103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4188
 
Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24-1.9
720 ILCS 5/24-1.10
 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the provisions prohibiting the purchase or transfer of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, .50 caliber cartridge, or large capacity ammunition feeding device do not apply to the purchase or transfer of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, .50 caliber cartridge, or large capacity ammunition feeding device purchased or transferred on or after April 28, 2023 and before May 4, 2023 regardless of whether the purchase or transfer was initiated and completed or initiated and not completed between those dates. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. Legislative intent. 
5 (a) On January 10, 2023, Public Act 102-1116, the Protect 
6Illinois Communities Act, took effect. Subject to certain 
7exceptions, that Act, among other things, prohibited a person 
8in the State from knowingly manufacturing, delivering, 
9selling, or purchasing or causing to be manufactured, 
10delivered, sold, or purchased, an assault weapon, assault 
11weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, .50 caliber cartridge, 
12or a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
13 (b) On April 28, 2023, the United States District Court 
14for the Southern District of Illinois issued a preliminary 
15injunction enjoining the enforcement of that Act in its 
16entirety. That order was dissolved by the United States Court 
17of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on May 4, 2023. 
18 (c) The General Assembly recognizes that some firearms 
19dealers continued to sell and transfer assault weapons, 
20assault weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles, .50 caliber 
21cartridges, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices 
22prohibited by the Protect Illinois Communities Act and that 
23some persons purchased those assault weapons, assault weapon 
24attachments, .50 caliber rifles, .50 caliber cartridges, and 
 
 
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1large capacity ammunition feeding devices in good faith 
2reliance that Public Act 102-1116 was unconstitutional.
3 (d) It would be unfair for those persons to be punished or 
4to be required to relinquish those assault weapons, assault 
5weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles, .50 caliber 
6cartridges, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices 
7purchased in good faith between April 28, 2023 and May 4, 2023. 
8It is the intent of this legislation to legalize those sales 
9and transfers made between April 28, 2023 and May 4, 2023 when 
10that April 28, 2023 injunction was in effect.

11 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 
12changing Sections 24-1.9 and 24-1.10 as follows:

13 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
14 Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and 
15purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 
16caliber cartridges.
17 (a) Definitions. In this Section:
18 (1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as 
19provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: 
20  (A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to 
21 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily 
22 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm 
23 has one or more of the following:
24   (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
 
 
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1   (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
2 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger 
3 hand;
4   (iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or 
5 detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise 
6 foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to 
7 reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or 
8 otherwise enhances the concealability of, the weapon; 
9   (iv) a flash suppressor;
10   (v) a grenade launcher;
11   (vi) a shroud attached to the barrel or that 
12 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing 
13 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger 
14 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that 
15 encloses the barrel. 
16  (B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine 
17 with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except 
18 for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and 
19 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire 
20 ammunition.
21  (C) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
22 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily 
23 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm 
24 has one or more of the following:
25   (i) a threaded barrel;
26   (ii) a second pistol grip or another feature 
 
 
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1 capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can 
2 be held by the non-trigger hand;
3   (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel or that 
4 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing 
5 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger 
6 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that 
7 encloses the barrel;
8   (iv) a flash suppressor; 
9   (v) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine 
10 at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
11   (vi) a buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that 
12 protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is 
13 designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a 
14 firearm to be fired from the shoulder. 
15  (D) A semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine 
16 with the capacity to accept more than 15 rounds.
17  (E) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
18  (F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of 
19 the following:
20   (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
21   (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
22 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger 
23 hand;
24   (iii) a folding or thumbhole stock; 
25   (iv) a grenade launcher;
26   (v) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more 
 
 
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1 than 5 rounds; or 
2   (vi) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine. 
3  (G) Any semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to 
4 accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
5  (H) Any firearm that has been modified to be operable 
6 as an assault weapon as defined in this Section. 
7  (I) Any part or combination of parts designed or 
8 intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, 
9 including any combination of parts from which an assault 
10 weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the 
11 possession or under the control of the same person. 
12  (J) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates, 
13 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
14 such weapon: 
15   (i) All AK types, including the following:
16    (I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM, 
17 MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms 
18 AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, and WUM. 
19    (II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 
20    (III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 
21    (IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S. 
22    (V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS. 
23    (VI) SKS with a detachable magazine. 
24   (ii) all AR types, including the following:
25    (I) AR-10. 
26    (II) AR-15. 
 
