Bill Text: IL HB3389 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person is not justified in the use of force against another if the person is a streetgang member or gang member and is in possession of a firearm in violation of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Code, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a person is not justified in the use of force against another if the person is a convicted felon. Defines "streetgang member" and "gang member".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3389 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3389-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 7-1 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 5/7-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 7-1)
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| 7 | Sec. 7-1. Use of
force in defense of person. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) A person is justified in the use of force against | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | another when and to
the extent that he reasonably believes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | that such conduct is necessary to
defend himself or another | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | against such other's imminent use of unlawful
force. However, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | he is justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | to cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | believes
that such force is necessary to prevent imminent | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | death or great bodily harm
to himself or another, or the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | commission of a forcible felony. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (b) In no case shall any act involving the use of force | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | justified under this Section give rise to any claim or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | liability brought by or on behalf of any person acting within | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | the definition of "aggressor" set forth in Section 7-4 of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Article, or the estate, spouse, or other family member of such | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | a person, against the person or estate of the person using such | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | justified force, unless the use of force involves willful or | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | wanton misconduct.
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| 2 | (c) A person is not justified in the use of force against | ||||||
| 3 | another as provided in subsection (a) or (b) if the person is a | ||||||
| 4 | streetgang member or gang member and is in possession of a | ||||||
| 5 | firearm in violation of Article 24 of this Code, the Firearm | ||||||
| 6 | Owners Identification Card Act, or the Firearm Concealed Carry | ||||||
| 7 | Act. | ||||||
| 8 | (d) A person is not justified in the use of force against | ||||||
| 9 | another as provided in subsection (a) or (b) if the person is a | ||||||
| 10 | convicted felon. | ||||||
| 11 | (e) In this Section, "streetgang member" and "gang member" | ||||||
| 12 | have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 10 of the | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (Source: P.A. 93-832, eff. 7-28-04.)
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