101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4877
 
Introduced , by Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new
430 ILCS 66/65
720 ILCS 5/24-2

 Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish a grant program to provide for armed security in the schools of this State and grants to schools for the training of teachers in armed security, including grants for teachers to obtain a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons offense does not apply to carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, or handgun by a full-time teacher or full-time professor or administrator of a public or private school, community college, college, or university who has a valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and who has been designated by his or her school district board or the board of trustees of his or her community college, college, or university as a school or college protection officer, into: (1) any building, real property, and parking area
under the control of the public or private elementary or secondary school in which the person is employed; or (2)
any building, classroom, laboratory, medical
clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, entertainment venue, officially recognized university-related organization property, whether owned or leased, and any real property, including parking areas, sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public or private community college, college, or university
in which the person is employed. Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning school security.


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

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 
52-3.182 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new)
7 Sec. 2-3.182. Grants for arming teachers and school 
8security. The State Board of Education shall establish a grant 
9program to provide for armed security in the schools of this 
10State and grants to schools for the training of teachers in 
11armed security, including grants for teachers to obtain a 
12concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

13 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
14changing Section 65 as follows:

15 (430 ILCS 66/65)

16 Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. 
17 (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a 
18firearm on or into:
19  (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under 
20 the control of a public or private elementary or secondary 
21 school, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-5) of 
 
 
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1 Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
2  (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under 
3 the control of a pre-school or child care facility, 
4 including any room or portion of a building under the 
5 control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in 
6 this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care 
7 facility in a family home from owning or possessing a 
8 firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child 
9 under child care at the home is present in the home or the 
10 firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a 
11 child under child care at the home is present in the home.
12  (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a 
13 building under the control of an officer of the executive 
14 or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing 
15 in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a 
16 concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail 
17 in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources 
18 or any other designated public hunting area or building 
19 where firearm possession is permitted as established by the 
20 Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the 
21 Wildlife Code.
22  (4) Any building designated for matters before a 
23 circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or 
24 any building or portion of a building under the control of 
25 the Supreme Court.
26  (5) Any building or portion of a building under the 
 
 
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1 control of a unit of local government.
2  (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under 
3 the control of an adult or juvenile detention or 
4 correctional institution, prison, or jail.
5  (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under 
6 the control of a public or private hospital or hospital 
7 affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home.
8  (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for 
9 in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, 
10 real property, and parking area under the control of a 
11 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part 
12 with public funds.
13  (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under 
14 the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its 
15 premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross 
16 receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of 
17 alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails 
18 to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided 
19 in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement 
20 or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms 
21 under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under 
22 subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act 
23 of 1934.
24  (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on 
25 property open to the public that requires the issuance of a 
26 permit from the unit of local government, provided this 
 
 
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1 prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk 
2 through a public gathering in order to access his or her 
3 residence, place of business, or vehicle.
4  (11) Any building or real property that has been issued 
5 a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section 
6 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time 
7 designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event 
8 Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as 
9 defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor 
10 Control Act during the time designated for the sale of 
11 alcohol by the Special use permit license.
12  (12) Any public playground.
13  (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic 
14 facility under the control of a municipality or park 
15 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a 
16 licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail 
17 or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway 
18 includes a public park.
19  (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook 
20 County Forest Preserve District.
21  (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical 
22 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, 
23 entertainment venue, officially recognized 
24 university-related organization property, whether owned or 
25 leased, and any real property, including parking areas, 
26 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public 
 
 
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1 or private community college, college, or university, 
2 except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-5) of Section 
3 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
4  (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under 
5 the control of a gaming facility licensed under the 
6 Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 
7 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.
8  (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or 
9 parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any 
10 collegiate or professional sporting event.
11  (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under 
12 the control of a public library.
13  (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under 
14 the control of an airport.
15  (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under 
16 the control of an amusement park.
17  (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under 
18 the control of a zoo or museum.
19  (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, 
20 building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used 
21 by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site 
22 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory 
23 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance 
24 store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a 
25 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere 
26 in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property, 
 
 
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1 building, or facility described in this paragraph.
2  (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under 
3 federal law.
4 (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or 
5private community college, college, or university from:
6  (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within 
7 a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or 
8 university;
9  (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies 
10 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and 
11 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
12  (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies 
13 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which 
14 must include designated areas where persons can park 
15 vehicles that carry firearms; and
16  (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the 
17 purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially 
18 recognized programs, including but not limited to military 
19 science and law enforcement training programs, or in any 
20 designated area used for hunting purposes or target 
21 shooting.
22 (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may 
23prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property 
24under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in 
25accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that 
26firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is 
 
