97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0049
 
Introduced 1/27/2011, by Sen. Shane Cultra
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

  
430 ILCS 65/3 from Ch. 38, par. 83-3

 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person
who
transfers or causes to be transferred a firearm within the State must keep a
record of the transfer for a period of 5 (rather than 10) years from the date
of the transfer. Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT in relation to firearms. 


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
Section 3 as follows:






6 (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)



7 Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may 
8knowingly
transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm, 
9firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within 
10this State unless the
transferee with whom he deals displays a 
11currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card which has 
12previously been issued in his name by the
Department of State 
13Police under the provisions of this Act. In addition,
all 
14firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed 
15firearm dealers are subject
to Section 3.1.

16 (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
17dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that 
18person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or 
19transferring the firearm, request the Department of State 
20Police to conduct a background check on the prospective 
21recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.

22 (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to 
23be
transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a 
 
 
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1record of such transfer for a period
of 5 10 years from the 
2date of transfer. Such record shall contain the date
of the 
3transfer; the description, serial number or other information

4identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number 
5is available; and, if the
transfer was completed within this 
6State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card 
7number. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain 
8the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On demand 
9of a peace officer such transferor
shall produce for inspection 
10such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at 
11a gun show, the record shall include the unique identification 
12number. Failure to record the unique identification number is a 
13petty offense.


14 (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person 
15outside of Illinois. Any resident purchasing ammunition 
16outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a 
17copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card 
18and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois 
19State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the 
20ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address on 
21either of those 2 documents.
22 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer 
23of firearm
ammunition shall not apply to those persons 
24specified in paragraph (b) of
Section 2 of this Act.

25(Source: P.A. 94-6, eff. 1-1-06; 94-284, eff. 7-21-05; 94-353, 
26eff. 7-29-05; 94-571, eff. 8-12-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)




 
 
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