Bill Text: IL SB3962 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, should provisions regarding manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges be found to be unconstitutional by a court with all appeals exhausted or expired, the Illinois State Police shall immediately and permanently destroy or have destroyed each endorsement affidavit and all information collected from the endorsement affidavit in possession of the Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-10-11 - Referred to Assignments [SB3962 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3962-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3962 Introduced 10/11/2024, by Sen. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-1.9
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, should provisions regarding manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges be found to be unconstitutional by a court with all appeals exhausted or expired, the Illinois State Police shall immediately and permanently destroy or have destroyed each endorsement affidavit and all information collected from the endorsement affidavit in possession of the Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 24-1.9 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50
caliber cartridges.
(a) Definitions. In this Section:
(1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as
provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection:
(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
has one or more of the following:
(i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
(ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
hand;
(iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or
detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise
foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to

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reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or
otherwise enhances the concealability of, the weapon;
(iv) a flash suppressor;
(v) a grenade launcher;
(vi) a shroud attached to the barrel or that
partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing
the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger
hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
encloses the barrel.
(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine
with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except
for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire
ammunition.
(C) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
has one or more of the following:
(i) a threaded barrel;
(ii) a second pistol grip or another feature
capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can
be held by the non-trigger hand;
(iii) a shroud attached to the barrel or that
partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing
the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger
hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that

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encloses the barrel;
(iv) a flash suppressor;
(v) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine
at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
(vi) a buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that
protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is
designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a
firearm to be fired from the shoulder.
(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine
with the capacity to accept more than 15 rounds.
(E) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of
the following:
(i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
(ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
hand;
(iii) a folding or thumbhole stock;
(iv) a grenade launcher;
(v) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more
than 5 rounds; or
(vi) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine.
(G) Any semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to
accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
(H) Any firearm that has been modified to be operable
as an assault weapon as defined in this Section.

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(I) Any part or combination of parts designed or
intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon,
including any combination of parts from which an assault
weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the
possession or under the control of the same person.
(J) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates,
variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
such weapon:
(i) All AK types, including the following:
(I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM,
MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms
AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, and WUM.
(II) IZHMASH Saiga AK.
(III) MAADI AK47 and ARM.
(IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S.
(V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS.
(VI) SKS with a detachable magazine.
(ii) all AR types, including the following:
(I) AR-10.
(II) AR-15.
(III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16.
(IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine.
(V) Armalite M15-T.
(VI) Barrett REC7.
(VII) Beretta AR-70.
(VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout.

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(IX) Bushmaster ACR.
(X) Bushmaster Carbon 15.
(XI) Bushmaster MOE series.
(XII) Bushmaster XM15.
(XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles.
(XIV) Colt Match Target rifles.
(XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles.
(XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles.
(XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles.
(XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles.
(XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles.
(XX) DPMS Tactical rifles.
(XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine.
(XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556.
(XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles.
(XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle.
(XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15.
(XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles.
(XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles.
(XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles.
(XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle.
(XXX) Olympic Arms.
(XXXI) POF USA P415.
(XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles.
(XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles.
(XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles.

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(XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15 or Rock River
Arms LAR-47.
(XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX
rifles.
(XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles.
(XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles.
(XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556
rifles.
(XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles.
(XLI) Windham Weaponry AR rifles.
(XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast.
(XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc.
YHM-15 rifles.
(iii) Barrett M107A1.
(iv) Barrett M82A1.
(v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
(vi) Calico Liberty Series.
(vii) CETME Sporter.
(viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and
AR 110C.
(ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22
FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000.
(x) Feather Industries AT-9.
(xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM.
(xii) Hi-Point Carbine.
(xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC.

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(xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle.
(xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB.
(xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig
Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
(xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48.
(xviii) Steyr AUG.
(xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle
M-14/20CF.
(xx) All Thompson rifles, including the following:
(I) Thompson M1SB.
(II) Thompson T1100D.
(III) Thompson T150D.
(IV) Thompson T1B.
(V) Thompson T1B100D.
(VI) Thompson T1B50D.
(VII) Thompson T1BSB.
(VIII) Thompson T1-C.
(IX) Thompson T1D.
(X) Thompson T1SB.
(XI) Thompson T5.
(XII) Thompson T5100D.
(XIII) Thompson TM1.
(XIV) Thompson TM1C.
(xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle.
(xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and
UZI Model B Carbine.

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(xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78.
(xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type.
(xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk.
(xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.
(K) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates,
variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
such weapon thereof:
(i) All AK types, including the following:
(I) Centurion 39 AK pistol.
(II) CZ Scorpion pistol.
(III) Draco AK-47 pistol.
(IV) HCR AK-47 pistol.
(V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol.
(VI) Krinkov pistol.
(VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol.
(VIII) PAP M92 pistol.
(IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol.
(ii) All AR types, including the following:
(I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol.
(II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol.
(III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II.
(IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol.
(V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol.
(VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol.
(VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol.
(VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol.

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(IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol.
(X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol.
(XI) POF USA AR pistols.
(XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol.
(XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol.
(iii) Calico pistols.
(iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol.
(v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45.
(vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol.
(vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and
TEC-DC9.
(viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol.
(ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol.
(x) All MAC types, including the following:
(I) MAC-10.
(II) MAC-11.
(III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol,
MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini
Tactical Pistol.
(IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11.
(V) Velocity Arms VMAC.
(xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol.
(xii) Sites Spectre.
(xiii) All Thompson types, including the
following:
(I) Thompson TA510D.