 
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1a private residence.
2 (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of 
3this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection 
4(a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm 
5into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in 
6subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be 
7permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her 
8person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a 
9firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked 
10vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the 
11vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed 
12firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle 
13within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited 
14purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's 
15trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove 
16compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed 
17firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm 
18carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
19 (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section 
20while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that 
21touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), 
22(a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is 
23carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions 
24of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the 
25licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of 
26law.
 
 
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1 (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is 
2prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the 
3entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified in 
4this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or 
5premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform 
6design as established by the Department and shall be 4 inches 
7by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules for 
8standardized signs to be used under this subsection.

9(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)

10 Section 15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 
11changing Section 24-2 as follows:


12 (720 ILCS 5/24-2)



13 Sec. 24-2. Exemptions. 

14 (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and 
1524-1(a)(13) and Section
24-1.6 do not apply to
or affect any of 
16the following:

17  (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace 
18 officer to
assist in making arrests or preserving the 
19 peace, while actually engaged in
assisting such officer.

20  (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,

21 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the 
22 detention of persons
accused or convicted of an offense, 
23 while in the performance of their
official duty, or while 
24 commuting between their homes and places of employment.

 
 
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1  (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
2 the United States
or the Illinois National Guard or the 
3 Reserve Officers Training Corps,
while in the performance 
4 of their official duty.

5  (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public 
6 utility to
perform police functions, and guards of armored 
7 car companies, while
actually engaged in the performance of 
8 the duties of their employment or
commuting between their 
9 homes and places of employment; and watchmen
while actually 
10 engaged in the performance of the duties of their 
11 employment.

12  (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors, 
13 private
detectives, or private alarm contractors, or 
14 employed by a private security contractor, private 
15 detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed
by 
16 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 
17 if their duties
include the carrying of a weapon under the 
18 provisions of the Private
Detective, Private Alarm,

19 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 
20 2004,
while actually
engaged in the performance of the 
21 duties of their employment or commuting
between their homes 
22 and places of employment. A person shall be considered 
23 eligible for this
exemption if he or she has completed the 
24 required 20
hours of training for a private security 
25 contractor, private
detective, or private alarm 
26 contractor, or employee of a licensed private security 
 
 
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1 contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor 
2 agency and 20 hours of required firearm
training, and has 
3 been issued a firearm control card by
the Department of 
4 Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the 
5 renewal of
firearm control cards issued under the 
6 provisions of this Section
shall be the same as for those 
7 cards issued under the provisions of the
Private Detective, 
8 Private Alarm,
Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and 
9 Locksmith Act of 2004. The
firearm control card shall be 
10 carried by the private security contractor, private

11 detective, or private alarm contractor, or employee of the 
12 licensed private security contractor, private detective, 
13 or private alarm contractor agency at all
times when he or 
14 she is in possession of a concealable weapon permitted by 
15 his or her firearm control card.

16  (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or 
17 industrial
operation as a security guard for the protection 
18 of persons employed
and private property related to such 
19 commercial or industrial
operation, while actually engaged 
20 in the performance of his or her
duty or traveling between 
21 sites or properties belonging to the
employer, and who, as 
22 a security guard, is a member of a security force 
23 registered with the Department of Financial and 
24 Professional
Regulation; provided that such security guard 
25 has successfully completed a
course of study, approved by 
26 and supervised by the Department of
Financial and 
 
 
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1 Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 
2 hours of training
that includes the theory of law 
3 enforcement, liability for acts, and the
handling of 
4 weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this

5 exemption if he or she has completed the required 20
hours 
6 of training for a security officer and 20 hours of required 
7 firearm
training, and has been issued a firearm control 
8 card by
the Department of Financial and Professional 
9 Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
firearm control 
10 cards issued under the provisions of this Section
shall be 
11 the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of 
12 the
Private Detective, Private Alarm,
Private Security, 
13 Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The
firearm 
14 control card shall be carried by the security guard at all

15 times when he or she is in possession of a concealable 
16 weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.

17  (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois 
18 Legislative Investigating
Commission authorized by the 
19 Commission to carry the weapons specified in
subsections 
20 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of

21 any investigation for the Commission.

