Illinois Assault Weapons Ban

[EJR914]

Have ya'll seen this shit?  Any of ya'll live in Illinois.  What is the deal with this?

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1294&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a semi-automatic assault weapon, an assault weapon attachment, any .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge. Provides that beginning 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Provides that these provisions do not apply to a person who possessed a prohibited weapon, device, or attachment before the effective date of this amendatory Act if the person has provided proof of ownership to the Department of State Police within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, such person may transfer such device only to an heir, an individual residing in another state maintaining that device in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer. Specifies penalties for violations. Provides exemptions. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.

[gapatriot]

WOW but it is Obama's state what do you expect? If he wins another term it will be nation wide.

[WhiteWolf]

This is part of the criminal code referring to individuals who have commited crimes or firearms violations. It's basically saying under no circumstances are they going to be able to maintain possession of semi auto firearms once they're convicted, but if they provide proper documentation after which they have an oppurtunity to transfer the fire or sell it. This doesn't apply to law abiding citizens. Either way, happy I don't live in that dump anymore. Miss the a lot of the fine restaurants though. 

[EJR914]

This is part of the criminal code referring to individuals who have commited crimes or firearms violations. It's basically saying under no circumstances are they going to be able to maintain possession of semi auto firearms once they're convicted, but if they provide proper documentation after which they have an oppurtunity to transfer the fire or sell it. This doesn't apply to law abiding citizens. Either way, happy I don't live in that dump anymore. Miss the a lot of the fine restaurants though. 

Cite?  I've read this version of the law, and I don't believe that is what it says at all.  This does effect everyone, law-abiding or not.  This is a straight out assault weapons ban.  Read the law and the TEXT.

It never says that this is just for felons or just for criminals.  This is for EVERYONE except for police.  I'll post the entire text below so you can read it for yourself.

See if you can point out to me the part of the law that says it doesn't apply to the law abiding citizens.  The only people exempt from this law are the Police.

[EJR914]

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1          AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2          Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3      represented in the General Assembly:
 
4          Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
5      Sections 24-1.9 and 24-1.10 as follows:
 
6          (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new)
7          Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
8      purchase of semi-automatic assault weapons, assault weapon
9      attachments, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges.
10          (a) Definitions. In this Section:
11              (1) "Semi-automatic assault weapon" means:
12                  (A) any of the firearms or types, replicas, or
13              duplicates in any caliber of the firearms, known as:
14                      (i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies
15                  Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models);
16                      (ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries
17                  UZI and Galil;
18                      (iii) Beretta AR-70 (SC-70);
19                      (iv) Colt AR-15;
20                      (v) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and
21                  FNC;
22                      (vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;
23                      (vii) Steyr AUG;

 

 
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1                     
2                      (viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9, and TEC-22;
3                  and
4                      (ix) any shotgun which contains its ammunition
5                  in a revolving cylinder, such as (but not limited
6                  to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12;
7                  (B) a semi-automatic rifle that has an ability to
8              accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
9              following:
10                      (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
11                      (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
12                      (iii) a shroud that is attached to, or
13                  partially or completely encircles the barrel, and
14                  that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with
15                  the non-trigger hand without being burned; or
16                      (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to
17                  accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
18                  (C) a semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to
19              accept a detachable magazine and has any of the
20              following:
21                      (i) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
22                  stock;
23                      (ii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially
24                  or completely encircles the barrel, and that
25                  permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the
26                  non-trigger hand without being burned;

 

 
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1                      (iii) an ammunition magazine that attaches to
2                  the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
3                      (iv) a fixed magazine that has the capacity to
4                  accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
5                      (v) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more
6                  when the pistol is unloaded; or
7                      (vi) a semi-automatic version of an automatic
8                  firearm;
9                  (D) a semi-automatic shotgun that has any of the
10              following:
11                      (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
12                      (ii) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
13                      (iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5
14                  rounds; or
15                      (iv) an ability to accept a detachable
16                  magazine.
17                      "Semi-automatic assault weapon" does not
18                  include:
19                  (A) any firearm that:
20                      (i) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever,
21                  or slide action;
22                      (ii) is an "unserviceable firearm" or has been
23                  made permanently inoperable; or
24                      (iii) is an antique firearm;
25                  (B) any air rifle as defined in Section 1 of the
26              Air Rifle Act.

