99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1447

Introduced , by Rep. David Harris

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2
430 ILCS 65/3 from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
720 ILCS 5/24-3 from Ch. 38, par. 24-3

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits a person to acquire or possess any firearm, firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser within the State with the possession of a license to carry a concealed firearm previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits a person to transfer or cause to be transferred a firearm, firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser within the State if the transferee with whom the transferor deals displays the concealed carry license. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)
7 Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required;
8exceptions.
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
12 previously issued in his or her name by the Department of
13 State Police under the provisions of this Act or a license
14 to carry a concealed firearm previously issued in his or
15 her name by the Department of State Police under the
16 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
17 (2) No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition
18 within this State without having in his or her possession a
19 Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in
20 his or her name by the Department of State Police under the
21 provisions of this Act or a license to carry a concealed
22 firearm previously issued in his or her name by the
23 Department of State Police under the Firearm Concealed

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1 Carry Act.
2 (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the possession
3of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers do not
4apply to:
5 (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the
6 operation of their official duties;
7 (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or
8 the National Guard, while engaged in the operation of their
9 official duties;
10 (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms,
11 while engaged in the operation of their official duties;
12 (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which
13 receive firearms directly from the armed forces of the
14 United States, while using the firearms for ceremonial
15 purposes with blank ammunition;
16 (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with
17 valid nonresident hunting licenses and while in an area
18 where hunting is permitted; however, at all other times and
19 in all other places these persons must have their firearms
20 unloaded and enclosed in a case;
21 (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting
22 license who are required to submit their Firearm Owner's
23 Identification Card when hunting on Department of Natural
24 Resources owned or managed sites;
25 (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range
26 recognized by the Department of State Police; however,

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1 these persons must at all other times and in all other
2 places have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
3 (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display
4 recognized by the Department of State Police; however, at
5 all other times and in all other places these persons must
6 have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
7 (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and
8 enclosed in a case;
9 (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or
10 registered to possess a firearm in their resident state;
11 (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and
12 immediate control of their parent or legal guardian or
13 other person in loco parentis to the minor if the parent or
14 legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to the
15 minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
16 Card;
17 (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations
18 or members of bona fide American Legion bands while using
19 firearms for ceremonial purposes with blank ammunition;
20 (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does
21 not require them to be licensed or registered to possess a
22 firearm and only during hunting season, with valid hunting
23 licenses, while accompanied by, and using a firearm owned
24 by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
25 Identification Card and while in an area within a
26 commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code where

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1 hunting is permitted and controlled, but in no instance
2 upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural
3 Resources;
4 (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to
5 hunt and, while accompanied by a person who possesses a
6 valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, hunt in an area
7 within a commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code
8 where hunting is permitted and controlled;
9 (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a
10 Firearm Owner's Identification Card under this Act and is
11 under the direct supervision of a holder of a Firearm
12 Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or older
13 while the person is on a firing or shooting range or is a
14 participant in a firearms safety and training course
15 recognized by a law enforcement agency or a national,
16 statewide shooting sports organization; and
17 (16) Competitive shooting athletes whose competition
18 firearms are sanctioned by the International Olympic
19 Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the
20 International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting
21 in connection with such athletes' training for and
22 participation in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic
23 and Paralympic Games and sanctioned test events leading up
24 to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
25 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the
26acquisition and possession of firearms, firearm ammunition,

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1stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement officials
2of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in the
3operation of their official duties.
4 (d) Any person who becomes a resident of this State, who is
5not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using a
6firearm or firearm ammunition, shall not be required to have a
7Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess firearms or
8firearms ammunition until 60 calendar days after he or she
9obtains an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
10Identification Card.
11(Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
12 (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
13 Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
14knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
15firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
16this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays a
17currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has
18previously been issued in his or her name by the Department of
19State Police under the provisions of this Act or a currently
20valid license to carry a concealed firearm which has previously
21been issued in his or her name by the Department of State
22Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In addition, all
23firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed
24firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1.
25 (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm

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1dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
2person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
3transferring the firearm, request the Department of State
4Police to conduct a background check on the prospective
5recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.
6 (a-10) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
7dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
8firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
9dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
10contact the Department of State Police with the transferee's or
11purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number or
12license to carry a concealed firearm number to determine the
13validity of the transferee's or purchaser's Firearm Owner's
14Identification Card or license to carry a concealed firearm.
15This subsection shall not be effective until January 1, 2014.
16The Department of State Police may adopt rules concerning the
17implementation of this subsection. The Department of State
18Police shall provide the seller or transferor an approval
19number if the purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
20or license to carry a concealed firearm is valid. Approvals
21issued by the Department for the purchase of a firearm pursuant
22to this subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of
23issue.
24 (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
25do not apply to:
26 (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a

