98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3725

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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5changing 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
9Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and
10shall make a list of approved courses available on the
11Department's website.
12 (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
13completion of a firearms training course or combination of
14courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which
15includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this
16Section, 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
5certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
6passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
7consisting 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
14proof of completion of a firearms training course or
15combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3
16hours.
17 (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm
18training 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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1performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records
2available upon demand of authorized personnel of the
3Department.
4 (g) The Department and certified firearms instructor shall
5recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed toward
6the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if the
7training course is approved by the Department and recognized
8under the laws of another state. Any remaining hours that the
9applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject
10matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and
11the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
12 (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an
13active law enforcement officer, a person certified as a
14firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law
15Enforcement Training Standards Board, or a person who has
16completed the required training and has been issued a firearm
17control card by the Department of Financial and Professional
18Regulation, or a federally licensed firearms dealer shall be
19exempt from the requirements of this Section.
20 (i) The Department shall accept 8 hours of training as
21completed toward the 16 hour training requirement under this
22Section, if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably
23discharged member of the United States Armed Forces.
24(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.