101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5601

Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 68/5-20

Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that packaging of any firearm and any descriptive materials that accompany any firearm sold or transferred by a certified licensee shall bear a label containing a specified warning statement. Contains requirements for the warning statement. Requires certified licensees to post conspicuously within the licensed premises an additional notice regarding suicide.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act is

5 amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 68/5-20)

7 Sec. 5-20. Additional licensee requirements.

8 (a) A certified licensee shall make a photo copy of a

9 buyer's or transferee's valid photo identification card

10 whenever a firearm sale transaction takes place. The photo copy

11 shall be attached to the documentation detailing the record of

12 sale.

13 (b) A certified licensee shall post in a conspicuous

14 position on the premises where the licensee conducts business a

15 sign that contains the following warning in block letters not

16 less than one inch in height:

17 "With few exceptions enumerated in the Firearm Owners

18 Identification Card Act, it is unlawful for you to:

19 (A) store or leave an unsecured firearm in a place

20 where a child can obtain access to it;

21 (B) sell or transfer your firearm to someone else

22 without receiving approval for the transfer from the

23 Department of State Police, or

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1 (C) fail to report the loss or theft of your

2 firearm to local law enforcement within 72 hours.".

3 This sign shall be created by the Department and made available

4 for printing or downloading from the Department's website.

5 (c) No retail location established after the effective date

6 of this Act shall be located within 500 feet of any school,

7 pre-school, or day care facility in existence at its location

8 before the retail location is established as measured from the

9 nearest corner of the building holding the retail location to

10 the corner of the school, pre-school, or day care facility

11 building nearest the retail location at the time the retail

12 location seeks licensure.

13 (d) The packaging of any firearm and any descriptive

14 materials that accompany any firearm sold or transferred in

15 this State, or delivered for sale in this State, by a certified

16 licensee shall bear a label containing the following warning

17 statement:

18 "WARNING

19 Firearms must be handled responsibly and securely stored to

20 prevent access by children and other unauthorized users.

21 Illinois has strict laws pertaining to firearms, and you may be

22 fined or imprisoned if you fail to comply with them.

23 Prevent child access by always keeping guns locked away and

24 unloaded when not in use. If you keep a loaded firearm where a

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1 child obtains and improperly uses it, you may be fined or sent

2 to jail.

3 If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please

4 call the national suicide prevention lifeline at

5 1-800-273-TALK (8255)."

6 A yellow triangle containing an exclamation mark shall

7 appear immediately before the word "Warning" on the label.

8 If the firearm is sold or transferred without accompanying

9 packaging, the warning label or notice shall be affixed to the

10 firearm itself by a method to be prescribed by the Illinois

11 State Police.

12 The warning statement required under this subsection shall

13 satisfy both of the following requirements:

14 (1) It shall be displayed in its entirety on the

15 principal display panel of the firearm's package, and on

16 any descriptive materials that accompany the firearm.

17 (2) It shall be displayed in both English and Spanish,

18 in conspicuous and legible type in contrast by typography,

19 layout, or color with other printed matter on that package

20 or descriptive materials, in a manner consistent with 16

21 CFR 1500.121, or successor regulations thereto.

22 (e) A certified licensee shall post conspicuously within

23 the licensed premises, in block letters not less than one inch

24 in height, an additional notice, including, but not limited to,

25 a notice provided by a suicide prevention program, containing

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1 the following statement:

2 "IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, PLEASE

3 CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT

4 1-800-273-TALK (8255)."

5 (Source: P.A. 100-1178, eff. 1-18-19.)