 

 
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1              (2) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device
2          capable of being attached to a firearm that is specifically
3          designed for making or converting a firearm into any of the
4          firearms listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this
5          Section.
6              (3) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in
7          18 U.S.C. Section 921 (a)(16).
8              (4) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle
9          capable of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does
10          not include any antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C.
11          Section 921 (a)(16), any shotgun including a shotgun that
12          has a rifle barrel, or a muzzle-loader used for "black
13          powder" hunting or battle re-enactments.
14              (5) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50
15          BMG caliber, either by designation or actual measurement,
16          that is capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The
17          term ".50 caliber cartridge" does not include any
18          memorabilia or display item that is filled with a permanent
19          inert substance or that is otherwise permanently altered in
20          a manner that prevents ready modification for use as live
21          ammunition or shotgun ammunition with a caliber
22          measurement that is equal to or greater than .50 caliber.
23          (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 90 days
24      after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
25      General Assembly, it is unlawful for any person within this
26      State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or

 

 
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1      possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold,
2      purchased, or possessed, a semi-automatic assault weapon, an
3      assault weapon attachment, any .50 caliber rifle, or .50
4      caliber cartridge.
5          (c) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed a
6      weapon or attachment prohibited by subsection (b) before the
7      effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
8      Assembly, provided that the person has provided proof of
9      ownership to the Department of State Police within 90 days
10      after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
11      General Assembly as required by law. On or after the effective
12      date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, such
13      person may transfer such weapon or attachment only to an heir,
14      an individual residing in another state maintaining that weapon
15      in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms
16      dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of
17      1968.
18          (d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
19      following:
20              (1) Peace officers as defined in Section 2-13 of this
21          Code and retired peace officers not otherwise prohibited
22          from receiving a firearm, in possession of a semi-automatic
23          assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, or .50 caliber
24          rifle transferred to the retired peace officer by his or
25          her law enforcement agency upon retirement.
26              (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,

 

 
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1          penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
2          detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
3              (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
4          the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
5          the performance of their official duties or while traveling
6          to or from their place of duty.
7              (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons,
8          attachments, or ammunition to persons authorized under
9          subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to possess
10          those items.
11              (5) Possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon, an
12          assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a .50
13          caliber cartridge at events taking place at the World
14          Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, only while
15          engaged in the legal use of the firearm or attachment, or
16          while traveling to or from this location if the items are
17          broken down in a non-functioning state, or are not
18          immediately accessible, or are unloaded and enclosed in a
19          case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other
20          container.
21              (6) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is
22          sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
23          USA Shooting, the national governing body for
24          international shooting competition in the United States,
25          but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
26          Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting

 

 
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1          coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from
2          Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
3          is broken down in a non-functioning state, is not
4          immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
5          case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other
6          container, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
7          or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
8          events. For the purposes of this paragraph (6), "firearm"
9          is defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
10          Identification Card Act.
11              (7) Possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon, an
12          assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a .50
13          caliber cartridge only for a hunting use expressly
14          permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while traveling to or
15          from a location authorized for such hunting use under the
16          Wildlife Code if the items are broken down in a
17          non-functioning state, or are not immediately accessible,
18          or are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying
19          box, shipping box, or other container.
20              ( Manufacture, transportation, possession, sale, or
21          rental of blank-firing semi-automatic assault weapons and
22          .50 caliber rifles or the weapons respective attachments to
23          persons authorized or permitted, or both authorized and
24          permitted to acquire and possess such weapons for the
25          purposes of rental for use solely as props for a motion
26          picture, television, or video production or entertainment

 

 
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1          event.
2          (e) Sentence.
3              (1) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
4          sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
5          manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed a
6          semi-automatic assault weapon in violation of this Section
7          commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class
8          2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the
9          possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the
10          same time.
11              (2) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
12          sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
13          manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
14          violation of this Section an assault weapon attachment
15          commits a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class
16          3 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
17              (3) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
18          sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
19          manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
20          violation of this Section a .50 caliber rifle commits a
21          Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony
22          for a second or subsequent violation or for the possession
23          or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the same time.
24              (4) A person who knowingly manufactures, delivers,
25          sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
26          manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in

 

 
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1          violation of this Section a .50 caliber cartridge commits a
2          Class A misdemeanor.
 
3          (720 ILCS 5/24-1.10 new)
4          Sec. 24-1.10. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
5      purchase of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
6          (a) As used in this Section:
7          "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means:
8              (1) a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar
9          device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily
10          restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of
11          ammunition; or
12              (2) any combination of parts from which a device
13          described in paragraph (1) can be assembled.
14          "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" does not
15      include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
16      capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition
17      or any device that has been made permanently inoperable.
18          (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), it is
19      unlawful for any person within this State, beginning 90 days
20      after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
21      General Assembly, to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell,
22      purchase, or possess or cause to be manufactured, delivered,
23      sold, purchased, or possessed, a large capacity ammunition
24      feeding device.
25          (c) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed a

 

 
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1      device prohibited by subsection (b) before the effective date
2      of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, provided
3      that the person has provided proof of ownership to the
4      Department of State Police within 90 days after the effective
5      date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly as
6      required by law. On or after the effective date of this
7      amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, such person may
8      transfer such device only to an heir, an individual residing in
9      another state maintaining that device in another state, or a
10      dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923
11      of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968.
12          (d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
13      following:
14              (1) Peace officers as defined in Section 2-13 of this
15          Code and retired peace officers not otherwise prohibited
16          from receiving a firearm, in possession of a large capacity
17          ammunition feeding device transferred to the retired peace
18          officer by his or her law enforcement agency upon
19          retirement.
20              (2) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
21          penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
22          detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
23              (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
24          the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
25          the performance of their official duties or while traveling
26          to or from their place of duty.