 
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1    (III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16. 
2    (IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 
3    (V) Armalite M15-T. 
4    (VI) Barrett REC7. 
5    (VII) Beretta AR-70. 
6    (VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout. 
7    (IX) Bushmaster ACR. 
8    (X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 
9    (XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 
10    (XII) Bushmaster XM15. 
11    (XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles. 
12    (XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 
13    (XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles. 
14    (XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 
15    (XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles. 
16    (XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 
17    (XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 
18    (XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 
19    (XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine. 
20    (XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 
21    (XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles. 
22    (XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle. 
23    (XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15. 
24    (XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 
25    (XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 
26    (XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles. 
 
 
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1    (XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle. 
2    (XXX) Olympic Arms. 
3    (XXXI) POF USA P415. 
4    (XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles. 
5    (XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles. 
6    (XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 
7    (XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15 or Rock River 
8 Arms LAR-47. 
9    (XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX 
10 rifles. 
11    (XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles. 
12    (XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles. 
13    (XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556 
14 rifles. 
15    (XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles. 
16    (XLI) Windham Weaponry AR rifles. 
17    (XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 
18    (XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc. 
19 YHM-15 rifles. 
20   (iii) Barrett M107A1.
21   (iv) Barrett M82A1.
22   (v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
23   (vi) Calico Liberty Series.
24   (vii) CETME Sporter. 
25   (viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and 
26 AR 110C. 
 
 
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1   (ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 
2 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 
3   (x) Feather Industries AT-9. 
4   (xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 
5   (xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 
6   (xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC. 
7   (xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 
8   (xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB. 
9   (xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig 
10 Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
11   (xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48. 
12   (xviii) Steyr AUG. 
13   (xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle 
14 M-14/20CF. 
15   (xx) All Thompson rifles, including the following: 
16    (I) Thompson M1SB. 
17    (II) Thompson T1100D. 
18    (III) Thompson T150D. 
19    (IV) Thompson T1B. 
20    (V) Thompson T1B100D. 
21    (VI) Thompson T1B50D. 
22    (VII) Thompson T1BSB. 
23    (VIII) Thompson T1-C. 
24    (IX) Thompson T1D. 
25    (X) Thompson T1SB. 
26    (XI) Thompson T5. 
 
 
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1    (XII) Thompson T5100D. 
2    (XIII) Thompson TM1. 
3    (XIV) Thompson TM1C. 
4   (xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 
5   (xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and 
6 UZI Model B Carbine. 
7   (xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 
8   (xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 
9   (xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
10   (xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 
11  (K) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates, 
12 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
13 such weapon thereof: 
14   (i) All AK types, including the following: 
15    (I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 
16    (II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 
17    (III) Draco AK-47 pistol. 
18    (IV) HCR AK-47 pistol. 
19    (V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol. 
20    (VI) Krinkov pistol. 
21    (VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol. 
22    (VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 
23    (IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 
24   (ii) All AR types, including the following: 
25    (I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol. 
26    (II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 
 
 
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1    (III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II. 
2    (IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol. 
3    (V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 
4    (VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol. 
5    (VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol. 
6    (VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol. 
7    (IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol. 
8    (X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol. 
9    (XI) POF USA AR pistols. 
10    (XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol. 
11    (XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol. 
12   (iii) Calico pistols. 
13   (iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 
14   (v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45. 
15   (vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol. 
16   (vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and 
17 TEC-DC9. 
18   (viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol. 
19   (ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 
20   (x) All MAC types, including the following: 
21    (I) MAC-10. 
22    (II) MAC-11. 
23    (III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol, 
24 MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini 
25 Tactical Pistol. 
26    (IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11. 
 
 
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1    (V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 
2   (xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 
3   (xii) Sites Spectre. 
4   (xiii) All Thompson types, including the 
5 following: 
6    (I) Thompson TA510D. 
7    (II) Thompson TA5. 
8   (xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 
9  (L) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates, 
10 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
11 such weapon thereof: 
12   (i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12. 
13   (ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 
14   (iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12. 
15   (iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the 
16 following: 
17    (I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 
18    (II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 
19    (III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01. 
20    (IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 
21    (V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030. 
22    (VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika. 
23   (v) Streetsweeper. 
24   (vi) Striker 12. 
25 (2) "Assault weapon" does not include: 
26  (A) Any firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or 
 
