Today marks the start of the 2017 Illinois Veto Session for the Illinois Legislature. On the agenda for this session are multiple anti gun bills including a sweeping ban on many firearms and accessories in circulation, marked as a so called “Assault Weapon Ban”. Additional proposed legislation includes a ban on Bump Stock type accessories, true to the fashion of gun control advocates never letting a good tragedy go to waste. But all is not lost, you can (and must) help!
You can help block these anti freedom bills by filing witness slips now and by contacting your state representatives. Below see links to file witness slips and to find contact information for your elected official.
How to File and Illinois Witness Slip. (Text & Video)
HB4107 Assault Weapon Ban – This bill will ban most semi automatic firearms and various trigger improvements. Please file a witness slip in Opposition : OPPOSE HB4107
HB4112 Bump Stock Ban – A poorly written bill which would ban devices known as bump stocks or slide fire stocks but could also inadvertently also ban firearm lubrication. Please file a witness slip in Opposition : OPPOSE HB4112
HB4117 Triggers Mods and Explosive Ban – A bill which would ban trigger improvements and binary explosives such as Tannerite. Please file a witness slip in Opposition : OPPOSE HB4117
SB236 Safety Assault Weapon Ban shell bill – This Senate Amendment would ban most semi automatic firearms and many accessories. Please contact your State Senator to Oppose this Amendment.
Gun Dealer Licensing was never dead and was simply hibernating. Dancing in the blood of the victims of the Las Vegas massacre, Rep Willis is trying to revive the Gun Dealer Licensing bill. This bill places the blame for Chicago violence on the law abiding gun dealers of Illinois and if passed, would put a vast majority of gun dealers out of business. Please contact your State Representative : Find and Contact your State Elected Officials
What does SB236 have to do with guns? It says it’s for the EPA name?
SB0236
Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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A BILL FOR
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1 AN ACT concerning safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5 changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1001)
7 Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and and may be cited as the
8 “Environmental Protection Act”.
9 (Source: P.A. 76-2429.)
Gary, Check out Amendment 1. This is what is known as a shell bill or a gut and replace…
“Amend Senate Bill 236 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:”
The following becomes a UUW violation,
“1 (i-5) a trigger modification device. For purposes
2 of this clause (i-5), “trigger modification device”
3 means any part, or combination of parts, designed or
4 intended to accelerate the rate of fire of a firearm,
5 but does not convert the firearm into a machine gun,
6 including, but not limited to:
7 (A) any part, or combination of parts,
8 designed or intended for use in modifying a firearm
9 to use the recoil of the firearm to produce a rapid
10 succession of trigger functions; or
11 (B) any part, or combination of parts,
12 designed or intended for use in modifying a firearm
13 to produce multiple trigger functions through the
14 use of an external mechanism;”
Also adds an assault weapon ban…
2 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new)
3 Sec. 24-1.9. Possession, delivery, sale, and purchase of
4 assault weapons.
5 (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
6 (1) “Antique firearm” has the meaning ascribed to it in
7 18 U.S.C. 921 (a)(16).
8 (2) “Assault weapon” means:
9 (A) a semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to
10 accept a large capacity magazine detachable or
11 otherwise and one or more of the following:
12 (i) only a pistol grip without a stock
13 attached;
14 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
15 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
16 hand;
17 (iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
18 stock;
19 (iv) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that
20 partially or completely encircles the barrel,
21 allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the
22 non-trigger hand without being burned, but
23 excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; or
24 (v) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator;
25 (B) a semiautomatic pistol or any semi-automatic
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1 rifle that has a fixed magazine, that has the capacity
2 to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
3 (C) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
4 accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of the
5 following:
6 (i) any feature capable of functioning as a
7 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
8 hand;
9 (ii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
10 stock;
11 (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that
12 partially or completely encircles the barrel,
13 allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the
14 non-trigger hand without being burned, but
15 excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
16 (iv) a muzzle brake or muzzle compensator; or
17 (v) the capacity to accept a detachable
18 magazine at some location outside of the pistol
19 grip;
20 (D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of
21 the following:
22 (i) only a pistol grip without a stock
23 attached;
24 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
25 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
26 hand;
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1 (iii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole
2 stock;
3 (iv) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5
4 rounds; or
5 (v) an ability to accept a detachable
6 magazine;
7 (E) any shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
8 (F) a conversion kit, part or combination of parts,
9 from which an assault weapon can be assembled if those
10 parts are in the possession or under the control of the
11 same person;
12 (G) shall include, but not be limited to, the
13 assault weapons models identified as follows:
14 (i) the following rifles or copies or
15 duplicates of those rifles:
16 (I) AK, AKM, AKS, AK-47, AK-74, ARM,
17 MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93,
18 VEPR;
19 (II) AR-10;
20 (III) AR-15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite
21 Ml5, or Olympic Arms PCR;
22 (IV) AR70;
23 (V) Calico Liberty;
24 (VI) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov
25 SVU;
26 (VII) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or
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1 FNC;
2 (VIII) Hi-Point Carbine;
3 (IX) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, or HK-PSG-1;
4 (X) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle;
5 (XI) Saiga;
6 (XII) SAR-8, SAR-4800;
7 (XIII) SKS with detachable magazine;
8 (XIV) SLG 95;
9 (XV) SLR 95 or 96;
10 (XVI) Steyr AUG;
11 (XVII) Sturm, Ruger Mini-14;
12 (XVIII) Tavor;
13 (XIX) Thompson 1927, Thompson Ml, or
14 Thompson 1927 Commando; or
15 (XX) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil
16 Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz).