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1 federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
2 licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
3 prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with
4 Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
5 federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the
6 seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer is
7 not required to accept the firearm into his or her
8 inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by
9 the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to
10 exceed $10 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
11 compensation for performing the functions required under
12 this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by
13 Section 3.1;
14 (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
15 husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter,
16 father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
17 nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
18 grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
19 son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
20 (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
21 of law or a court order;
22 (4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under
23 subsection (a-5) of this Section;
24 (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
25 gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
26 to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm

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1 by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
2 service or repair and the return of the firearm to the
3 gunsmith;
4 (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home of
5 the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee is
6 not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and the
7 unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that possession
8 of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or
9 great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
10 (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
11 agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting
12 within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
13 (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
14 permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
15 museum, or institutional collection; and
16 (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
17 requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification
18 Card under Section 2 of this Act.
19 (a-20) The Department of State Police shall develop an
20Internet-based system for individuals to determine the
21validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the
22sale or transfer of a firearm. The Department shall have the
23Internet-based system completed and available for use by July
241, 2015. The Department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with
25this Section to implement this system.
26 (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to

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1be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
2record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
3of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the
4transfer; the description, serial number or other information
5identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number
6is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this
7State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
8number or license to carry a concealed firearm number and any
9approval number or documentation provided by the Department of
10State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of this Section. On
11or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain the date of
12application for transfer of the firearm. On demand of a peace
13officer such transferor shall produce for inspection such
14record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at a gun
15show, the record shall include the unique identification
16number. Failure to record the unique identification number or
17approval number is a petty offense.
18 (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
19within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
20mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law
21to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within
22or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
23copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or
24valid license to carry a concealed firearm and either his or
25her Illinois driver's license or Illinois State Identification
26Card prior to the shipment of the ammunition. The ammunition

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1may be shipped only to an address on either of those 2
2documents.
3 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
4of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
5specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
6(Source: P.A. 97-1135, eff. 12-4-12; 98-508, eff. 8-19-13.)
7 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
8changing Section 24-3 as follows:
9 (720 ILCS 5/24-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3)
10 Sec. 24-3. Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms.
11 (A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or
12delivery of firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the
13following:
14 (a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be
15 concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of
16 age.
17 (b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21
18 years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other
19 than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.
20 (c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.
21 (d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
22 been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any
23 other jurisdiction.
24 (e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has

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1 been a patient in a mental institution within the past 5
2 years. In this subsection (e):
3 "Mental institution" means any hospital,
4 institution, clinic, evaluation facility, mental
5 health center, or part thereof, which is used primarily
6 for the care or treatment of persons with mental
7 illness.
8 "Patient in a mental institution" means the person
9 was admitted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to
10 a mental institution for mental health treatment,
11 unless the treatment was voluntary and solely for an
12 alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary
13 substance abuse disorder or mental illness.
14 (f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is
15 intellectually disabled.
16 (g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
17 concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
18 withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours
19 after application for its purchase has been made, or
20 delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a stun
21 gun or taser, incidental to a sale, without withholding
22 delivery of such rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a
23 stun gun or taser for at least 24 hours after application
24 for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g)
25 does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law
26 enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that

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1 the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a
2 law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a
3 person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in
4 promoting the public interest incident to his or her
5 employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other
6 similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a
7 nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed
8 to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale
9 of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a
10 firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois
11 Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to
12 a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
13 Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
14 U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g),
15 "application" means when the buyer and seller reach an
16 agreement to purchase a firearm.
17 (h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,
18 manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control
19 Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any
20 unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame
21 or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any
22 other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a
23 temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For
24 purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in
25 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2)
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1 fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
2 combination of parts from which such a firearm can be
3 assembled.
4 (i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any person
5 under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm
6 Owner's Identification Card.
7 (j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the
8 business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without
9 being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
10 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
11 In this paragraph (j):
12 A person "engaged in the business" means a person who
13 devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the
14 activity as a regular course of trade or business with the
15 principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not
16 include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms
17 or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or
18 trigger mechanisms to firearms.
19 "With the principal objective of livelihood and
20 profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or
21 disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining
22 livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents,
23 such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms
24 collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required
25 as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive
26 purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes

