Rep. Harry Benton
Filed: 4/2/2024
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5254 


2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5254 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

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

6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
7 Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and 
8purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 
9caliber cartridges.
10 (a) Definitions. In this Section:
11 (1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as 
12provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: 
13  (A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to 
14 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily 
15 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm 
16 has one or more of the following:
 
 
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1   (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
2   (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
3 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger 
4 hand;
5   (iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or 
6 detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise 
7 foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to 
8 reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or 
9 otherwise enhances the concealability of, the weapon; 
10   (iv) a flash suppressor;
11   (v) a grenade launcher;
12   (vi) a shroud attached to the barrel or that 
13 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing 
14 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger 
15 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that 
16 encloses the barrel. 
17  (B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine 
18 with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except 
19 for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and 
20 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire 
21 ammunition.
22  (C) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
23 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily 
24 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm 
25 has one or more of the following:
26   (i) a threaded barrel;
 
 
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1   (ii) a second pistol grip or another feature 
2 capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can 
3 be held by the non-trigger hand;
4   (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel or that 
5 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing 
6 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger 
7 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that 
8 encloses the barrel;
9   (iv) a flash suppressor; 
10   (v) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine 
11 at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
12   (vi) a buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that 
13 protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is 
14 designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a 
15 firearm to be fired from the shoulder. 
16  (D) A semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine 
17 with the capacity to accept more than 15 rounds.
18  (E) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
19  (F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of 
20 the following:
21   (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
22   (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
23 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger 
24 hand;
25   (iii) a folding or thumbhole stock; 
26   (iv) a grenade launcher;
 
 
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1   (v) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more 
2 than 5 rounds; or 
3   (vi) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine. 
4  (G) Any semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to 
5 accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
6  (H) Any firearm that has been modified to be operable 
7 as an assault weapon as defined in this Section. 
8  (I) Any part or combination of parts designed or 
9 intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, 
10 including any combination of parts from which an assault 
11 weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the 
12 possession or under the control of the same person. 
13  (J) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates, 
14 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
15 such weapon: 
16   (i) All AK types, including the following:
17    (I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM, 
18 MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms 
19 AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, and WUM. 
20    (II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 
21    (III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 
22    (IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S. 
23    (V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS. 
24    (VI) SKS with a detachable magazine. 
25   (ii) all AR types, including the following:
26    (I) AR-10. 
 
 
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1    (II) AR-15. 
2    (III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16. 
3    (IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 
4    (V) Armalite M15-T. 
5    (VI) Barrett REC7. 
6    (VII) Beretta AR-70. 
7    (VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout. 
8    (IX) Bushmaster ACR. 
9    (X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 
10    (XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 
11    (XII) Bushmaster XM15. 
12    (XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles. 
13    (XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 
14    (XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles. 
15    (XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 
16    (XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles. 
17    (XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 
18    (XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 
19    (XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 
20    (XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine. 
21    (XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 
22    (XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles. 
23    (XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle. 
24    (XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15. 
25    (XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 
26    (XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 
 
 
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1    (XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles. 
2    (XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle. 
3    (XXX) Olympic Arms. 
4    (XXXI) POF USA P415. 
5    (XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles. 
6    (XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles. 
7    (XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 
8    (XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15 or Rock River 
9 Arms LAR-47. 
10    (XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX 
11 rifles. 
12    (XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles. 
13    (XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles. 
14    (XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556 
15 rifles. 
16    (XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles. 
17    (XLI) Windham Weaponry AR rifles. 
18    (XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 
19    (XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc. 
20 YHM-15 rifles. 
21   (iii) Barrett M107A1.
22   (iv) Barrett M82A1.
23   (v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
24   (vi) Calico Liberty Series.
25   (vii) CETME Sporter. 
26   (viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and 
 
 
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1 AR 110C. 
2   (ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 
3 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 
4   (x) Feather Industries AT-9. 
5   (xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 
6   (xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 
7   (xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC. 
8   (xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 
9   (xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB. 
10   (xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig 
11 Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
12   (xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48. 
13   (xviii) Steyr AUG. 
14   (xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle 
15 M-14/20CF. 
16   (xx) All Thompson rifles, including the following: 
17    (I) Thompson M1SB. 
18    (II) Thompson T1100D. 
19    (III) Thompson T150D. 
20    (IV) Thompson T1B. 
21    (V) Thompson T1B100D. 
22    (VI) Thompson T1B50D. 
23    (VII) Thompson T1BSB. 
24    (VIII) Thompson T1-C. 
25    (IX) Thompson T1D. 
26    (X) Thompson T1SB. 
 
 
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1    (XI) Thompson T5. 
2    (XII) Thompson T5100D. 
3    (XIII) Thompson TM1. 
4    (XIV) Thompson TM1C. 
5   (xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 
6   (xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and 
7 UZI Model B Carbine. 
8   (xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 
9   (xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 
10   (xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
11   (xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 
12  (K) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates, 
13 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
14 such weapon thereof: 
15   (i) All AK types, including the following: 
16    (I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 
17    (II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 
18    (III) Draco AK-47 pistol. 
19    (IV) HCR AK-47 pistol. 
20    (V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol. 
21    (VI) Krinkov pistol. 
22    (VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol. 
23    (VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 
24    (IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 
25   (ii) All AR types, including the following: 
26    (I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol. 
 
