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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2850 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning firearms.
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| | HB2850 | | LRB100 10039 RLC 20211 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 24-9 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/24-9)
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| 7 | | Sec. 24-9. Firearms; Child Protection.
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| 8 | | (a) Except as provided in
subsection (c), it is unlawful
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| 9 | | for any person to
store or leave, within premises under his or |
| 10 | | her control, a firearm if
the
the
person knows or has reason to |
| 11 | | believe that a minor under the age of 14
years who does not |
| 12 | | have a Firearm Owners Identification Card is likely to gain
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| 13 | | access to the firearm without the lawful permission
of the |
| 14 | | minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, |
| 15 | | and
the minor causes death or great bodily harm with the |
| 16 | | firearm, unless
the firearm is:
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| 17 | | (1) secured by a device or mechanism, other than the |
| 18 | | firearm safety,
designed to render a firearm temporarily |
| 19 | | inoperable; or
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| 20 | | (2) placed in a securely locked box or container; or
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| 21 | | (3) placed in some other location that a reasonable |
| 22 | | person would
believe to be secure from a minor under the |
| 23 | | age of 14 years.
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