Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Filed: 4/2/2014
 
 


 




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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 capable of producing a
three-dimensional 
12object 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));
4  (2) a person who is actually engaged in the business of

5 manufacturing and selling any piece or part of a firearm, 
6 but only with respect to the
activities which are within 
7 the lawful scope of that business; or 
8  (3) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to 
9 create a prototype of a firearm. As used in this paragraph 
10 (3), "prototype" means a sample, model, or release of a 
11 product built to test a concept or process or to act as a 
12 thing to be replicated or learned from the sample, model, 
13 or release. "Prototype" includes:
14   (A) a sample, model, or release used to test some 
15 aspect of the design without attempting to exactly 
16 simulate the visual appearance,
choice of materials, 
17 or intended manufacturing process;
18   (B) a sample, model, or release used to explore the 
19 basic
size, look, and feel of the product without 
20 simulating the actual function or exact visual

21 appearance of the product;
22   (C) a sample, model, or release intended to capture 
23 the design aesthetic and simulate the
appearance, 
24 color, and surface textures of the intended product but 
25 which does not actually
embody the functions of the 
26 final product; or
 
 
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1   (D) a functional prototype or working prototype 
2 which, to the greatest extent
practical, attempt to 
3 simulate the final design, aesthetics, materials, and 
4 functionality of the
intended design.
5 (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer

6to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.".