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1 or terrorism.
2 (k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a
3 person who does not display to the seller or transferor of
4 the firearm a currently valid Firearm Owner's
5 Identification Card that has previously been issued in the
6 transferee's name by the Department of State Police under
7 the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
8 Act or a license to carry a concealed firearm issued under
9 the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. This paragraph (k) does
10 not apply to the transfer of a firearm to a person who is
11 exempt from the requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's
12 Identification Card under Section 2 of the Firearm Owners
13 Identification Card Act. For the purposes of this Section,
14 a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card
15 means (i) a Firearm Owner's Identification Card that has
16 not expired or (ii) an approval number issued in accordance
17 with subsection (a-10) of subsection 3 or Section 3.1 of
18 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act shall be proof
19 that the Firearm Owner's Identification Card was valid.
20 (1) In addition to the other requirements of this
21 paragraph (k), all persons who are not federally
22 licensed firearms dealers must also have complied with
23 subsection (a-10) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
24 Identification Card Act by determining the validity of
25 a purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
26 (2) All sellers or transferors who have complied

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1 with the requirements of subparagraph (1) of this
2 paragraph (k) shall not be liable for damages in any
3 civil action arising from the use or misuse by the
4 transferee of the firearm transferred, except for
5 willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the seller
6 or transferor.
7 (l) Not being entitled to the possession of a firearm,
8 delivers the firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or
9 converted. It may be inferred that a person who possesses a
10 firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been
11 removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen
12 or converted.
13 (B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
14firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
1578-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
16nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
17purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
18Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
19provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
20shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
21if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
22after the enactment of that Public Act.
23 (C) Sentence.
24 (1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
25 of firearms in violation of paragraph (c), (e), (f), (g),
26 or (h) of subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony.

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1 (2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
2 of firearms in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of
3 subsection (A) commits a Class 3 felony.
4 (3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
5 of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A)
6 commits a Class 2 felony.
7 (4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
8 of firearms in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of
9 subsection (A) in any school, on the real property
10 comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real property
11 comprising a school, at a school related activity, or on or
12 within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or
13 contracted by a school or school district to transport
14 students to or from school or a school related activity,
15 regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
16 offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony. Any person
17 convicted of a second or subsequent violation of unlawful
18 sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (a),
19 (b), or (i) of subsection (A) in any school, on the real
20 property comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real
21 property comprising a school, at a school related activity,
22 or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased,
23 or contracted by a school or school district to transport
24 students to or from school or a school related activity,
25 regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the
26 offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony for which

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1 the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less
2 than 5 years and no more than 15 years.
3 (5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
4 of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of
5 subsection (A) in residential property owned, operated, or
6 managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
7 housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
8 development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on
9 residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
10 public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
11 as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on
12 the real property comprising any public park, on the real
13 property comprising any courthouse, or on any public way
14 within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any
15 public park, courthouse, or residential property owned,
16 operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased
17 by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or
18 mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony.
19 (6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
20 of firearms in violation of paragraph (j) of subsection (A)
21 commits a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
22 violation is a Class 4 felony.
23 (7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
24 of firearms in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A)
25 commits a Class 4 felony, except that a violation of
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1 not be punishable as a crime or petty offense. A third or
2 subsequent conviction for a violation of paragraph (k) of
3 subsection (A) is a Class 1 felony.
4 (8) A person 18 years of age or older convicted of
5 unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of
6 paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A), when the firearm
7 that was sold or given to another person under 18 years of
8 age was used in the commission of or attempt to commit a
9 forcible felony, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, not
10 to exceed the maximum provided for the most serious
11 forcible felony so committed or attempted by the person
12 under 18 years of age who was sold or given the firearm.
13 (9) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
14 of firearms in violation of paragraph (d) of subsection (A)
15 commits a Class 3 felony.
16 (10) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery
17 of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A)
18 commits a Class 2 felony if the delivery is of one firearm.
19 Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of
20 firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A)
21 commits a Class 1 felony if the delivery is of not less
22 than 2 and not more than 5 firearms at the same time or
23 within a one year period. Any person convicted of unlawful
24 sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l)
25 of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or
26 she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not

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1 less than 6 years and not more than 30 years if the
2 delivery is of not less than 6 and not more than 10
3 firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Any
4 person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms
5 in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a
6 Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a
7 term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more
8 than 40 years if the delivery is of not less than 11 and
9 not more than 20 firearms at the same time or within a 3
10 year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or
11 delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of
12 subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she
13 shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less
14 than 6 years and not more than 50 years if the delivery is
15 of not less than 21 and not more than 30 firearms at the
16 same time or within a 4 year period. Any person convicted
17 of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of
18 paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony
19 for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of
20 imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60
21 years if the delivery is of 31 or more firearms at the same
22 time or within a 5 year period.
23 (D) For purposes of this Section:
24 "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
25school, community college, college, or university.
26 "School related activity" means any sporting, social,

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1academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
2participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
3part by a school or school district.
4 (E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of
5subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years
6after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a
7violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of
8subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years
9after the commission of the offense defined in the particular
10paragraph.
11(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-347, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813,
12eff. 7-13-12; 97-1167, eff. 6-1-13; 98-508, eff. 8-19-13.)
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.