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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3348

Introduced 2/4/2026, 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.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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

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(720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
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Sec. 24-1.9.
Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and
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purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50
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caliber cartridges.
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(a) Definitions. In this Section:
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(1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as
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provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection:
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(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to
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accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily
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modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm
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has one or more of the following:
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(i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
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(ii) any feature capable of functioning as a
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protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger
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hand;
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(iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or
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detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise
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foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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(D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of
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this Code.
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(E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm
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Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this
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Section.
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(3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable
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of being attached to a firearm that is specifically designed
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for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms
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listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
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(4) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18
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U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
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(5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable
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of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include
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any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has
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a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder
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for hunting or historical reenactments.
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(6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG
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caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is
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capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50
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caliber cartridge" does not include any memorabilia or display
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item that is filled with a permanent inert substance or that is
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otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready
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modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition
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with a caliber measurement that is equal to or greater than .50
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caliber.
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(7) "Detachable magazine" means an ammunition feeding

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device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly
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of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device
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that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a
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bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other
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object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or
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cartridge.
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(8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device
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that is permanently attached to a firearm, or contained in and
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not removable from a firearm, or that is otherwise not a
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detachable magazine, but does not include an attached tubular
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device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
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.22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
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(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e),
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on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act
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102-1116), it is unlawful for any person within this State to
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knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or
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cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or
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purchased by another, an assault weapon, assault weapon
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attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
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(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d),
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beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person
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within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon,
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assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber
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cartridge.
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(d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession
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of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber

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

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

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rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess
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and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment,
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.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
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Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective
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date of Public Act 102-1116), a person authorized under this
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Section to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon
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attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall
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possess such items only:
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(1) on private property owned or immediately
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controlled by the person;
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(2) on private property that is not open to the public
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with the express permission of the person who owns or
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immediately controls such property;
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(3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms
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dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
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(4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault
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weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or
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.50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range
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or sport shooting competition venue; or
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(5) while traveling to or from these locations,
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provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon
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attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the
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assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
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rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case,
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firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
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Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the

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

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Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in
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the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt
3
from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and
4
shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies
5
acting in the performance of their duties.
Should this Section
6
be found to be unconstitutional by a court with all appeals
7
exhausted or expired, the Illinois State Police shall
8
immediately and permanently destroy or have destroyed each
9
endorsement affidavit and all information collected from the
10
endorsement affidavit in possession of the Illinois State
11
Police and any law enforcement agency.

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(e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase
13
or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments,
14
.50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the
15
provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items
16
to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
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(1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this
18

Code.
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(2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified
20

retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law
21

Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B
22

and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law.
23

(3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or
24

local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping
25

the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or
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(2) of this subsection (e).

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(4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons,
2

penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the
3

detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
4

(5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
5

the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while
6

performing their official duties or while traveling to or
7

from their places of duty.
8

(6) Any company that employs armed security officers
9

in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or
10

development site or facility regulated by the federal
11

Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as
12

an armed security force member at a nuclear energy,
13

storage, weapons, or development site or facility
14

regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who
15

has completed the background screening and training
16

mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal
17

Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing
18

official duties.
19

(7) Any private security contractor agency licensed
20

under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
21

Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004
22

that employs private security contractors and any private
23

security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a
24

firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private
25

Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith
26

Act of 2004 while performing official duties.

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The provisions of this Section do not apply to the
2
manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession
3
of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber
4
rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture,
5
delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those
6
items:
7

(A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under
8

subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to
9

possess those items;
10

(B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any
11

department or agency thereof; or
12

(C) for sale or transfer in another state or for
13

export.
14

This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
15
following:
16

(i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is
17

sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by
18

USA Shooting, the national governing body for
19

international shooting competition in the United States,
20

but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an
21

Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting
22

coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from
23

Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm
24

is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not
25

immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a
26

firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar

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portable container designed for the safe transportation of
2

firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor
3

or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or
4

events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm"
5

has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm
6

Owners Identification Card Act.
7

(ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours,
8

a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the
9

nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to
10

any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess
11

and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the
12

weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any
13

ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is
14

directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the
15

transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a
16

compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the
17

weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked
18

container other than the glove compartment or console.
19

(iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place
20

at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta,
21

only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while
22

traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken
23

down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
24

accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
25

carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
26

container designed for the safe transportation of

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firearms.
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(iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use
3

expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while
4

traveling to or from a location authorized for this
5

hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is
6

broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately
7

accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case,
8

carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable
9

container designed for the safe transportation of
10

firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police,
11

in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources,
12

shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable
13

weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The
14

Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in
15

accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
16

Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency
17

rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois
18

Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed
19

to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and
20

welfare.
21

(v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale,
22

or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber
23

rifles, or the weapon's respective attachments, to persons
24

authorized or permitted, or both authorized and permitted,
25

to acquire and possess these weapons or attachments for
26

the purpose of rental for use solely as props for a motion

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picture, television, or video production or entertainment
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event.
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Any person not subject to this Section may submit an
4
endorsement affidavit if the person chooses.
5

(f) Any sale or transfer with a background check initiated
6
to the Illinois State Police on or before January 10, 2023 (the
7
effective date of Public Act 102-1116) is allowed to be
8
completed after January 10, 2023 once an approval is issued by
9
the Illinois State Police and any applicable waiting period
10
under Section 24-3 has expired.
11

(g) The Illinois State Police shall take all steps
12
necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section by
13
October 1, 2023.
14

(h) The Illinois State Police shall also develop and
15
implement a public notice and public outreach campaign to
16
promote awareness about the provisions of Public Act 102-1116
17
and to increase compliance with this Section.
18
(Source: P.A. 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

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