98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0077

Introduced 1/23/2013, by Sen. Bill Cunningham

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/1 from Ch. 38, par. 83-1

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1)
7 Sec. 1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative
8determination that that in order to promote and protect the
9health, safety and welfare of the public, it is necessary and
10in the public interest to provide a system of identifying
11persons who are not qualified to acquire or possess firearms,
12firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers within the State of
13Illinois by the establishment of a system of Firearm Owner's
14Identification Cards, thereby establishing a practical and
15workable system by which law enforcement authorities will be
16afforded an opportunity to identify those persons who are
17prohibited by Section 24-3.1 of the "Criminal Code of 1961", as
18amended, from acquiring or possessing firearms and firearm
19ammunition and who are prohibited by this Act from acquiring
20stun guns and tasers.
21(Source: P.A. 94-6, eff. 1-1-06.)