 
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1 has been made permanently inoperable.
2  (B) An antique firearm or a replica of an antique 
3 firearm.
4  (C) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, 
5 lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun 
6 with a revolving cylinder.
7  (D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of 
8 this Code.
9  (E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm 
10 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this 
11 Section. 
12 (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable 
13of being attached to a firearm that is specifically designed 
14for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms 
15listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
16 (4) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 
17U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
18 (5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable 
19of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include 
20any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has 
21a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder 
22for hunting or historical reenactments.
23 (6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG 
24caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is 
25capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50 
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1item that is filled with a permanent inert substance or that is 
2otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready 
3modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition 
4with a caliber measurement that is equal to or greater than .50 
5caliber.
6 (7) "Detachable magazine" means an ammunition feeding 
7device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly 
8of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device 
9that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a 
10bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other 
11object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or 
12cartridge.
13 (8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device 
14that is permanently attached to a firearm, or contained in and 
15not removable from a firearm, or that is otherwise not a 
16detachable magazine, but does not include an attached tubular 
17device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, 
18.22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
19 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), 
20on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 
21102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, 
22it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly 
23manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or cause to be 
24manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or purchased by 
25another, an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
26caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
 
 
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1 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), 
2beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person 
3within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon, 
4assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber 
5cartridge. 
6 (d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession 
7of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
8rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge device if the person lawfully 
9possessed that assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
10caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by 
11subsection (c) of this Section, if the person has provided in 
12an endorsement affidavit, prior to January 1, 2024, under oath 
13or affirmation and in the form and manner prescribed by the 
14Illinois State Police, no later than October 1, 2023:
15  (1) the affiant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card 
16 number;
17  (2) an affirmation that the affiant: (i) possessed an 
18 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
19 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge before January 10, 2023 
20 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this 
21 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly; or (ii) 
22 inherited the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
23 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge from a person 
24 with an endorsement under this Section or from a person 
25 authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of 
26 subsection (e) to possess the assault weapon, assault 
 
 
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1 weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber 
2 cartridge; or (iii) purchased or was transferred an 
3 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
4 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge on or after April 28, 2023 
5 and before May 4, 2023 regardless of whether the purchase 
6 or transfer was initiated and completed or initiated and 
7 not completed between those dates; and
8  (3) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the 
9 .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon or assault weapons 
10 listed in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) of subdivision (1) 
11 of subsection (a) of this Section possessed by the affiant 
12 prior to January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public 
13 Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
14 Assembly and any assault weapons identified and published 
15 by the Illinois State Police pursuant to this subdivision 
16 (3). No later than October 1, 2023, and every October 1 
17 thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via 
18 rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its 
19 website, the list of assault weapons subject to an 
20 endorsement affidavit under this subsection (d). The list 
21 shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies, 
22 duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the 
23 assault weapons identified in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) 
24 of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section and 
25 shall be consistent with the definition of "assault 
26 weapon" identified in this Section. The Illinois State 
 
 
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1 Police may adopt emergency rulemaking in accordance with 
2 Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 
3 The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 
4 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this 
5 paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the public 
6 interest, safety, and welfare.
7 The affidavit form shall include the following statement 
8printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on 
9this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the 
10Criminal Code of 2012. Entering false information on this form 
11is a violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act."
12 In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in 
13this State, a completed endorsement affidavit submitted to the 
14Illinois State Police by a person under this Section creates a 
15rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess 
16and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
17.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge. 
18 Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective 
19date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
20General Assembly, a person authorized under this Section to 
21possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
22caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall possess such 
23items only: 
24  (1) on private property owned or immediately 
25 controlled by the person;
26  (2) on private property that is not open to the public 
 
 
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1 with the express permission of the person who owns or 
2 immediately controls such property;
3  (3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms 
4 dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
5  (4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault 
6 weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or 
7 .50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range 
8 or sport shooting competition venue; or
9  (5) while traveling to or from these locations, 
10 provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon 
11 attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the 
12 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
13 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case, 
14 firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container. 
15 Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the 
16endorsement for an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
17.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or a person 
18authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection 
19(e) to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
20.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge may transfer the 
21assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, 
22or .50 caliber cartridge only to an heir, an individual 
23residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or 
24a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 
25923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days 
26after transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person 
 
