Rep. Harry Benton

Filed: 4/2/2024

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5254
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5254 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Section 24-1.9 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
7 Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
8purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50
9caliber cartridges.
10 (a) Definitions. In this Section:
11 (1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as
12provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection:
13 (A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to
14 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
15 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
16 has one or more of the following:

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1 (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
2 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
3 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
4 hand;
5 (iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or
6 detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise
7 foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to
8 reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or
9 otherwise enhances the concealability of, the weapon;
10 (iv) a flash suppressor;
11 (v) a grenade launcher;
12 (vi) a shroud attached to the barrel or that
13 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing
14 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger
15 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
16 encloses the barrel.
17 (B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine
18 with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except
19 for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
20 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire
21 ammunition.
22 (C) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
23 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
24 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
25 has one or more of the following:
26 (i) a threaded barrel;

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1 (ii) a second pistol grip or another feature
2 capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can
3 be held by the non-trigger hand;
4 (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel or that
5 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing
6 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger
7 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
8 encloses the barrel;
9 (iv) a flash suppressor;
10 (v) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine
11 at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
12 (vi) a buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that
13 protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is
14 designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a
15 firearm to be fired from the shoulder.
16 (D) A semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine
17 with the capacity to accept more than 15 rounds.
18 (E) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
19 (F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of
20 the following:
21 (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
22 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
23 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
24 hand;
25 (iii) a folding or thumbhole stock;
26 (iv) a grenade launcher;

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1 (v) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more
2 than 5 rounds; or
3 (vi) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine.
4 (G) Any semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to
5 accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
6 (H) Any firearm that has been modified to be operable
7 as an assault weapon as defined in this Section.
8 (I) Any part or combination of parts designed or
9 intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon,
10 including any combination of parts from which an assault
11 weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the
12 possession or under the control of the same person.
13 (J) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates,
14 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
15 such weapon:
16 (i) All AK types, including the following:
17 (I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM,
18 MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms
19 AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, and WUM.
20 (II) IZHMASH Saiga AK.
21 (III) MAADI AK47 and ARM.
22 (IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S.
23 (V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS.
24 (VI) SKS with a detachable magazine.
25 (ii) all AR types, including the following:
26 (I) AR-10.

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1 (II) AR-15.
2 (III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16.
3 (IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
4 (V) Armalite M15-T.
5 (VI) Barrett REC7.
6 (VII) Beretta AR-70.
7 (VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout.
8 (IX) Bushmaster ACR.
9 (X) Bushmaster Carbon 15.
10 (XI) Bushmaster MOE series.
11 (XII) Bushmaster XM15.
12 (XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles.
13 (XIV) Colt Match Target rifles.
14 (XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles.
15 (XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
16 (XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles.
17 (XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles.
18 (XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles.
19 (XX) DPMS Tactical rifles.
20 (XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine.
21 (XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556.
22 (XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles.
23 (XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle.
24 (XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15.
25 (XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles.
26 (XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles.

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1 (XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles.
2 (XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle.
3 (XXX) Olympic Arms.
4 (XXXI) POF USA P415.
5 (XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles.
6 (XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles.
7 (XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles.
8 (XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15 or Rock River
9 Arms LAR-47.
10 (XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX
11 rifles.
12 (XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles.
13 (XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles.
14 (XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556
15 rifles.
16 (XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles.
17 (XLI) Windham Weaponry AR rifles.
18 (XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast.
19 (XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc.
20 YHM-15 rifles.
21 (iii) Barrett M107A1.
22 (iv) Barrett M82A1.
23 (v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
24 (vi) Calico Liberty Series.
25 (vii) CETME Sporter.
26 (viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and

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1 AR 110C.
2 (ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22
3 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
4 (x) Feather Industries AT-9.
5 (xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
6 (xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
7 (xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC.
8 (xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
9 (xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB.
10 (xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig
11 Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
12 (xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48.
13 (xviii) Steyr AUG.
14 (xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle
15 M-14/20CF.
16 (xx) All Thompson rifles, including the following:
17 (I) Thompson M1SB.
18 (II) Thompson T1100D.
19 (III) Thompson T150D.
20 (IV) Thompson T1B.
21 (V) Thompson T1B100D.
22 (VI) Thompson T1B50D.
23 (VII) Thompson T1BSB.
24 (VIII) Thompson T1-C.
25 (IX) Thompson T1D.
26 (X) Thompson T1SB.