17 (ii) the following pistols or copies or
18 duplicates of those pistols:
19 (I) Calico M-110;
20 (II) MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3;
21 (III) Olympic Arms OA;
22 (IV) TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22 Scorpion, or
23 AB-10; or
24 (V) Uzi.
25 (iii) The following shotguns or copies or
26 duplicates of those shotguns:
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1 (I) Armscor 30 BG;
2 (II) SPAS 12 or LAW 12;
3 (III) Striker 12; or
4 (IV) Streetsweeper.
5 “Assault weapon” does not include any firearm that has
6 been made permanently inoperable, or satisfies the
7 definition of antique firearm, or weapons designed for
8 Olympic target shooting events.
9 (3) “Assault weapon attachment” means any device
10 capable of being attached to a firearm that is specifically
11 designed for making or converting a firearm into any of the
12 firearms listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection (a).
13 (4) “Detachable magazine” means any ammunition feeding
14 device, the function of which is to deliver one or more
15 ammunition cartridges into the firing chamber, which can be
16 removed from the firearm without the use of any tool,
17 including a bullet or ammunition cartridge.
18 (5) “Locking mechanism” means secured by a device or
19 mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to
20 render a firearm temporarily inoperable; or a box or
21 container capable of containing the firearm and that can be
22 securely locked.
23 (6) “Muzzle brake” means a device attached to the
24 muzzle of a weapon that utilizes escaping gas to reduce
25 recoil.
26 (7) “Muzzle compensator” means a device attached to the
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1 muzzle of a weapon that utilizes escaping gas to control
2 muzzle movement.
3 (b) The Department of State Police shall take all steps
4 necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within
5 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6 100th General Assembly.
7 (c) Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), (f), and
8 (h) of this Section, on or after the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, it is unlawful
10 for any person within this State to knowingly deliver, sell, or
11 purchase or cause to be delivered, sold, or purchased or cause
12 to be possessed by another, an assault weapon or assault weapon
13 attachment.
14 (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (e), (f),
15 and (h) of this Section, 300 days after the effective date of
16 this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, it is
17 unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly possess
18 an assault weapon.
19 (e) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed
20 an assault weapon before the effective date of this amendatory
21 Act of the 100th General Assembly, provided the person has
22 provided in a registration affidavit, under oath or affirmation
23 and in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of
24 State Police on or after 180 days after the effective date of
25 this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly but within
26 300 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
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1 100th General Assembly:
2 (1) his or her name;
3 (2) date of birth;
4 (3) Firearm Owner’s Identification Card number;
5 (4) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the
6 weapon; and
7 (5) proof of a locking mechanism that properly fits the
8 weapon. The affidavit shall include a statement that the
9 weapon is owned by the person submitting the affidavit and
10 that he or she owns a locking mechanism for the weapon.
11 The affidavit form shall include the following statement
12 printed in bold type: “Warning: Entering false information on
13 this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the
14 Criminal Code of 2012.”
15 Beginning 300 days after the effective date of this
16 amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the person may
17 transfer the assault weapon only to an heir, an individual
18 residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or a
19 dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923
20 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days after
21 transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person shall
22 notify the Department of State Police of the name and address
23 of the transferee and comply with the requirements of
24 subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
25 Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon is
26 transferred shall, within 60 days of the transfer, complete an
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1 affidavit and pay the required registration fee under this
2 Section. A person to whom the weapon is transferred may
3 transfer it only as provided in this subsection.
4 (f) This Section does not apply to a peace officer who has
5 retired in good standing from a law enforcement agency of this
6 State and who possesses an assault weapon if the weapon was
7 lawfully possessed and acquired by the peace officer prior to
8 retirement and the retired peace officer within 30 days of
9 retirement registers the weapon with the Department of State
10 Police and pays the required registration fee under this
11 Section. The retired peace officer shall comply with the
12 transfer and notification requirements in subsection (e) of
13 this Section.
14 (g) For the purpose of registration required under
15 subsections (e) and (f) of this Section, the Department of
16 State Police shall assess a registration fee of $25 per person
17 to the owner of an assault weapon. The fee shall be deposited
18 into the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
19 (h) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
20 following:
21 (1) Peace officers.
22 (2) Acquisition and possession by a local law
23 enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping the
24 agency’s peace officers.
25 (3) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
26 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
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1 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
2 (4) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
3 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
4 the performance of their official duties or while traveling
5 to or from their place of duty.