 
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1    (II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 
2    (III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II. 
3    (IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol. 
4    (V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 
5    (VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol. 
6    (VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol. 
7    (VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol. 
8    (IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol. 
9    (X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol. 
10    (XI) POF USA AR pistols. 
11    (XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol. 
12    (XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol. 
13   (iii) Calico pistols. 
14   (iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 
15   (v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45. 
16   (vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol. 
17   (vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and 
18 TEC-DC9. 
19   (viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol. 
20   (ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 
21   (x) All MAC types, including the following: 
22    (I) MAC-10. 
23    (II) MAC-11. 
24    (III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol, 
25 MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini 
26 Tactical Pistol. 
 
 
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1    (IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11. 
2    (V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 
3   (xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 
4   (xii) Sites Spectre. 
5   (xiii) All Thompson types, including the 
6 following: 
7    (I) Thompson TA510D. 
8    (II) Thompson TA5. 
9   (xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 
10  (L) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates, 
11 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
12 such weapon thereof: 
13   (i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12. 
14   (ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 
15   (iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12. 
16   (iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the 
17 following: 
18    (I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 
19    (II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 
20    (III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01. 
21    (IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 
22    (V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030. 
23    (VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika. 
24   (v) Streetsweeper. 
25   (vi) Striker 12. 
26 (2) "Assault weapon" does not include: 
 
 
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1  (A) Any firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or 
2 has been made permanently inoperable.
3  (B) An antique firearm or a replica of an antique 
4 firearm.
5  (C) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, 
6 lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun 
7 with a revolving cylinder.
8  (D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of 
9 this Code.
10  (E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm 
11 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this 
12 Section. 
13 (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable 
14of being attached to a firearm that is specifically designed 
15for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms 
16listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
17 (4) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 
18U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
19 (5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable 
20of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include 
21any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has 
22a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder 
23for hunting or historical reenactments.
24 (6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG 
25caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is 
26capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50 
 
 
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1caliber cartridge" does not include any memorabilia or display 
2item that is filled with a permanent inert substance or that is 
3otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready 
4modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition 
5with a caliber measurement that is equal to or greater than .50 
6caliber.
7 (7) "Detachable magazine" means an ammunition feeding 
8device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly 
9of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device 
10that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a 
11bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other 
12object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or 
13cartridge.
14 (8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device 
15that is permanently attached to a firearm, or contained in and 
16not removable from a firearm, or that is otherwise not a 
17detachable magazine, but does not include an attached tubular 
18device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, 
19.22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
20 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), 
21on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 
22102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, 
23it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly 
24manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or cause to be 
25manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or purchased by 
26another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
 
 
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1caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
2 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), 
3beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person 
4within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon, 
5assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber 
6cartridge. 
7 (d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession 
8of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
9rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge device if the person lawfully 
10possessed that assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
11caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by 
12subsection (c) of this Section, if the person has provided in 
13an endorsement affidavit, prior to January 1, 2024, under oath 
14or affirmation and in the form and manner prescribed by the 
15Illinois State Police, no later than October 1, 2023:
16  (1) the affiant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card 
17 number;
18  (2) an affirmation that the affiant: (i) possessed an 
19 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
20 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge before January 10, 2023 
21 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this 
22 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly; or (ii) 
23 inherited the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
24 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge from a person 
25 with an endorsement under this Section or from a person 
26 authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of 
 
 
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1 subsection (e) to possess the assault weapon, assault 
2 weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber 
3 cartridge; and
4  (3) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the 
5 .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon or assault weapons 
6 listed in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) of subdivision (1) 
7 of subsection (a) of this Section possessed by the affiant 
8 prior to January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public 
9 Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
10 Assembly and any assault weapons identified and published 
11 by the Illinois State Police pursuant to this subdivision 
12 (3). No later than October 1, 2023, and every October 1 
13 thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via 
14 rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its 
15 website, the list of assault weapons subject to an 
16 endorsement affidavit under this subsection (d). The list 
17 shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies, 
18 duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the 
19 assault weapons identified in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) 
20 of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section and 
21 shall be consistent with the definition of "assault 
22 weapon" identified in this Section. The Illinois State 
23 Police may adopt emergency rulemaking in accordance with 
24 Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 
25 The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 
26 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this 
 
 
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1 paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the public 
2 interest, safety, and welfare.
3 The affidavit form shall include the following statement 
4printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on 
5this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the 
6Criminal Code of 2012. Entering false information on this form 
7is a violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act."
8 In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in 
9this State, a completed endorsement affidavit submitted to the 
10Illinois State Police by a person under this Section creates a 
11rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess 
12and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
13.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge. 
14 Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective 
15date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
16General Assembly, a person authorized under this Section to 
17possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
18caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall possess such 
19items only: 
20  (1) on private property owned or immediately 
21 controlled by the person;
22  (2) on private property that is not open to the public 
23 with the express permission of the person who owns or 
24 immediately controls such property;
25  (3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms 
26 dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
 
