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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3837

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Terri Bryant

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 65/3

from Ch. 38, par. 83-3

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that any
person who is a registered participant in a competitive shooting event
that is sanctioned by a national governing body and held at the World
Shooting Complex in the City of Sparta and who is not prohibited by the
laws of Illinois, the state of his or her domicile, or the United States
from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm may purchase or obtain
ammunition for a handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other long gun at the
competitive shooting event.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning safety.

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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 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
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amended by changing Section 3 as follows:

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(430 ILCS 65/3)

(from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
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Sec. 3.
(a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
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knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
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firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
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this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays
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either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
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Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
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Illinois State Police under the provisions of this Act; or (2)
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a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm which
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has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois
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State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In
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addition, all firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by
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federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1
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and beginning January 1, 2027, the federally licensed firearm
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dealers shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based
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system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have
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been reported stolen are available for public access for
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individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen

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prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm under subsection
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(a-25) of this Section. New firearms shipped directly from the
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manufacturer are exempt from this provision.
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(a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
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dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
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person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
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transferring the firearm, request the Illinois State Police to
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conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the
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firearm in accordance with Section 3.1 and beginning January
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1, 2027, the person who is not a federally licensed firearm
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dealer shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based
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system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have
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been reported stolen are available for public access for
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individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen
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prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm under subsection
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{a-25} of this Section. New firearms shipped directly from the
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manufacturer are exempt from this provision.
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(a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this
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Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
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dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
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firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
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dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
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contact a federal firearm license dealer under paragraph (1)
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of subsection (a-15) of this Section to conduct the transfer
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or the Illinois State Police with the transferee's or
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purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to

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determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's
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Firearm Owner's Identification Card under State and federal
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law, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check
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System. This subsection shall not be effective until July 1,
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2023. Until that date the transferor shall contact the
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Illinois State Police with the transferee's or purchaser's
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Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to determine the
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validity of the card. The Illinois State Police may adopt
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rules concerning the implementation of this subsection. The
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Illinois State Police shall provide the seller or transferor
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an approval number if the purchaser's Firearm Owner's
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Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued by the Illinois
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State Police for the purchase of a firearm pursuant to this
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subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
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(a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
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do not apply to:
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(1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a
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federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
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licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
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prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with
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Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
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federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the
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seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer
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is not required to accept the firearm into his or her
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inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by
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the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to

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exceed $25 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
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compensation for performing the functions required under
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this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by
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Section 3.1;
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(2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
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husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter,
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father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
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nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
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grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
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son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
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(3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
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of law or a court order;
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(4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under
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subsection (a-5) of this Section;
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(5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
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gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
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to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm
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by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
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service or repair and the return of the firearm to the
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gunsmith;
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(6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home
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of the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee
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is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and
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the unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that
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possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent
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death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;

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(7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
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agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting
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within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
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(8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
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permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
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museum, or institutional collection; and
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(9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
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requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification
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Card under Section 2 of this Act.
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(a-20) The Illinois State Police shall develop an
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Internet-based system for individuals to determine the
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validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the
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sale or transfer of a firearm. The Illinois State Police shall
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have the Internet-based system updated and available for use
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by January 1, 2024. The Illinois State Police shall adopt
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rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this
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system; but no rule shall allow the Illinois State Police to
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retain records in contravention of State and federal law. On
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or before January 1, 2027, the Internet-based system shall
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include a written notice, in both English and Spanish, of a
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firearm owner's obligation to report to local law enforcement
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any lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after the owner
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first discovers the loss or theft.
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(a-25) On or before January 1, 2022, the Illinois State
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Police shall develop an Internet-based system upon which the
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serial numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are

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available for public access for individuals to ensure any
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firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or transfer
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of a firearm under this Section. The Illinois State Police
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shall have the Internet-based system completed and available
5
for use by July 1, 2022. The Illinois State Police shall adopt
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rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this
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system. On or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State
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Police shall make the Internet-based system created under this
9
subsection accessible to federally licensed firearms dealers
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to verify that the make, model, and serial numbers of firearms
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that are being bought, sold, or transferred by the dealers
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have not been reported stolen and shall also provide a receipt
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or approval number to a transferor or federally licensed
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firearms dealer as verification that the firearm being
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transferred did not appear on the stolen firearm database.
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(a-30) On or before January 1, 2027, the Illinois State
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Police shall establish an electronic mechanism by which law
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enforcement shall report individuals who have failed to report
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the loss or theft of a firearm pursuant to Section 24-4.1 of
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the Criminal Code of 2012.
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(b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes
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to be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
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record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
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of transfer. Any person within this State who receives any
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firearm, stun gun, or taser pursuant to subsection (a-10)
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shall provide a record of the transfer within 10 days of the

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transfer to a federally licensed firearm dealer and shall not
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be required to maintain a transfer record. The federally
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licensed firearm dealer shall maintain the transfer record for
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20 years from the date of receipt. A federally licensed
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firearm dealer may charge a fee not to exceed $25 to retain the
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record. The record shall be provided and maintained in either
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an electronic or paper format. The federally licensed firearm
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dealer shall not be liable for the accuracy of any information
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in the transfer record submitted pursuant to this Section.
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Such records shall contain the date of the transfer; the
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description, serial number or other information identifying
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the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number is
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available; and, if the transfer was completed within this
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State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
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number and any approval number or documentation provided by
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the Illinois State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of
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this Section; if the transfer was not completed within this
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State, the record shall contain the name and address of the
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transferee. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
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contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm.
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On demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
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inspection such record of transfer. For any transfer pursuant
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to subsection (a-10) of this Section, on the demand of a peace
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officer, such transferee shall identify the federally licensed
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firearm dealer maintaining the transfer record. If the
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transfer or sale took place at a gun show, the record shall

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include the unique identification number. Failure to record
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the unique identification number or approval number is a petty
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offense. For transfers of a firearm, stun gun, or taser made on
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or after January 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
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100-1178), failure by the private seller to maintain the
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transfer records in accordance with this Section, or failure
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by a transferee pursuant to subsection a-10 of this Section to
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identify the federally licensed firearm dealer maintaining the
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transfer record, is a Class A misdemeanor for the first
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offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense
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occurring within 10 years of the first offense and the second
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offense was committed after conviction of the first offense.
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Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of
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any violation of subsection (a-5), the court may grant
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supervision pursuant to and consistent with the limitations of
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Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A transferee
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or transferor shall not be criminally liable under this
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Section provided that he or she provides the Illinois State
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Police with the transfer records in accordance with procedures
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established by the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State
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Police shall establish, by rule, a standard form on its
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website.
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(b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
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within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
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mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law
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to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within

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or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
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copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card
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or valid concealed carry license and either his or her
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Illinois driver's license or Illinois State Identification
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Card prior to the shipment of the ammunition. The ammunition
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may be shipped only to an address on either of those 2
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documents.
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(b-10) Any person who is a registered participant of a
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competitive shooting event that is sanctioned by a national
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governing body and held at the World Shooting Complex in the
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City of Sparta and who is not prohibited by the laws of
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Illinois, the state of his or her domicile, or the United
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States from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm may
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purchase or obtain ammunition for a handgun, rifle, shotgun,
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or other long gun at the competitive shooting event.

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(c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
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of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
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specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 104-31, eff. 1-1-26
.)

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