22  (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a 
23 security guard for the protection of
other employees and 
24 property related to such financial institution, while

25 actually engaged in the performance of their duties, 
26 commuting between
their homes and places of employment, or 
 
 
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1 traveling between sites or
properties owned or operated by 
2 such financial institution, and who, as a security guard, 
3 is a member of a security force registered with the 
4 Department; provided that
any person so employed has 
5 successfully completed a course of study,
approved by and 
6 supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional 
7 Regulation,
consisting of not less than 40 hours of 
8 training which includes theory of
law enforcement, 
9 liability for acts, and the handling of weapons.
A person 
10 shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if he 
11 or
she has completed the required 20 hours of training for 
12 a security officer
and 20 hours of required firearm 
13 training, and has been issued a
firearm control card by the 
14 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

15 Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued 
16 under the
provisions of this Section shall be the same as 
17 for those issued under the
provisions of the Private 
18 Detective, Private Alarm,
Private Security, Fingerprint 
19 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The
firearm control card 
20 shall be carried by the security guard at all times when he 
21 or she is in possession of a concealable
weapon permitted 
22 by his or her firearm control card. For purposes of this 
23 subsection, "financial institution" means a
bank, savings 
24 and loan association, credit union or company providing

25 armored car services.

26  (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to 
 
 
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1 drive an armored
car, while actually engaged in the 
2 performance of his duties.

3  (10) Persons who have been classified as peace officers 
4 pursuant
to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.

5  (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's 
6 Attorneys Appellate
Prosecutor authorized by the board of 
7 governors of the Office of the
State's Attorneys Appellate 
8 Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to
Section 7.06 of the 
9 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.

10  (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's 
11 Attorney under
Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.

12  (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of 
13 their duties, or
while commuting between their homes, 
14 places of employment or specific locations
that are part of 
15 their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge 
16 of
the circuit for which they are employed, if they have 
17 received weapons training according
to requirements of the 
18 Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.

19  (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance 
20 of their official
duties, or while commuting between their 
21 homes and places of employment, with
the
consent of the 
22 Sheriff.

23  (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at 
24 a nuclear energy,
storage, weapons or development site or 
25 facility regulated by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission 
26 who has completed the background screening and training

 
 
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1 mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear 
2 Regulatory Commission.

3  (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons 
4 to
persons
authorized under subdivisions (1) through 
5 (13.5) of this
subsection
to
possess those weapons.

6 (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply 
7to
or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, 
8or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid 
9license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of 
10the commission of the offense, including carrying a concealed 
11pistol, revolver, or handgun by a full-time teacher or 
12full-time professor or administrator of a public or private 
13school, community college, college, or university who has been 
14designated by his or her school district board or the board of 
15trustees of his or her community college, college, or 
16university as a school or college protection officer, into:
17  (1) any building, real property, and parking area
under 
18 the control of the public or private elementary or 
19 secondary school in which the person is employed; or
20  (2)
any building, classroom, laboratory, medical

21 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, 
22 entertainment venue, officially recognized 
23 university-related organization property, whether owned or 
24 leased, and any real property, including parking areas, 
25 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public 
26 or private community college, college, or university
in 
 
 
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1 which the person is employed.
2  (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply 
3to
or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement 
4officer qualified under the laws of this State or under the 
5federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. 
6 (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section 
724-1.6 do not
apply to or affect
any of the following:

8  (1) Members of any club or organization organized for 
9 the purpose of
practicing shooting at targets upon 
10 established target ranges, whether
public or private, and 
11 patrons of such ranges, while such members
or patrons are 
12 using their firearms on those target ranges.

13  (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations 
14 while parading,
with the special permission of the 
15 Governor.

16  (3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or

17 permit while engaged in hunting,
trapping or fishing.

18  (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in a

19 non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.

20  (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun 
21 gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal 
22 dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's 
23 permission. 
24 (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any 
25of the
following:

26  (1) Peace officers while in performance of their 
 
 
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1 official duties.

2  (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, 
3 penitentiaries,
jails and other institutions for the 
4 detention of persons accused or
convicted of an offense.

5  (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
6 the United States
or the Illinois National Guard, while in 
7 the performance of their official
duty.

8  (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine 
9 guns to persons
authorized under subdivisions (1) through 
10 (3) of this subsection to
possess machine guns, if the 
11 machine guns are broken down in a
non-functioning state or 
12 are not immediately accessible.