 
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1  (4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault 
2 weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or 
3 .50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range 
4 or sport shooting competition venue; or
5  (5) while traveling to or from these locations, 
6 provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon 
7 attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the 
8 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
9 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case, 
10 firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container. 
11 Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the 
12endorsement for an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
13.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or a person 
14authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection 
15(e) to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
16.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge may transfer the 
17assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, 
18or .50 caliber cartridge only to an heir, an individual 
19residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or 
20a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 
21923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days 
22after transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person 
23shall notify the Illinois State Police of the name and address 
24of the transferee and comply with the requirements of 
25subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners 
26Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon or 
 
 
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1ammunition is transferred shall, within 60 days of the 
2transfer, complete an affidavit required under this Section. A 
3person to whom the weapon is transferred may transfer it only 
4as provided in this subsection.
5 Except as provided in subsection (e) and beginning on 
6January 1, 2024, any person who moves into this State in 
7possession of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
8.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall, within 60 
9days, apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card and 
10complete an endorsement application as outlined in subsection 
11(d).
12 Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in 
13the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt 
14from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and 
15shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies 
16acting in the performance of their duties. 
17 (d-1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the 
18contrary, a person who possesses an assault weapon prohibited 
19by this Section may transfer the assault weapon to a federally 
20licensed firearm dealer under 18 U.S.C. 923 to broker the sale 
21of that weapon to an out-of-state purchaser. 
22 (e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase 
23or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, 
24.50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the 
25provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items 
26to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
 
 
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1  (1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this 
2 Code.
3  (2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified 
4 retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law 
5 Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B 
6 and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law. 
7  (3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or 
8 local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping 
9 the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or 
10 (2) of this subsection (e). 
11  (4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, 
12 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the 
13 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
14  (5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
15 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while 
16 performing their official duties or while traveling to or 
17 from their places of duty.
18  (6) Any company that employs armed security officers 
19 in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or 
20 development site or facility regulated by the federal 
21 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as 
22 an armed security force member at a nuclear energy, 
23 storage, weapons, or development site or facility 
24 regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who 
25 has completed the background screening and training 
26 mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal 
 
 
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1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing 
2 official duties. 
3  (7) Any private security contractor agency licensed 
4 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
5 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 
6 that employs private security contractors and any private 
7 security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a 
8 firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private 
9 Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith 
10 Act of 2004 while performing official duties. 
11 The provisions of this Section do not apply to the 
12manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession 
13of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
14rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture, 
15delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those 
16items:
17  (A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under 
18 subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to 
19 possess those items;
20  (B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any 
21 department or agency thereof; or
22  (C) for sale or transfer in another state or for 
23 export.
24 This Section does not apply to or affect any of the 
25following: 
26  (i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is 
 
 
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1 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by 
2 USA Shooting, the national governing body for 
3 international shooting competition in the United States, 
4 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an 
5 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting 
6 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from 
7 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm 
8 is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not 
9 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a 
10 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar 
11 portable container designed for the safe transportation of 
12 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor 
13 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or 
14 events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm" 
15 has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm 
16 Owners Identification Card Act.
17  (ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours, 
18 a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the 
19 nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to 
20 any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess 
21 and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the 
22 weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any 
23 ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is 
24 directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the 
25 transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a 
26 compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the 
 
 
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1 weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked 
2 container other than the glove compartment or console. 
3  (iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place 
4 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, 
5 only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while 
6 traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken 
7 down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately 
8 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, 
9 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable 
10 container designed for the safe transportation of 
11 firearms. 
12  (iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use 
13 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while 
14 traveling to or from a location authorized for this 
15 hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is 
16 broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately 
17 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, 
18 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable 
19 container designed for the safe transportation of 
20 firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police, 
21 in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, 
22 shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable 
23 weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The 
24 Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in 
25 accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois 
26 Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency 
 
 
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1 rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois 
2 Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed 
3 to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and 
4 welfare. 
5  (v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale, 
6 or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber 
7 rifles, or the weapon's respective attachments, to persons 
8 authorized or permitted, or both authorized and permitted, 
9 to acquire and possess these weapons or attachments for 
10 the purpose of rental for use solely as props for a motion 
11 picture, television, or video production or entertainment 
12 event. 
13 Any person not subject to this Section may submit an 
14endorsement affidavit if the person chooses. 
15 (f) Any sale or transfer with a background check initiated 
16to the Illinois State Police on or before January 10, 2023 (the 
17effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of 
18the 102nd General Assembly is allowed to be completed after 
19January 10, 2023 the effective date of this amendatory Act 
20once an approval is issued by the Illinois State Police and any 
21applicable waiting period under Section 24-3 has expired.
22 (g) The Illinois State Police shall take all steps 
23necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within 
24by October 1, 2023. 
25 (h) The Illinois Department of the State Police shall also 
26develop and implement a public notice and public outreach 
 
 
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1campaign to promote awareness about the provisions of Public 
2Act 102-1116 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly 
3and to increase compliance with this Section. 
4(Source: P.A. 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; revised 4-6-23.)