101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1497
 
Introduced 2/13/2019, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new

 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes it unlawful for any person to knowingly possess an assault weapon 300 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, except possession of weapons registered with the Department of State Police in the time provided. Provides exemptions and penalties. Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding 
5Sections 24-1.9 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new)
7 Sec. 24-1.9. Possession, delivery, sale, and purchase of 
8assault weapons.
9 (a) Definitions. In this Section:
10  (1) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 
11 18 U.S.C. 921 (a)(16).
12  (2) "Assault weapon" means: 
13   (A) a semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to 
14 accept a large capacity
magazine detachable or 
15 otherwise and one or more of the following:
16    (i) only a pistol grip without a stock 
17 attached;
18    (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
19 protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger 
20 hand;
21    (iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole 
22 stock;
23    (iv) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that 
 
 
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1 partially or
completely encircles the barrel, 
2 allowing the bearer to hold
the firearm with the 
3 non-trigger hand without being burned,
but 
4 excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; or
5    (v) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator;
6   (B) a semiautomatic pistol or any semi-automatic 
7 rifle that has a fixed
magazine, that has the capacity 
8 to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
9   (C) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
10 accept a detachable
magazine and has one or more of the 
11 following:
12    (i) any feature capable of functioning as a 
13 protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger 
14 hand;
15    (ii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole 
16 stock;
17    (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that 
18 partially or
completely encircles the barrel, 
19 allowing the bearer to hold
the firearm with the 
20 non-trigger hand without being burned,
but 
21 excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
22    (iv) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator; or
23    (v) the capacity to accept a detachable 
24 magazine at some
location outside of the pistol 
25 grip;
26   (D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of 
 
 
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1 the following:
2    (i) only a pistol grip without a stock 
3 attached;
4    (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
5 protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger 
6 hand;
7    (iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole 
8 stock;
9    (iv) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 
10 rounds; or
11    (v) an ability to accept a detachable 
12 magazine;
13   (E) any shotgun with a revolving cylinder; or
14   (F) a conversion kit, part or combination of parts, 
15 from which an assault
weapon can be assembled if those 
16 parts are in the possession or under the control of the 
17 same
person.
18  "Assault weapon" includes, but is not limited to, the 
19 assault weapon models identified as follows:
20   (i) the following rifles or copies or duplicates of 
21 those rifles:
22    (I) AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM, MAK90, 
23 Misr,
NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR;
24    (II) AR-10;
25    (III) AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite Ml5, or 
26 Olympic
Arms PCR;
 
 
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1    (IV) AR70;
2    (V) Calico Liberty;
3    (VI) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov 
4 SVU;
5    (VII) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or 
6 FNC;
7    (VIII) Hi-Point Carbine;
8    (IX) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, or HK-PSG-1;
9    (X) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle;
10    (XI) Saiga;
11    (XII) SAR-8, SAR-4800;
12    (XIII) SKS with detachable magazine;
13    (XIV) SLG 95;
14    (XV) SLR 95 or 96;
15    (XVI) Steyr AUG;
16    (XVII) Sturm, Ruger Mini-14;
17    (XVIII) Tavor;
18    (XIX) Thompson 1927, Thompson Ml, or Thompson 
19 1927
Commando; or
20    (XX) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil 
21 Sporter, or Galil
Sniper Rifle (Galatz).
22   (ii) the following pistols or copies or duplicates 
23 of those pistols:
24    (I) Calico M-110;
25    (II) MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3;
26    (III) Olympic Arms OA;
 
 
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1    (IV) TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22 Scorpion, or 
2 AB-10; or
3    (V) Uzi.
4   (iii) The following shotguns or copies or 
5 duplicates of those shotguns:
6    (I) Armscor 30 BG;
7    (II) SPAS 12 or LAW 12;
8    (III) Striker 12; or
9    (IV) Streetsweeper.
10  "Assault weapon" does not include any firearm that has 
11 been made permanently
inoperable, or satisfies the 
12 definition of antique firearm,
or weapons designed for 
13 Olympic target shooting events.
14  (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device 
15 capable of being attached to a firearm that is specifically 
16 designed for making or converting a firearm into any of the 
17 firearms listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection (a).
18  (4) "Detachable magazine" means any ammunition feeding 
19 device, the function
of which is to deliver one or more 
20 ammunition cartridges into the firing chamber, which can be

21 removed from the firearm without the use of any tool, 
22 including a bullet or ammunition cartridge. 
23  (5) "Locking mechanism" means secured by a device or 
24 mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to 
25 render a firearm temporarily inoperable; or a box or 
26 container capable of containing the firearm and that can be 
 
 
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1 securely locked. 
2  (6) "Muzzle brake" means a device attached to the 
3 muzzle of a weapon that
utilizes escaping gas to reduce 
4 recoil.
5  (7) "Muzzle compensator" means a device attached to the 
6 muzzle of a weapon that
utilizes escaping gas to control 
7 muzzle movement. 
8 (b) The Department of State Police shall take all steps 
9necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within 
10180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
11101st General Assembly. 
12 (c) Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), (f), and 
13(h) of this Section, on or after the effective date of this 
14amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, it is unlawful 
15for any person within this State to knowingly deliver, sell, or 
16purchase or cause to be delivered, sold, or purchased or cause 
17to be possessed by another, an assault weapon or assault weapon 
18attachment.
19 (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (e), (f), 
20and (h) of this Section, 300 days after the effective date of 
21this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, it is 
22unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly possess 
23an assault weapon. 
24 (e) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed 
25an assault weapon before the effective date of this amendatory 
26Act of the 101st General Assembly, provided the person has 
 
