Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Filed: 3/28/2014
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4754




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4754, AS AMENDED, by 
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:


5 "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding 
6Section 24-2.3 as follows:

7 (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
8 Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to

9create a firearm.
10 (a) As used in this Section, "three-dimensional printer"

11means a computer-driven machine capable of producing a

12three-dimensional object from a digital model.
13 (b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional

14printer to create a firearm when he or she knowingly uses a

15three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning 
16firearm.
This subsection (b) does not apply to:
 
 
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1  (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture 
2 firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the federal 
3 Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a)); or
4  (2) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to 
5 create a non-functioning prototype of a firearm.
6 (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer

7to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.".