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1 | AN ACT concerning firearms.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5-12022 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5-12022. Firearm ranges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Firearm range" means a rifle, pistol, silhouette, skeet, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | trap, black powder, or other similar range used for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | discharging firearms in a sporting event, for practice or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | instruction in the use of a firearm, or for the testing of a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | firearm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | "Prohibited location" means a school building, preschool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | building, day care facility building, library building, public | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | housing building, cemetery property, public park property, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | forest preserve property, or place of religious worship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | of the 103rd General Assembly, a firearm range may not be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | constructed or used within 1,500 feet from the nearest point | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of a prohibited location measured to the nearest point on the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | property line of the property where the firearm range is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | located. |
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1 | (c) This Section does not apply to a firearm range: | ||||||
2 | (1) in existence on or before the effective date of | ||||||
3 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, unless | ||||||
4 | the firearm range moves to a different property after the | ||||||
5 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
6 | Assembly; or | ||||||
7 | (2) whose application for a business license or for | ||||||
8 | zoning approval is pending on the effective date of this | ||||||
9 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
10 | This Section does not apply if a prohibited location is | ||||||
11 | established within 1,500 feet from the nearest point on the | ||||||
12 | property line of the property where the firearm range is to be | ||||||
13 | located (i) after the date when the firearm range's | ||||||
14 | application for a business license at that location or | ||||||
15 | application for zoning approval at that location has been | ||||||
16 | submitted, (ii) after the beginning of construction of the | ||||||
17 | firearm range at that location, or (iii) after the owner of the | ||||||
18 | firearm range enters into a contract for the construction of a | ||||||
19 | firearm range at that location. | ||||||
20 | (d) A home rule county may not regulate firearm ranges in a | ||||||
21 | manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a | ||||||
22 | limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
23 | the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home | ||||||
24 | rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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25 | Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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1 | changing Section 11-42-9 and by adding Section 11-13-28 as | ||||||
2 | follows:
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3 | (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 11-13-28. Firearm ranges. | ||||||
5 | (a) As used in this Section: | ||||||
6 | "Firearm range" means a rifle, pistol, silhouette, skeet, | ||||||
7 | trap, black powder, or other similar range used for | ||||||
8 | discharging firearms in a sporting event, for practice or | ||||||
9 | instruction in the use of a firearm, or for the testing of a | ||||||
10 | firearm. | ||||||
11 | "Prohibited location" means a school building, preschool | ||||||
12 | building, day care facility building, library building, public | ||||||
13 | housing building, cemetery property, public park property, | ||||||
14 | forest preserve property, or place of religious worship. | ||||||
15 | (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
16 | of the 103rd General Assembly, a firearm range may not be | ||||||
17 | constructed or used within 1,500 feet from the nearest point | ||||||
18 | of a prohibited location measured to the nearest point on the | ||||||
19 | property line of the property where the firearm range is | ||||||
20 | located. | ||||||
21 | (c) This Section does not apply to a firearm range: | ||||||
22 | (1) in existence on or before the effective date of | ||||||
23 | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, unless | ||||||
24 | the firearm range moves to a different property after the | ||||||
25 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General |
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1 | Assembly; or | ||||||
2 | (2) whose application for a business license or for | ||||||
3 | zoning approval is pending on the effective date of this | ||||||
4 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | ||||||
5 | This Section does not apply if a prohibited location is | ||||||
6 | established within 1,500 feet from the nearest point on the | ||||||
7 | property line of the property where the firearm range is to be | ||||||
8 | located (i) after the date when the firearm range's | ||||||
9 | application for a business license at that location or | ||||||
10 | application for zoning approval at that location has been | ||||||
11 | submitted, (ii) after the beginning of construction of the | ||||||
12 | firearm range at that location, or (iii) after the owner of the | ||||||
13 | firearm range enters into a contract for the construction of a | ||||||
14 | firearm range at that location. | ||||||
15 | (d) A home rule county may not regulate firearm ranges in a | ||||||
16 | manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a | ||||||
17 | limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
18 | the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home | ||||||
19 | rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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20 | (65 ILCS 5/11-42-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-42-9)
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21 | Sec. 11-42-9. Prohibitions. The corporate authorities of | ||||||
22 | each municipality may prohibit
any offensive or unwholesome | ||||||
23 | business or establishment or any firearm dealer or any firearm | ||||||
24 | range within the
municipality and within the distance of one | ||||||
25 | mile beyond the municipal
limits.
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1 | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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2 | Section 20. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act | ||||||
3 | is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:
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4 | (430 ILCS 68/5-20)
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5 | Sec. 5-20. Additional licensee requirements. | ||||||
6 | (a) A certified licensee shall make a photo copy of a | ||||||
7 | buyer's or transferee's valid photo identification card | ||||||
8 | whenever a firearm sale transaction takes place. The photo | ||||||
9 | copy shall be attached to the documentation detailing the | ||||||
10 | record of sale. | ||||||
11 | (b) A certified licensee shall post in a conspicuous | ||||||
12 | position on the premises where the licensee conducts business | ||||||
13 | a sign that contains the following warning in block letters | ||||||
14 | not less than one inch in height: | ||||||
15 | "With few exceptions enumerated in the Firearm Owners | ||||||
16 | Identification Card Act, it is unlawful for you to: | ||||||
17 | (A) store or leave an unsecured firearm in a place | ||||||
18 | where a child can obtain access to it;
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19 | (B) sell or transfer your firearm to someone else | ||||||
20 | without receiving approval for the transfer from the | ||||||
21 | Illinois State Police, or | ||||||
22 | (C) fail to report the loss or theft of your | ||||||
23 | firearm to local law enforcement within 72 hours.". | ||||||
24 | This sign shall be created by the Illinois State Police and |
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1 | made available for printing or downloading from the Illinois | ||||||
2 | State Police's website. | ||||||
3 | (c) No retail location established after the effective | ||||||
4 | date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly the | ||||||
5 | effective date of this Act shall be located within 1,500 500 | ||||||
6 | feet of any school, pre-school, or day care facility , | ||||||
7 | cemetery, library, public park, forest preserve, public | ||||||
8 | housing, or place of religious worship in existence at its | ||||||
9 | location before the retail location is established as measured | ||||||
10 | from the nearest corner of the building holding the retail | ||||||
11 | location to the corner of the school, pre-school, or day care | ||||||
12 | facility , cemetery, library, public park, forest preserve, | ||||||
13 | public housing, or place of religious worship building nearest | ||||||
14 | the retail location at the time the retail location seeks | ||||||
15 | licensure.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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17 | (740 ILCS 130/5 rep.)
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18 | Section 25. The Premises Liability Act is amended by | ||||||
19 | repealing Section 5.
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