99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3969

Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 66/75

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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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by

5 changing Section 75 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/75)

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;

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

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 instructors

5 shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed

6 toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if

7 the training course is submitted to and approved by the

8 Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes

9 must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph

10 (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range

11 qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.

12 (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an

13 active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has

14 successfully completed firearms training as required by his or

15 her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her

16 agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a

17 firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law

18 Enforcement Training Standards Board; ~~or~~ a person who has

19 completed the required training and has been issued a firearm

20 control card by the Department of Financial and Professional

21 Regulation; or a federally licensed firearms dealer shall be

22 exempt from the requirements of this Section.

23 (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors

24 shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16

25 hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant

26 is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the

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1 United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the

2 applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject

3 matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and

4 the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.

5 (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors

6 shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed

7 toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if

8 the training course is approved by the Department and was

9 completed in connection with the applicant's previous

10 employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer. Any

11 remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least

12 cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph (4) of

13 subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in

14 subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or

15 corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j)

16 shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment

17 in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or

18 she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law

19 enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is

20 not eligible for credit under this subsection (j).

21 (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)

22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

23 becoming law.