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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1411 Introduced , by Rep. John D. Cavaletto SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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430 ILCS 65/2 | from Ch. 38, par. 83-2 |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act regarding the possession of firearms
and firearm ammunition do not apply to the holder of a valid concealed carry
license issued under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act who is in physical
possession of the concealed carry license. 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 Owners Identification Card Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required; |
| 8 | | exceptions.
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| 9 | | (a) (1) No person may acquire or possess any firearm, stun |
| 10 | | gun, or taser within this State
without having in his or |
| 11 | | her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
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| 12 | | previously issued in his or her name by the Department of |
| 13 | | State Police under
the provisions of this Act.
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| 14 | | (2) No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition |
| 15 | | within this
State without having in his or her possession a |
| 16 | | Firearm Owner's Identification
Card previously issued in |
| 17 | | his or her name by the Department of State Police
under the |
| 18 | | provisions of this Act.
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| 19 | | (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the possession |
| 20 | | of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers do not |
| 21 | | apply to:
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| 22 | | (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the |
| 23 | | operation of their
official duties;
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| 1 | | (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or |
| 2 | | the National
Guard, while engaged in the operation of their |
| 3 | | official duties;
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| 4 | | (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms, |
| 5 | | while engaged in the
operation of their official duties;
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| 6 | | (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which |
| 7 | | receive firearms
directly from the armed forces of the |
| 8 | | United States, while using the
firearms for ceremonial |
| 9 | | purposes with blank ammunition;
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| 10 | | (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with |
| 11 | | valid nonresident
hunting licenses and while in an area |
| 12 | | where hunting is permitted; however,
at all other times and |
| 13 | | in all other places these persons must have their
firearms |
| 14 | | unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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| 15 | | (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting |
| 16 | | license who are
required to submit their Firearm Owner's |
| 17 | | Identification Card when hunting
on Department of Natural |
| 18 | | Resources owned or managed sites;
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| 19 | | (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range |
| 20 | | recognized by the
Department of State Police; however, |
| 21 | | these persons must at all other times
and in all other |
| 22 | | places have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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| 23 | | (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display |
| 24 | | recognized by
the Department of State Police; however, at |
| 25 | | all other times and in all
other places these persons must |
| 26 | | have their firearms unloaded and enclosed
in a case;
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| 1 | | (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and |
| 2 | | enclosed in a case;
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| 3 | | (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or |
| 4 | | registered to possess a
firearm in their resident state;
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| 5 | | (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and |
| 6 | | immediate control of
their parent or legal guardian or |
| 7 | | other person in loco parentis to the
minor if the parent or |
| 8 | | legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to
the |
| 9 | | minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
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| 10 | | Card;
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| 11 | | (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations |
| 12 | | or members of bona
fide American Legion bands while using |
| 13 | | firearms for ceremonial purposes
with blank ammunition;
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| 14 | | (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does |
| 15 | | not require
them to be licensed or registered to possess a |
| 16 | | firearm and only during
hunting season, with valid hunting |
| 17 | | licenses, while accompanied by, and
using a firearm owned |
| 18 | | by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
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| 19 | | Identification Card and while in an area within a |
| 20 | | commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code where |
| 21 | | hunting is permitted and controlled, but in
no instance |
| 22 | | upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural
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| 23 | | Resources;
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| 24 | | (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to |
| 25 | | hunt and,
while accompanied by a person who possesses a |
| 26 | | valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, hunt in an area |
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| 1 | | within a commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code |
| 2 | | where hunting is permitted and controlled;
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| 3 | | (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a |
| 4 | | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card under this Act and is |
| 5 | | under the direct supervision of a
holder of a Firearm
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| 6 | | Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or older |
| 7 | | while the person is
on a firing or shooting range
or is a
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| 8 | | participant in a firearms safety and training course |
| 9 | | recognized by a law
enforcement agency or a national, |
| 10 | | statewide shooting sports organization; and
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| 11 | | (16) Competitive shooting athletes whose competition |
| 12 | | firearms are sanctioned by the International Olympic |
| 13 | | Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the |
| 14 | | International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting |
| 15 | | in connection with such athletes' training for and |
| 16 | | participation in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic |
| 17 | | and Paralympic Games and sanctioned test events leading up |
| 18 | | to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
| 19 | | (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the |
| 20 | | acquisition and possession
of firearms, firearm ammunition, |
| 21 | | stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement officials
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| 22 | | of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in the |
| 23 | | operation of their
official duties.
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| 24 | | (c-5) The provisions of this Section regarding the |
| 25 | | possession of firearms
and firearm ammunition do not apply to |
| 26 | | the holder of a valid concealed carry
license issued under the |
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| 1 | | Firearm Concealed Carry Act who is in physical
possession of |
| 2 | | the concealed carry license. |
| 3 | | (d) Any person who becomes a resident of this State, who is |
| 4 | | not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using a |
| 5 | | firearm or firearm ammunition, shall not be required to have a |
| 6 | | Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess firearms or |
| 7 | | firearms ammunition until 60 calendar days after he or she |
| 8 | | obtains an Illinois driver's license or Illinois |
| 9 | | Identification Card. |
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
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| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 12 | | becoming law.
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