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(II) Thompson TA5.
(xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI.
(L) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates,
variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any
such weapon thereof:
(i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12.
(ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns.
(iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12.
(iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the
following:
(I) IZHMASH Saiga 12.
(II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S.
(III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01.
(IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K.
(V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030.
(VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika.
(v) Streetsweeper.
(vi) Striker 12.
(2) "Assault weapon" does not include:
(A) Any firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or
has been made permanently inoperable.
(B) An antique firearm or a replica of an antique
firearm.
(C) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump,
lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun
with a revolving cylinder.

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(D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of
this Code.
(E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm
Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this
Section.
(3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable
of being attached to a firearm that is specifically designed
for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms
listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
(4) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18
U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
(5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable
of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include
any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has
a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder
for hunting or historical reenactments.
(6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG
caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is
capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50
caliber cartridge" does not include any memorabilia or display
item that is filled with a permanent inert substance or that is
otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready
modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition
with a caliber measurement that is equal to or greater than .50
caliber.
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device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly
of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device
that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a
bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other
object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or
cartridge.
(8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device
that is permanently attached to a firearm, or contained in and
not removable from a firearm, or that is otherwise not a
detachable magazine, but does not include an attached tubular
device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
.22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e),
on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act
102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly,
it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly
manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or cause to be
manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or purchased by
another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d),
beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person
within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon,
assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber
cartridge.
(d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession

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of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge device if the person lawfully
possessed that assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by
subsection (c) of this Section, if the person has provided in
an endorsement affidavit, prior to January 1, 2024, under oath
or affirmation and in the form and manner prescribed by the
Illinois State Police, no later than October 1, 2023:
(1) the affiant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
number;
(2) an affirmation that the affiant: (i) possessed an
assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge before January 10, 2023
(the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly; or (ii)
inherited the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge from a person
with an endorsement under this Section or from a person
authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of
subsection (e) to possess the assault weapon, assault
weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber
cartridge; and
(3) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the
.50 caliber rifle or assault weapon or assault weapons
listed in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) of subdivision (1)
of subsection (a) of this Section possessed by the affiant

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prior to January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public
Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly and any assault weapons identified and published
by the Illinois State Police pursuant to this subdivision
(3). No later than October 1, 2023, and every October 1
thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via
rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its
website, the list of assault weapons subject to an
endorsement affidavit under this subsection (d). The list
shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies,
duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the
assault weapons identified in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L)
of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section and
shall be consistent with the definition of "assault
weapon" identified in this Section. The Illinois State
Police may adopt emergency rulemaking in accordance with
Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45
of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this
paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the public
interest, safety, and welfare.
The affidavit form shall include the following statement
printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on
this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the
Criminal Code of 2012. Entering false information on this form
is a violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act."

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In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in
this State, a completed endorsement affidavit submitted to the
Illinois State Police by a person under this Section creates a
rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess
and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective
date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd
General Assembly, a person authorized under this Section to
possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall possess such
items only:
(1) on private property owned or immediately
controlled by the person;
(2) on private property that is not open to the public
with the express permission of the person who owns or
immediately controls such property;
(3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms
dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
(4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault
weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or
.50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range
or sport shooting competition venue; or
(5) while traveling to or from these locations,
provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon
attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the

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assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case,
firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the
endorsement for an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or a person
authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection
(e) to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge may transfer the
assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle,
or .50 caliber cartridge only to an heir, an individual
residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or
a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days
after transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person
shall notify the Illinois State Police of the name and address
of the transferee and comply with the requirements of
subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon or
ammunition is transferred shall, within 60 days of the
transfer, complete an affidavit required under this Section. A
person to whom the weapon is transferred may transfer it only
as provided in this subsection.
Except as provided in subsection (e) and beginning on
January 1, 2024, any person who moves into this State in
possession of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,

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.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall, within 60
days, apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card and
complete an endorsement application as outlined in subsection
(d).
Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in
the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt
from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and
shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies
acting in the performance of their duties. Should this Section
be found to be unconstitutional by a court with all appeals
exhausted or expired, the Illinois State Police shall
immediately and permanently destroy or have destroyed each
endorsement affidavit and all information collected from the
endorsement affidavit in possession of the Illinois State
Police and any law enforcement agency.
(e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase
or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments,
.50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the
provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items
to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
(1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this
Code.
(2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified
retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law
Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B
and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law.

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(3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or
local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping
the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or
(2) of this subsection (e).
(4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
(5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while
performing their official duties or while traveling to or
from their places of duty.
(6) Any company that employs armed security officers
in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or
development site or facility regulated by the federal
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as
an armed security force member at a nuclear energy,
storage, weapons, or development site or facility
regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who
has completed the background screening and training
mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal
Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing
official duties.
(7) Any private security contractor agency licensed
under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004
that employs private security contractors and any private

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security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a
firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private
Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith
Act of 2004 while performing official duties.
The provisions of this Section do not apply to the
manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession
of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture,
delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those
items:
(A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under
subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to
possess those items;
(B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any
department or agency thereof; or
(C) for sale or transfer in another state or for
export.
This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
following:
(i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is
sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
USA Shooting, the national governing body for
international shooting competition in the United States,
but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting
coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from

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Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not
immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar
portable container designed for the safe transportation of
firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm"
has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm
Owners Identification Card Act.
(ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours,
a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the
nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to
any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess
and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the
weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any
ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is
directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the
transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a
compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the
weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked
container other than the glove compartment or console.
(iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place
at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta,
only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while
traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken

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down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
container designed for the safe transportation of
firearms.
(iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use
expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while
traveling to or from a location authorized for this
hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is
broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
container designed for the safe transportation of
firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police,
in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources,
shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable
weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The
Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in
accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency
rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed
to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
welfare.
(v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale,
or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber

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