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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3725 Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a federally licensed firearms dealer is exempt from the applicant firearm training requirements under the Act. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 75 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 66/75)
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| 7 | | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. |
| 8 | | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the |
| 9 | | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and |
| 10 | | shall make a list of approved courses available on the |
| 11 | | Department's website. |
| 12 | | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of |
| 13 | | completion of a firearms training course or combination of |
| 14 | | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which |
| 15 | | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this |
| 16 | | Section, that covers the following: |
| 17 | | (1) firearm safety; |
| 18 | | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; |
| 19 | | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a |
| 20 | | concealable firearm; |
| 21 | | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to |
| 22 | | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a |
| 23 | | firearm; and |
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| 1 | | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful |
| 2 | | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or |
| 3 | | carrying a concealed firearm. |
| 4 | | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of |
| 5 | | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant |
| 6 | | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm |
| 7 | | consisting of: |
| 8 | | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and |
| 9 | | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds |
| 10 | | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance |
| 11 | | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the |
| 12 | | Department. |
| 13 | | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide |
| 14 | | proof of completion of a firearms training course or |
| 15 | | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 |
| 16 | | hours. |
| 17 | | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm |
| 18 | | training course shall not be issued to a student who: |
| 19 | | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified |
| 20 | | firearms instructor;
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| 21 | | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, |
| 22 | | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the |
| 23 | | student or to others; or
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| 24 | | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to |
| 25 | | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. |
| 26 | | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's |
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| 1 | | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records |
| 2 | | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the |
| 3 | | Department. |
| 4 | | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructor shall |
| 5 | | recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed toward |
| 6 | | the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if the |
| 7 | | training course is approved by the Department and recognized |
| 8 | | under the laws of another state. Any remaining hours that the |
| 9 | | applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject |
| 10 | | matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and |
| 11 | | the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. |
| 12 | | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an |
| 13 | | active law enforcement officer, a person certified as a |
| 14 | | firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law |
| 15 | | Enforcement Training Standards Board, or a person who has |
| 16 | | completed the required training and has been issued a firearm |
| 17 | | control card by the Department of Financial and Professional |
| 18 | | Regulation, or a federally licensed firearms dealer shall be |
| 19 | | exempt from the requirements of this Section. |
| 20 | | (i) The Department shall accept 8 hours of training as |
| 21 | | completed toward the 16 hour training requirement under this |
| 22 | | Section, if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably |
| 23 | | discharged member of the United States Armed Forces.
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| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 26 | | becoming law.
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