6 (5) Any company that employs armed security officers in
7 this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or
8 development site or facility regulated by the federal
9 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and persons employed as an
10 armed security force member at a nuclear energy, storage,
11 weapons, or development site or facility regulated by the
12 federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who have completed
13 the background screening and training mandated by the rules
14 and regulations of the federal Nuclear Regulatory
15 Commission and while in the performance of their official
16 duties.
17 (6) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons,
18 attachments, or ammunition to persons authorized under
19 subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection (h) to
20 possess those items.
21 (7) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons,
22 attachments, or ammunition for sale or transfer in another
23 state.
24 (8) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is
25 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
26 USA Shooting, the national governing body for
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1 international shooting competition in the United States,
2 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
3 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting
4 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from
5 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
6 is broken down in a non-functioning state, is not
7 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
8 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar
9 portable container designed for the safe transportation of
10 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
11 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
12 events.
13 (9) Any non-resident who transports, within 24 hours, a
14 weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where he or
15 she may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to any other
16 place where he or she may lawfully possess and carry that
17 weapon if, during the transportation the weapon is
18 unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any ammunition being
19 transported is readily accessible or is directly
20 accessible from the passenger compartment of the
21 transporting vehicle. Provided that, in the case of a
22 vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s
23 compartment the weapon or ammunition shall be contained in
24 a locked container other than the glove compartment or
25 console.
26 (10) Possession of a weapon at events taking place at
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1 the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, only
2 while engaged in the legal use of this weapon, or while
3 traveling to or from this location if the weapon is broken
4 down in a non-functioning state, or is not immediately
5 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
6 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
7 container designed for the safe transportation of
8 firearms.
9 (11) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use
10 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while
11 traveling to or from a location authorized for this hunting
12 use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is broken down in
13 a non-functioning state, or is not immediately accessible,
14 or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, carrying
15 box, shipping box, or other similar portable container
16 designed for the safe transportation of firearms.
17 (12) The manufacture, transportation, possession,
18 sale, or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and the
19 weapon’s respective attachments, to persons authorized or
20 permitted, or both authorized and permitted to acquire and
21 possess these weapons or attachments for the purpose of
22 rental for use solely as props for a motion picture,
23 television, or video production or entertainment event.
24 (i) Sentence.
25 (1) A person who knowingly delivers, sells, purchases,
26 or possesses or causes to be delivered, sold, purchased, or
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1 possessed an assault weapon in violation of this Section
2 commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class
3 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for the
4 possession or delivery of 2 or more of these weapons at the
5 same time.
6 (2) A person who knowingly delivers, sells, purchases,
7 or possesses or causes to be delivered, sold, purchased, or
8 possessed in violation of this Section an assault weapon
9 attachment commits a Class 4 felony for a first violation
10 and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
11 (3) Any other violation of this Section is a Class A
12 misdemeanor.
13 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.10 new)
14 Sec. 24-1.10. Delivery or sale of large capacity ammunition
15 feeding devices.
16 (a) As used in this Section:
17 “Large capacity ammunition feeding device” means:
18 (1) a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar
19 device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily
20 restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of
21 ammunition; or
22 (2) any combination of parts from which a device
23 described in paragraph (1) can be assembled.
24 “Large capacity ammunition feeding device” does not
25 include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and
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1 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition
2 or a feeding device that has been permanently altered so that
3 it cannot accommodate more than 10 rounds. “Large capacity
4 ammunition feeding device” does not include a tubular magazine
5 that is contained in a lever-action firearm or any device that
6 has been made permanently inoperable.
7 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful
8 for any person within this State to knowingly deliver, sell,
9 purchase, or possess or cause to be delivered, sold, or
10 purchased a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
11 (c) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
12 following:
13 (1) Peace officers.
14 (2) A local law enforcement agency for the purpose of
15 equipping the agency’s peace officers.
16 (3) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
17 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
18 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
19 (4) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
20 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, for the
21 performance of their official duties.
22 (5) Any company that employs armed security officers in
23 this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or
24 development site or facility regulated by the federal
25 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and persons employed as an
26 armed security force member at a nuclear energy, storage,
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1 weapons, or development site or facility regulated by the
2 federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who have completed
3 the background screening and training mandated by the rules
4 and regulations of the federal Nuclear Regulatory
5 Commission for the performance of their official duties.
6 (6) Sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
7 to persons authorized under paragraphs (1) through (5) of
8 this subsection (c) to possess those devices.
9 (7) Sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
10 for sale or transfer in another state.
11 (8) Sale or rental of large capacity ammunition feeding
12 devices for blank-firing assault weapons to persons
13 authorized or permitted, or both authorized and permitted
14 to acquire these devices for the purpose of rental for use
15 solely as props for a motion picture, television, or video
16 production or entertainment event.
17 (d) Sentence. A person who knowingly delivers, sells,
18 purchases, or causes to be delivered, sold, or purchased in
19 violation of this Section a large capacity ammunition feeding
20 device capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
21 commits a Class 3 felony for a first violation and a Class 2
22 felony for a second or subsequent violation or for delivery or
23 possession of 2 or more of these devices at the same time. Any
24 other violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
For SB0236 HFA1: http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0236sam001&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100176&DocNum=236&GAID=14&Session=