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1 (XI) Thompson T5.
2 (XII) Thompson T5100D.
3 (XIII) Thompson TM1.
4 (XIV) Thompson TM1C.
5 (xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle.
6 (xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and
7 UZI Model B Carbine.
8 (xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
9 (xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type.
10 (xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
11 (xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
12 (K) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates,
13 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
14 such weapon thereof:
15 (i) All AK types, including the following:
16 (I) Centurion 39 AK pistol.
17 (II) CZ Scorpion pistol.
18 (III) Draco AK-47 pistol.
19 (IV) HCR AK-47 pistol.
20 (V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol.
21 (VI) Krinkov pistol.
22 (VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol.
23 (VIII) PAP M92 pistol.
24 (IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
25 (ii) All AR types, including the following:
26 (I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol.

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1 (II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
2 (III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II.
3 (IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol.
4 (V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
5 (VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol.
6 (VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol.
7 (VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol.
8 (IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol.
9 (X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol.
10 (XI) POF USA AR pistols.
11 (XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol.
12 (XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol.
13 (iii) Calico pistols.
14 (iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
15 (v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45.
16 (vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol.
17 (vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and
18 TEC-DC9.
19 (viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol.
20 (ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
21 (x) All MAC types, including the following:
22 (I) MAC-10.
23 (II) MAC-11.
24 (III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol,
25 MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini
26 Tactical Pistol.

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1 (IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11.
2 (V) Velocity Arms VMAC.
3 (xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
4 (xii) Sites Spectre.
5 (xiii) All Thompson types, including the
6 following:
7 (I) Thompson TA510D.
8 (II) Thompson TA5.
9 (xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
10 (L) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates,
11 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
12 such weapon thereof:
13 (i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12.
14 (ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns.
15 (iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12.
16 (iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the
17 following:
18 (I) IZHMASH Saiga 12.
19 (II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
20 (III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01.
21 (IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
22 (V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030.
23 (VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika.
24 (v) Streetsweeper.
25 (vi) Striker 12.
26 (2) "Assault weapon" does not include:

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1 (A) Any firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or
2 has been made permanently inoperable.
3 (B) An antique firearm or a replica of an antique
4 firearm.
5 (C) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump,
6 lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun
7 with a revolving cylinder.
8 (D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of
9 this Code.
10 (E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm
11 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this
12 Section.
13 (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable
14of being attached to a firearm that is specifically designed
15for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms
16listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
17 (4) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18
18U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
19 (5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable
20of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include
21any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has
22a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder
23for hunting or historical reenactments.
24 (6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG
25caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is
26capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50

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1caliber cartridge" does not include any memorabilia or display
2item that is filled with a permanent inert substance or that is
3otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready
4modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition
5with a caliber measurement that is equal to or greater than .50
6caliber.
7 (7) "Detachable magazine" means an ammunition feeding
8device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly
9of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device
10that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a
11bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other
12object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or
13cartridge.
14 (8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device
15that is permanently attached to a firearm, or contained in and
16not removable from a firearm, or that is otherwise not a
17detachable magazine, but does not include an attached tubular
18device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
19.22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
20 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e),
21on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act
22102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly,
23it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly
24manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or cause to be
25manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or purchased by
26another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50

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1caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
2 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d),
3beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person
4within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon,
5assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber
6cartridge.
7 (d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession
8of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
9rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge device if the person lawfully
10possessed that assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
11caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by
12subsection (c) of this Section, if the person has provided in
13an endorsement affidavit, prior to January 1, 2024, under oath
14or affirmation and in the form and manner prescribed by the
15Illinois State Police, no later than October 1, 2023:
16 (1) the affiant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
17 number;
18 (2) an affirmation that the affiant: (i) possessed an
19 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
20 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge before January 10, 2023
21 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this
22 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly; or (ii)
23 inherited the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
24 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge from a person
25 with an endorsement under this Section or from a person
26 authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of

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1 subsection (e) to possess the assault weapon, assault
2 weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber
3 cartridge; and
4 (3) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the
5 .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon or assault weapons
6 listed in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) of subdivision (1)
7 of subsection (a) of this Section possessed by the affiant
8 prior to January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public
9 Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
10 Assembly and any assault weapons identified and published
11 by the Illinois State Police pursuant to this subdivision
12 (3). No later than October 1, 2023, and every October 1
13 thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via
14 rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its
15 website, the list of assault weapons subject to an
16 endorsement affidavit under this subsection (d). The list
17 shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies,
18 duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the
19 assault weapons identified in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L)
20 of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section and
21 shall be consistent with the definition of "assault
22 weapon" identified in this Section. The Illinois State
23 Police may adopt emergency rulemaking in accordance with
24 Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
25 The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45
26 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this

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1 paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the public
2 interest, safety, and welfare.
3 The affidavit form shall include the following statement
4printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on
5this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the
6Criminal Code of 2012. Entering false information on this form
7is a violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act."
8 In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in
9this State, a completed endorsement affidavit submitted to the
10Illinois State Police by a person under this Section creates a
11rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess
12and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
13.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
14 Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective
15date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd
16General Assembly, a person authorized under this Section to
17possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
18caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall possess such
19items only:
20 (1) on private property owned or immediately
21 controlled by the person;
22 (2) on private property that is not open to the public
23 with the express permission of the person who owns or
24 immediately controls such property;
25 (3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms
26 dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;

