99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5814

Introduced , by Rep. John D. Anthony

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-2

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who has been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act may carry a concealed stun gun or taser and may purchase, carry, or possess a switchblade knife. Provides that the exemption applies only if the licensee complies with the restrictions on carrying in specific locations as provided in the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits peace officers to purchase, possess, or carry a switchblade knife. Provides that the provisions prohibiting the manufacture or sales of a switchblade knife do not apply to or affect the manufacture or retail sale of a switchblade knife to a retired law enforcement officer who is permitted to carry a concealed firearm under 18 U.S.C. 926C or to any person who has been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that retired law enforcement officers may carry stun guns or tasers in the same manner as provided licensees carrying concealed firearms under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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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 changing
5Section 24-2 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
7 Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
8 (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
924-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
10the following:
11 (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
12 officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
13 peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
14 (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
15 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
16 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
17 while in the performance of their official duty, or while
18 commuting between their homes and places of employment.
19 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
20 the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
21 Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
22 of their official duty.
23 (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public

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1 utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
2 car companies, while actually engaged in the performance of
3 the duties of their employment or commuting between their
4 homes and places of employment; and watchmen while actually
5 engaged in the performance of the duties of their
6 employment.
7 (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
8 private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
9 employed by a private security contractor, private
10 detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
11 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
12 if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
13 provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
14 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
15 2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
16 duties of their employment or commuting between their homes
17 and places of employment. A person shall be considered
18 eligible for this exemption if he or she has completed the
19 required 20 hours of training for a private security
20 contractor, private detective, or private alarm
21 contractor, or employee of a licensed private security
22 contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
23 agency and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has
24 been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
25 Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
26 renewal of firearm control cards issued under the

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1 provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
2 cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective,
3 Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and
4 Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control card shall be
5 carried by the private security contractor, private
6 detective, or private alarm contractor, or employee of the
7 licensed private security contractor, private detective,
8 or private alarm contractor agency at all times when he or
9 she is in possession of a concealable weapon permitted by
10 his or her firearm control card.
11 (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
12 industrial operation as a security guard for the protection
13 of persons employed and private property related to such
14 commercial or industrial operation, while actually engaged
15 in the performance of his or her duty or traveling between
16 sites or properties belonging to the employer, and who, as
17 a security guard, is a member of a security force
18 registered with the Department of Financial and
19 Professional Regulation; provided that such security guard
20 has successfully completed a course of study, approved by
21 and supervised by the Department of Financial and
22 Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40
23 hours of training that includes the theory of law
24 enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
25 weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
26 exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours

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1 of training for a security officer and 20 hours of required
2 firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control
3 card by the Department of Financial and Professional
4 Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of firearm control
5 cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be
6 the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of
7 the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
8 Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm
9 control card shall be carried by the security guard at all
10 times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
11 weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
12 (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
13 Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
14 Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
15 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
16 any investigation for the Commission.
17 (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
18 security guard for the protection of other employees and
19 property related to such financial institution, while
20 actually engaged in the performance of their duties,
21 commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
22 traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
23 such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
24 is a member of a security force registered with the
25 Department; provided that any person so employed has
26 successfully completed a course of study, approved by and

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1 supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
2 Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of
3 training which includes theory of law enforcement,
4 liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
5 shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if he
6 or she has completed the required 20 hours of training for
7 a security officer and 20 hours of required firearm
8 training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the
9 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
10 Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
11 under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
12 for those issued under the provisions of the Private
13 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
14 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control card
15 shall be carried by the security guard at all times when he
16 or she is in possession of a concealable weapon permitted
17 by his or her firearm control card. For purposes of this
18 subsection, "financial institution" means a bank, savings
19 and loan association, credit union or company providing
20 armored car services.
21 (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
22 drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
23 performance of his duties.
24 (10) Persons who have been classified as peace officers
25 pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
26 (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's

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1 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
2 governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
3 Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of the
4 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
5 (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
6 Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
7 (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
8 their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
9 places of employment or specific locations that are part of
10 their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge
11 of the circuit for which they are employed, if they have
12 received weapons training according to requirements of the
13 Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.
14 (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
15 of their official duties, or while commuting between their
16 homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
17 Sheriff.
18 (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
19 a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
20 facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
21 who has completed the background screening and training
22 mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
23 Regulatory Commission.
24 (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
25 to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
26 (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.