13  (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture 
14 any weapon from
which 8 or more shots or bullets can be 
15 discharged by a
single function of the firing device, or 
16 ammunition for such weapons, and
actually engaged in the 
17 business of manufacturing such weapons or
ammunition, but 
18 only with respect to activities which are within the lawful

19 scope of such business, such as the manufacture, 
20 transportation, or testing
of such weapons or ammunition. 
21 This exemption does not authorize the
general private 
22 possession of any weapon from which 8 or more
shots or 
23 bullets can be discharged by a single function of the 
24 firing
device, but only such possession and activities as 
25 are within the lawful
scope of a licensed manufacturing 
26 business described in this paragraph.

 
 
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1  During transportation, such weapons shall be broken 
2 down in a
non-functioning state or not immediately 
3 accessible.

4  (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery, 
5 transfer or sale,
and all lawful commercial or experimental 
6 activities necessary thereto, of
rifles, shotguns, and 
7 weapons made from rifles or shotguns,
or ammunition for 
8 such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in
by a 
9 person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant 
10 to a
contract or subcontract for the development and supply 
11 of such rifles,
shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the 
12 United States government or any
branch of the Armed Forces 
13 of the United States, when such activities are
necessary 
14 and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.

15  The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)

16 shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such 
17 contractor or
subcontractor who is operating within the 
18 scope of his employment, where
such activities involving 
19 such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary
and 
20 incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.

21  (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or 
22 barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person 
23 has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S. 
24 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (B) 
25 the person is an active member of a bona fide, nationally 
26 recognized military re-enacting group and the modification 
 
 
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1 is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon 
2 for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in 
3 possession of a valid and current re-enacting group 
4 membership credential; and the overall length of the weapon 
5 as modified is not less than 26 inches.
6 (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase, 
7possession
or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace 
8officer.

9 (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner, 
10manager or
authorized employee of any place specified in that 
11subsection nor to any
law enforcement officer.

12 (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and 
13Section 24-1.6
do not apply
to members of any club or 
14organization organized for the purpose of practicing
shooting 
15at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or 
16private,
while using their firearms on those target ranges.

17 (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply 
18to:

19  (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
20 the United
States or the Illinois National Guard, while in 
21 the performance of their
official duty.

22  (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military 
23 ordnance.

24  (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic 
25 ballistics, or
specializing in the development of 
26 ammunition or explosive ordnance.

 
 
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1  (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of 
2 explosive
bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed 
3 by the federal government,
in connection with the supply of 
4 those organizations and persons exempted
by subdivision 
5 (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons

6 outside this State, or the transportation of explosive 
7 bullets to any
organization or person exempted in this 
8 Section by a common carrier or by a
vehicle owned or leased 
9 by an exempted manufacturer.

10 (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect 
11persons licensed
under federal law to manufacture any device or 
12attachment of any kind designed,
used, or intended for use in 
13silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
ammunition

14for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually 
15engaged in the
business of manufacturing those devices, 
16firearms, or ammunition, but only with
respect to
activities 
17that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the

18manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices, 
19firearms, or
ammunition. This
exemption does not authorize the 
20general private possession of any device or
attachment of any 
21kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the

22report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities 
23as are within
the
lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing 
24business described in this subsection
(g-5). During 
25transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon

26or
not immediately accessible.

 
 
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1 (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section

224-1.6 do not apply to
or affect any parole agent or parole 
3supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions 
4prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of 
5Corrections. 
6 (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace 
7officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team 
8or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally 
9own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any 
10kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the 
11report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and 
12maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose 
13duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
14 (g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and 
1524-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an 
16athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and 
17Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of 
18competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic 
19Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the 
20International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in 
21connection with such athlete's training for and participation 
22in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 
23Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic 
24and Paralympic Games. 
25 (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of 
26any
subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions 
 
 
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1contained in
this Article. The defendant shall have the burden 
2of proving such an
exemption.

3 (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or 
4affect
the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any 
5pistol or revolver,
stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned 
6to a common carrier operating
under license of the State of 
7Illinois or the federal government, where
such transportation, 
8carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful

9transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and 
10nothing in this
Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the 
11transportation, carrying,
or possession of any pistol, 
12revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm,
not the subject of 
13and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection
24-2(c) of 
14this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm

15carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the 
16possessor of a valid
Firearm Owners Identification Card.

17(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)


18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.