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1 (4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault
2 weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or
3 .50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range
4 or sport shooting competition venue; or
5 (5) while traveling to or from these locations,
6 provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon
7 attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the
8 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
9 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case,
10 firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
11 Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the
12endorsement for an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
13.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or a person
14authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection
15(e) to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
16.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge may transfer the
17assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle,
18or .50 caliber cartridge only to an heir, an individual
19residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or
20a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
21923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days
22after transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person
23shall notify the Illinois State Police of the name and address
24of the transferee and comply with the requirements of
25subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
26Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon or

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1ammunition is transferred shall, within 60 days of the
2transfer, complete an affidavit required under this Section. A
3person to whom the weapon is transferred may transfer it only
4as provided in this subsection.
5 Except as provided in subsection (e) and beginning on
6January 1, 2024, any person who moves into this State in
7possession of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
8.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall, within 60
9days, apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card and
10complete an endorsement application as outlined in subsection
11(d).
12 Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in
13the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt
14from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and
15shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies
16acting in the performance of their duties.
17 (d-1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
18contrary, a person who possesses an assault weapon prohibited
19by this Section may transfer the assault weapon to a federally
20licensed firearm dealer under 18 U.S.C. 923 to broker the sale
21of that weapon to an out-of-state purchaser.
22 (e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase
23or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments,
24.50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the
25provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items
26to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:

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1 (1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this
2 Code.
3 (2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified
4 retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law
5 Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B
6 and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law.
7 (3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or
8 local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping
9 the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or
10 (2) of this subsection (e).
11 (4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
12 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
13 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
14 (5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
15 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while
16 performing their official duties or while traveling to or
17 from their places of duty.
18 (6) Any company that employs armed security officers
19 in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or
20 development site or facility regulated by the federal
21 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as
22 an armed security force member at a nuclear energy,
23 storage, weapons, or development site or facility
24 regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who
25 has completed the background screening and training
26 mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal

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1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing
2 official duties.
3 (7) Any private security contractor agency licensed
4 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
5 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004
6 that employs private security contractors and any private
7 security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a
8 firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private
9 Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith
10 Act of 2004 while performing official duties.
11 The provisions of this Section do not apply to the
12manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession
13of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
14rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture,
15delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those
16items:
17 (A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under
18 subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to
19 possess those items;
20 (B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any
21 department or agency thereof; or
22 (C) for sale or transfer in another state or for
23 export.
24 This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
25following:
26 (i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is

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1 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
2 USA Shooting, the national governing body for
3 international shooting competition in the United States,
4 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
5 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting
6 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from
7 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
8 is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not
9 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
10 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar
11 portable container designed for the safe transportation of
12 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
13 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
14 events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm"
15 has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm
16 Owners Identification Card Act.
17 (ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours,
18 a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the
19 nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to
20 any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess
21 and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the
22 weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any
23 ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is
24 directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the
25 transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a
26 compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the

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1 weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked
2 container other than the glove compartment or console.
3 (iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place
4 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta,
5 only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while
6 traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken
7 down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
8 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
9 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
10 container designed for the safe transportation of
11 firearms.
12 (iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use
13 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while
14 traveling to or from a location authorized for this
15 hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is
16 broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
17 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
18 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
19 container designed for the safe transportation of
20 firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police,
21 in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources,
22 shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable
23 weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The
24 Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in
25 accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
26 Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency

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1 rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois
2 Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed
3 to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
4 welfare.
5 (v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale,
6 or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber
7 rifles, or the weapon's respective attachments, to persons
8 authorized or permitted, or both authorized and permitted,
9 to acquire and possess these weapons or attachments for
10 the purpose of rental for use solely as props for a motion
11 picture, television, or video production or entertainment
12 event.
13 Any person not subject to this Section may submit an
14endorsement affidavit if the person chooses.
15 (f) Any sale or transfer with a background check initiated
16to the Illinois State Police on or before January 10, 2023 (the
17effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of
18the 102nd General Assembly is allowed to be completed after
19January 10, 2023 the effective date of this amendatory Act
20once an approval is issued by the Illinois State Police and any
21applicable waiting period under Section 24-3 has expired.
22 (g) The Illinois State Police shall take all steps
23necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within
24by October 1, 2023.
25 (h) The Illinois Department of the State Police shall also
26develop and implement a public notice and public outreach

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1campaign to promote awareness about the provisions of Public
2Act 102-1116 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
3and to increase compliance with this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; revised 4-6-23.)