 

 
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1              (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of large
2          capacity ammunition feeding devices to persons authorized
3          under subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to
4          possess those items.
5              (5) Possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
6          device at events taking place at the World Shooting and
7          Recreational Complex at Sparta, only while engaged in the
8          legal use of the device, or while traveling to or from this
9          location if the items are broken down in a non-functioning
10          state, or are not immediately accessible, or are unloaded
11          and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box,
12          or other container.
13              (6) Possession of any large capacity ammunition
14          feeding device if that large capacity ammunition feeding
15          device is sanctioned by the International Olympic
16          Committee and by USA Shooting, the national governing body
17          for international shooting competition in the United
18          States, but only when the large capacity ammunition feeding
19          device is in the actual possession of an Olympic target
20          shooting competitor or target shooting coach for the
21          purpose of storage, transporting to and from Olympic target
22          shooting practice or events if the device is broken down in
23          a non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or
24          is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box,
25          shipping box, or other container, and when the Olympic
26          target shooting competitor or target shooting coach is

 

 
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1          engaging in those practices or events.
2              (7) Possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
3          device only for a hunting use expressly permitted under the
4          Wildlife Code, or while traveling to or from a location
5          authorized for such hunting use under the Wildlife Code if
6          the items are broken down in a non-functioning state, or
7          are not immediately accessible, or are unloaded and
8          enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
9          other container.
10          (e) Sentence. A person who knowingly manufactures,
11      delivers, sells, purchases, or possesses or causes to be
12      manufactured, delivered, sold, purchased, or possessed in
13      violation of this Section a large capacity ammunition feeding
14      device capable of holding more than 17 rounds of ammunition
15      commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2
16      felony for a second or subsequent violation or for possession
17      or delivery of 2 or more of these devices at the same time. A
18      person who knowingly manufactures, delivers, sells, purchases,
19      or possesses or causes to be manufactured, delivered, sold,
20      purchased, or possessed in violation of this Section a large
21      capacity ammunition feeding device capable of holding more than
22      10 rounds but not more than 17 rounds of ammunition commits a
23      Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a
24      second or subsequent violation or for possession or delivery of
25      more than one of these devices at the same time.
 

 

 
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1          Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
2      severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
3          Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4      becoming law.

[Alex1992]

BOOOOO mother fuckers BOOOOO 

[gapatriot]

People are going to go on a spending spree to buy everything before this goes into effect.

[WhiteWolf]

This page contains the active amendmants and legislation being reviewed currently as well as ones that will be up for determination. http://www.isra.org/legislation/

This page contains the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961. http://criminalmisdemeanorcourt.com/illinois-criminal-code-offenses.html

You will find this a little more than half way down. (720 ILCS 5/24-1.7)
Sec. 24-1.7. Armed habitual criminal.
(a) A person commits the offense of being an armed habitual criminal if he or she receives, sells, possesses, or transfers any firearm after having been convicted a total of 2 or more times of any combination of the following offenses:
(1) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of

this Code;
(2) unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; aggravated

unlawful use of a weapon; aggravated discharge of a firearm; vehicular hijacking; aggravated vehicular hijacking; aggravated battery of a child; intimidation; aggravated intimidation; gunrunning; home invasion; or aggravated battery with a firearm; or
(3) any violation of the Illinois Controlled

This is the pretext of HB1294 and the following categories don't provide as clear text as what the bill does. Regardless, this is 100% dealing with the "Criminal Code." If you fall into the category of criminal it would apply to you. Not a law abiding citizen. Though, to be fair, I can understand why some people may read it and understand it that way. The true reason to oppose this bill is for individuals who may be wrongfully charged with assault, battery, self defense, etc. from losing their firearms. In appearance it would also seem to be strict enough to apply to individuals who have negligent discharges like or ol'friend Tex Grebner. Which honestly, I'd rather that moron not be allowed to have guns. Bill HB3365 which is on the main page also helps provide a fair pretext to HB1294.

Keep in mind if these amendmants were to apply to law abiding citizens many gun companies and retailers would threaten to leave Illinois as they did in 2006. This would also be national news.

[Outonowhere]

All I have to say is, in the age where they can declare you an enemy combatant and throw you into a gulag for being suspected of something...

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[Kentactic]

i dont know anything about this specific law but ive always known illinois to be just as bad as CA so this isnt a suprise to me.

[STRAITJACKET]

I live in Illinois, this is the first Ive heard of it , I will be keeping my eyes and ears open. Thanks for the post.

[mountainredneck2051]

I live in Illinois, this is the first Ive heard of it , I will be keeping my eyes and ears open. Thanks for the post.

so looks like your coming to colorado soon eh bro?

[STRAITJACKET]

Any where but here thats for sure. [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co