 
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1provided in a registration affidavit, under oath or affirmation 
2and in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of 
3State Police on or after 180 days after the effective date of 
4this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly but within 
5300 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
6101st General Assembly:
7  (1) his or her name;
8  (2) date of birth;
9  (3) Firearm Owner's Identification Card number;
10  (4) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the 
11 weapon; and
12  (5) proof of a locking mechanism that properly fits the 
13 weapon. The affidavit shall include a statement that the 
14 weapon is owned by the person submitting the affidavit and 
15 that he or she owns a locking mechanism for the weapon.
16 The affidavit form shall include the following statement 
17printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on 
18this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the 
19Criminal Code of 2012."
20 Beginning 300 days after the effective date of this 
21amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the person may 
22transfer the assault weapon only to an heir, an individual 
23residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or a 
24dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 
25of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days after 
26transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person shall 
 
 
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1notify the Department of State Police of the name and address 
2of the transferee and comply with the requirements of 
3subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners 
4Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon is 
5transferred shall, within 60 days of the transfer, complete an 
6affidavit and pay the required registration fee under this 
7Section. A person to whom the weapon is transferred may 
8transfer it only as provided in this subsection.
9 (f) This Section does not apply to a peace officer who has 
10retired in good standing from a law enforcement agency of this 
11State and who possesses an assault weapon if the weapon was 
12lawfully possessed and acquired by the peace officer prior to 
13retirement and the retired peace officer within 30 days of 
14retirement registers the weapon with the Department of State 
15Police and pays the required registration fee under this 
16Section. The retired peace officer shall comply with the 
17transfer and notification requirements in subsection (e). 
18 (g) For the purpose of registration required under 
19subsections (e) and (f) of this Section, the Department of 
20State Police shall assess a registration fee of $25 per person 
21to the owner of an assault weapon. The fee shall be deposited 
22into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. 
23 (h) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the 
24following:
25  (1) Peace officers.
26  (2) Acquisition and possession by a local law 
 
 
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1 enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping the 
2 agency's peace officers. 
3  (3) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, 
4 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the 
5 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
6  (4) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
7 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in 
8 the performance of their official duties or while traveling 
9 to or from their place of duty.
10  (5) Any company that employs armed security officers in 
11 this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or 
12 development site or facility regulated by the federal 
13 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and persons employed as an 
14 armed security force member at a nuclear energy, storage, 
15 weapons, or development site or facility regulated by the 
16 federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who have completed 
17 the background screening and training mandated by the rules 
18 and regulations of the federal Nuclear Regulatory 
19 Commission and while in the performance of their official 
20 duties. 
21  (6) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons, 
22 attachments, or ammunition to persons authorized under 
23 subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection (h) to 
24 possess those items.
25  (7) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons, 
26 attachments, or ammunition for sale or transfer in another 
 
 
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1 state. 
2  (8) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is 
3 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by 
4 USA Shooting, the national governing body for 
5 international shooting competition in the United States, 
6 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an 
7 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting 
8 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from 
9 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm 
10 is broken down in a non-functioning state, is not 
11 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a 
12 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar 
13 portable container designed for the safe transportation of 
14 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor 
15 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or 
16 events.
17  (9) Any non-resident who transports, within 24 hours, a 
18 weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where he or 
19 she may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to any other 
20 place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry that 
21 weapon if, during the transportation the weapon is 
22 unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any ammunition being 
23 transported is readily accessible or is directly 
24 accessible from the passenger compartment of the 
25 transporting vehicle. Provided that, in the case of a 
26 vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver's 
 
 
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1 compartment the weapon or ammunition shall be contained in 
2 a locked container other than the glove compartment or 
3 console. 
4  (10) Possession of a weapon at events taking place at 
5 the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, only 
6 while engaged in the legal use of this weapon, or while 
7 traveling to or from this location if the weapon is broken 
8 down in a non-functioning state, or is not immediately 
9 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, 
10 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable 
11 container designed for the safe transportation of 
12 firearms. 
13  (11) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use 
14 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while 
15 traveling to or from a location authorized for this hunting 
16 use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is broken down in 
17 a non-functioning state, or is not immediately accessible, 
18 or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, carrying 
19 box, shipping box, or other similar portable container 
20 designed for the safe transportation of firearms. 
21  (12) The manufacture, transportation, possession, 
22 sale, or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and the 
23 weapon's respective attachments, to persons authorized or 
24 permitted, or both authorized and permitted to acquire and 
25 possess these weapons or attachments for the purpose of 
26 rental for use solely as props for a motion picture, 
 
 
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1 television, or video production or entertainment event. 
2 (i) Sentence.
3  (1) A person who knowingly delivers, sells, purchases, 
4 or possesses or causes to be delivered, sold, purchased, or 
5 possessed an assault weapon in violation of this Section 
6 commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 
7 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the 
8 possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the 
9 same time.
10  (2) A person who knowingly delivers, sells, purchases, 
11 or possesses or causes to be delivered, sold, purchased, or 
12 possessed in violation of this Section an assault weapon 
13 attachment commits a Class 4 felony for a first violation 
14 and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
15  (3) Any other violation of this Section is a Class A 
16 misdemeanor.