 5        weapons   or   ammunition,   but  only  with  respect  to
 6        activities which are within  the  lawful  scope  of  such
 7        business,  such  as  the  manufacture, transportation, or
 8        testing of such weapons or  ammunition.   This  exemption
 9        does  not authorize the general private possession of any
10        weapon from which 8 or  more  shots  or  bullets  can  be
11        discharged by a single function of the firing device, but
12        only  such  possession  and  activities as are within the
13        lawful  scope  of  a  licensed   manufacturing   business
14        described in this paragraph.
15             During  transportation, such weapons shall be broken
16        down  in  a  non-functioning  state  or  not  immediately
17        accessible.
18             (6)  The manufacture, transport, testing,  delivery,
19        transfer   or   sale,   and   all  lawful  commercial  or
20        experimental activities  necessary  thereto,  of  rifles,
21        shotguns,  and  weapons  made from rifles or shotguns, or
22        ammunition for such rifles, shotguns  or  weapons,  where
23        engaged  in  by  a  person  operating  as a contractor or
24        subcontractor pursuant to a contract or  subcontract  for
25        the  development  and  supply  of  such rifles, shotguns,
26        weapons or ammunition to the United States government  or
27        any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
28        such  activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
29        the terms of such contract.
30             The exemption granted under this subdivision  (c)(6)
31        shall  also  apply  to  any  authorized agent of any such
32        contractor or subcontractor who is operating  within  the
33        scope  of his employment, where such activities involving
34        such weapon, weapons  or  ammunition  are  necessary  and
 
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 1        incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
 2             During  transportation,  any  such  weapon  shall be
 3        broken  down  in  a   non-functioning   state,   or   not
 4        immediately accessible.
 5        (d)  Subsection   24-1(a)(1)   does   not  apply  to  the
 6    purchase,  possession  or  carrying  of   a   black-jack   or
 7    slung-shot by a peace officer.
 8        (e)  Subsection  24-1(a)(8)  does not apply to any owner,
 9    manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
10    subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
11        (f)  Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
12    Section 24-1.6 do  not  apply  to  members  of  any  club  or
13    organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
14    at  targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
15    private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
16        (g)  Subsections  24-1(a)(11)  and  24-3.1(a)(6)  do  not
17    apply to:
18             (1)  Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces
19        of the United States  or  the  Illinois  National  Guard,
20        while in the performance of their official duty.
21             (2)  Bonafide   collectors  of  antique  or  surplus
22        military ordinance.
23             (3)  Laboratories having a  department  of  forensic
24        ballistics,   or   specializing  in  the  development  of
25        ammunition or explosive ordinance.
26             (4)  Commerce, preparation, assembly  or  possession
27        of  explosive  bullets  by  manufacturers  of  ammunition
28        licensed  by  the  federal government, in connection with
29        the supply of those organizations and persons exempted by
30        subdivision (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations
31        and persons outside this State, or the transportation  of
32        explosive  bullets to any organization or person exempted
33        in this Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned
34        or leased by an exempted manufacturer.
 
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 1        (h)  An information or indictment based upon a  violation
 2    of  any  subsection  of  this  Article  need not negative any
 3    exemptions contained in this Article.   The  defendant  shall
 4    have the burden of proving such an exemption.
 5        (i)  Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
 6    affect  the  transportation,  carrying, or possession, of any
 7    pistol  or  revolver,  stun  gun,  taser,  or  other  firearm
 8    consigned to a common carrier operating under license of  the
 9    State  of  Illinois  or  the  federal  government, where such
10    transportation, carrying, or possession is  incident  to  the
11    lawful   transportation  in  which  such  common  carrier  is
12    engaged; and nothing in this Article  shall  prohibit,  apply
13    to,  or affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of
14    any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm,  not
15    the  subject  of  and  regulated  by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
16    subsection 24-2(c) of this Article,  which  is  unloaded  and
17    enclosed  in  a  case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
18    other container, by the possessor of a valid  Firearm  Owners
19    Identification Card.
20    (Source: P.A. 91-287, eff. 1-1-00; 91-690, eff. 4-13-00.)

21        Section  1005.   Effective  date.   This Act takes effect
22    upon becoming law.

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