99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4988
 
Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



430 ILCS 66/25

 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that if the applicant for a concealed carry license is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is residing in the State, for purposes of the Act, he or she is considered a resident of the State, except he or she is exempt from the license requirements of not having been convicted or found guilty in the State or in any other state of: (1) a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of physical force or violence to any person within the 5 years preceding the date of the license application; or (2) 2 or more violations related to driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, within the 5 years preceding the date of the license application.



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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 25 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/25)

7 Sec. 25. Qualifications for a license. 
8 The Department shall issue a license to an applicant 
9completing an application in accordance with Section 30 of this 
10Act if the person:
11  (1) is at least 21 years of age;
12  (2) has a currently valid Firearm Owner's 
13 Identification Card and at the time of application meets 
14 the requirements for the issuance of a Firearm Owner's 
15 Identification Card and is not prohibited under the Firearm 
16 Owners Identification Card Act or federal law from 
17 possessing or receiving a firearm;
18  (3) has not been convicted or found guilty in this 
19 State or in any other state of:
20   (A) a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of 
21 physical force or violence to any person within the 5 
22 years preceding the date of the license application; or
23   (B) 2 or more violations related to driving while 
 
 
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1 under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, 
2 intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination 
3 thereof, within the 5 years preceding the date of the 
4 license application;
5  (4) is not the subject of a pending arrest warrant, 
6 prosecution, or proceeding for an offense or action that 
7 could lead to disqualification to own or possess a firearm;
8  (5) has not been in residential or court-ordered 
9 treatment for alcoholism, alcohol detoxification, or drug 
10 treatment within the 5 years immediately preceding the date 
11 of the license application; and
12  (6) has completed firearms training and any education 
13 component required under Section 75 of this Act.

14 If the person is a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
15States who is residing in this State, for the purposes of this 
16Act, he or she is considered a resident of this State, except 
17he or she is exempt from the requirements of paragraph (3) of 
18this Section. 
19(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)