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1 (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
2to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
3or handgun, stun gun, or taser and the person has been issued a
4currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act
5at the time of the commission of the offense. The exemption
6provided in this subsection (a-5) in relation to stun guns or
7tasers applies only if the licensee complies with the
8restrictions in Section 65 of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act
9with regard to possessing and carrying of the stun gun or
10taser.
11 (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
1224-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
13 (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
14 the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
15 established target ranges, whether public or private, and
16 patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
17 using their firearms on those target ranges.
18 (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
19 while parading, with the special permission of the
20 Governor.
21 (3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or
22 permit while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
23 (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in a
24 non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
25 (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
26 gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal

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1 dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's
2 permission.
3 (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
4of the following:
5 (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
6 official duties.
7 (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
8 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
9 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
10 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
11 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
12 the performance of their official duty.
13 (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
14 guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
15 (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
16 machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
17 are not immediately accessible.
18 (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
19 any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
20 discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
21 ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
22 business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
23 only with respect to activities which are within the lawful
24 scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
25 transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
26 This exemption does not authorize the general private

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1 possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
2 bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
3 firing device, but only such possession and activities as
4 are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
5 business described in this paragraph.
6 During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
7 down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
8 accessible.
9 (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
10 transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or experimental
11 activities necessary thereto, of rifles, shotguns, and
12 weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or ammunition for
13 such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in by a
14 person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant
15 to a contract or subcontract for the development and supply
16 of such rifles, shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the
17 United States government or any branch of the Armed Forces
18 of the United States, when such activities are necessary
19 and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
20 The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
21 shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
22 contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
23 scope of his employment, where such activities involving
24 such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
25 incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
26 (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or

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1 barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
2 has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
3 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (B)
4 the person is an active member of a bona fide, nationally
5 recognized military re-enacting group and the modification
6 is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon
7 for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in
8 possession of a valid and current re-enacting group
9 membership credential; and the overall length of the weapon
10 as modified is not less than 26 inches.
11 (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
12possession or carrying of a black-jack, or slung-shot, or a
13switchblade knife by a peace officer.
14 (d-5) The provisions of subsection 24-1(a)(1) prohibiting
15the purchase, possession, or carrying of a knife, commonly
16referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that
17opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button,
18spring, or other device in the handle of the knife, do not
19apply to or affect any person who has been issued a currently
20valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time
21of the commission of the offense; however, this exemption
22applies only if the licensee complies with the restrictions in
23Section 65 of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act with respect to
24possessing or carrying the switchblade knife. The provisions of
25subsection 24-1(a)(1) prohibiting the manufacture or sales of a
26switchblade knife do not apply to or affect the manufacture or

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1retail sale of a switchblade knife to a retired law enforcement
2officer who is permitted to carry a concealed firearm under 18
3U.S.C. 926C or to any person who has been issued a currently
4valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time
5of the commission of the offense.
6 (d-6) The provisions of subsection 24-1(a)(1) prohibiting
7the purchase, possession, or carrying of a switchblade knife
8and subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section 24-1.6
9prohibiting the possession or carrying of a stun gun or taser
10do not apply to or affect the possession or carrying of a stun
11gun, taser, or switchblade knife by a retired law enforcement
12officer who is permitted to carry a concealed firearm under 18
13U.S.C. 926C in a manner provided for the carrying of a
14concealed firearm by a licensee under the Firearm Concealed
15Carry Act.
16 (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
17manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
18subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
19 (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
20Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
21organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
22at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
23private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
24 (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
25to:
26 (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of

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1 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
2 the performance of their official duty.
3 (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
4 ordinance.
5 (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
6 ballistics, or specializing in the development of
7 ammunition or explosive ordinance.
8 (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
9 explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
10 by the federal government, in connection with the supply of
11 those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
12 (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
13 outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
14 bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
15 Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
16 by an exempted manufacturer.
17 (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
18persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device or
19attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
20silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition
21for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually
22engaged in the business of manufacturing those devices,
23firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities
24that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the
25manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices,
26firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not authorize the

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1general private possession of any device or attachment of any
2kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
3report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities
4as are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
5business described in this subsection (g-5). During
6transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon
7or not immediately accessible.
8 (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
924-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
10supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
11prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
12Corrections.
13 (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
14officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
15or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
16own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
17kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
18report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
19maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
20duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
21 (g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and
2224-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an
23athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and
24Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of
25competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic
26Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the

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1International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in
2connection with such athlete's training for and participation
3in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
4Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic
5and Paralympic Games.
6 (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
7any subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions
8contained in this Article. The defendant shall have the burden
9of proving such an exemption.
10 (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
11affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
12pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned
13to a common carrier operating under license of the State of
14Illinois or the federal government, where such transportation,
15carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
16transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and
17nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the
18transportation, carrying, or possession of any pistol,
19revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the subject of
20and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of
21this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
22carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the
23possessor of a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card.
24(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-725,
25eff. 1-1-15; 99-174, eff. 7-29-15.)
26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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1becoming law.