Illinois-2013-SB1378-Introduced

98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB1378

Introduced 2/6/2013, by Sen. Mike Jacobs

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,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is

5 amended 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

8 knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,

9 firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within

10 this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays a

11 currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has

12 previously been issued in his name by the Department of State

13 Police under the provisions of this Act. In addition, all

14 firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed

15 firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1.

16 (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm

17 dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that

18 person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or

19 transferring the firearm, request the Department of State

20 Police to conduct a background check on the prospective

21 recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.

22 (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to

23 be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a

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1 record of such transfer for a period of5 ~~10~~ years from the

2 date of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the

3 transfer; the description, serial number or other information

4 identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number

5 is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this

6 State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card

7 number. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain

8 the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On demand

9 of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for inspection

10 such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at

11 a gun show, the record shall include the unique identification

12 number. Failure to record the unique identification number is a

13 petty offense.

14 (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person

15 within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States

16 mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law

17 to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within

18 or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a

19 copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card

20 and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois

21 State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the

22 ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address on

23 either of those 2 documents.

24 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer

25 of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons

26 specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.

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1 (Source: P.A. 97-1135, eff. 12-4-12.)