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.