Bill Text: IL HB4754 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm, or any piece or part of a firearm, unless the person possesses a license to manufacture firearms under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4754 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4754-Amended.html

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Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Filed: 3/28/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4754
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4754, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
Section 24-2.3 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to
create a firearm.
(a) As used in this Section, "three-dimensional printer"
means a computer-driven machine capable of producing a
three-dimensional object from a digital model.
(b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional
printer to create a firearm when he or she knowingly uses a
three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning
firearm. This subsection (b) does not apply to:

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(1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture
firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the federal
Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a)); or
(2) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to
create a non-functioning prototype of a firearm.
(c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer
to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.".