Bill Text: IL HB4754 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm, or any piece or part of a firearm, unless the person possesses a license to manufacture firearms under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4754 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4754-Amended.html

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Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Filed: 4/2/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4754
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4754, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
Section 24-2.3 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new)
Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to
create a firearm.
(a) As used in this Section, "three-dimensional printer"
means a computer capable of producing a three-dimensional
object from a digital model.
(b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional
printer to create a firearm when he or she knowingly uses a
three-dimensional printer to create a fully functioning
firearm. This subsection (b) does not apply to:

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(1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture
firearms under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the federal
Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a));
(2) a person who is actually engaged in the business of
manufacturing and selling any piece or part of a firearm,
but only with respect to the activities which are within
the lawful scope of that business; or
(3) a person who uses a three-dimensional printer to
create a prototype of a firearm. As used in this paragraph
(3), "prototype" means a sample, model, or release of a
product built to test a concept or process or to act as a
thing to be replicated or learned from the sample, model,
or release. "Prototype" includes:
(A) a sample, model, or release used to test some
aspect of the design without attempting to exactly
simulate the visual appearance, choice of materials,
or intended manufacturing process;
(B) a sample, model, or release used to explore the
basic size, look, and feel of the product without
simulating the actual function or exact visual
appearance of the product;
(C) a sample, model, or release intended to capture
the design aesthetic and simulate the appearance,
color, and surface textures of the intended product but
which does not actually embody the functions of the
final product; or

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(D) a functional prototype or working prototype
which, to the greatest extent practical, attempt to
simulate the final design, aesthetics, materials, and
functionality of the intended design.
(c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer
to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor.".