 
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1shall notify the Illinois State Police of the name and address 
2of the transferee and comply with the requirements of 
3subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners 
4Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon or 
5ammunition is transferred shall, within 60 days of the 
6transfer, complete an affidavit required under this Section. A 
7person to whom the weapon is transferred may transfer it only 
8as provided in this subsection.
9 Except as provided in subsection (e) and beginning on 
10January 1, 2024, any person who moves into this State in 
11possession of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
12.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall, within 60 
13days, apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card and 
14complete an endorsement application as outlined in subsection 
15(d).
16 Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in 
17the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt 
18from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and 
19shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies 
20acting in the performance of their duties. 
21 (e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase 
22or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, 
23.50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the 
24provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items 
25to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
26  (1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this 
 
 
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1 Code.
2  (2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified 
3 retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law 
4 Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B 
5 and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law. 
6  (3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or 
7 local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping 
8 the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or 
9 (2) of this subsection (e). 
10  (4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, 
11 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the 
12 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
13  (5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
14 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while 
15 performing their official duties or while traveling to or 
16 from their places of duty.
17  (6) Any company that employs armed security officers 
18 in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or 
19 development site or facility regulated by the federal 
20 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as 
21 an armed security force member at a nuclear energy, 
22 storage, weapons, or development site or facility 
23 regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who 
24 has completed the background screening and training 
25 mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal 
26 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing 
 
 
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1 official duties. 
2  (7) Any private security contractor agency licensed 
3 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
4 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 
5 that employs private security contractors and any private 
6 security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a 
7 firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private 
8 Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith 
9 Act of 2004 while performing official duties. 
10 The provisions of this Section do not apply to the 
11manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession 
12of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
13rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture, 
14delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those 
15items:
16  (A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under 
17 subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to 
18 possess those items;
19  (B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any 
20 department or agency thereof; or
21  (C) for sale or transfer in another state or for 
22 export.
23 This Section does not apply to or affect any of the 
24following: 
25  (i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is 
26 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by 
 
 
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1 USA Shooting, the national governing body for 
2 international shooting competition in the United States, 
3 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an 
4 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting 
5 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from 
6 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm 
7 is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not 
8 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a 
9 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar 
10 portable container designed for the safe transportation of 
11 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor 
12 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or 
13 events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm" 
14 has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm 
15 Owners Identification Card Act.
16  (ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours, 
17 a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the 
18 nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to 
19 any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess 
20 and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the 
21 weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any 
22 ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is 
23 directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the 
24 transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a 
25 compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the 
26 weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked 
 
 
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1 container other than the glove compartment or console. 
2  (iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place 
3 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, 
4 only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while 
5 traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken 
6 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. 
11  (iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use 
12 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while 
13 traveling to or from a location authorized for this 
14 hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is 
15 broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately 
16 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, 
17 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable 
18 container designed for the safe transportation of 
19 firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police, 
20 in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, 
21 shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable 
22 weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The 
23 Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in 
24 accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois 
25 Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency 
26 rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois 
 
 
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1 Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed 
2 to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and 
3 welfare. 
4  (v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale, 
5 or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber 
6 rifles, or the weapon's respective attachments, to persons 
7 authorized or permitted, or both authorized and permitted, 
8 to acquire and possess these weapons or attachments for 
9 the purpose of rental for use solely as props for a motion 
10 picture, television, or video production or entertainment 
11 event. 
12 Any person not subject to this Section may submit an 
13endorsement affidavit if the person chooses. 
14 (f) Any sale or transfer with a background check initiated 
15to the Illinois State Police on or before January 10, 2023 (the 
16effective date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of 
17the 102nd General Assembly is allowed to be completed after 
18January 10, 2023 the effective date of this amendatory Act 
19once an approval is issued by the Illinois State Police and any 
20applicable waiting period under Section 24-3 has expired.
21 (g) The Illinois State Police shall take all steps 
22necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within 
23by October 1, 2023. 
24 (h) The Illinois Department of the State Police shall also 
25develop and implement a public notice and public outreach 
26campaign to promote awareness about the provisions of Public 
 
 
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1Act 102-1116 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly 
2and to increase compliance with this Section. 
3(Source: P.A. 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; revised 4-6-23.)

4 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.10)
5 Sec. 24-1.10. Manufacture, delivery, sale, and possession 
6of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
7 (a) In this Section:
8 "Handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Firearm 
9Concealed Carry Act.
10 "Long gun" means a rifle or shotgun. 
11 "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means:
12  (1) a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar 
13 device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily 
14 restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of 
15 ammunition for long guns and more than 15 rounds of 
16 ammunition for handguns; or
17  (2) any combination of parts from which a device 
18 described in paragraph (1) can be assembled.
19 "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" does not 
20include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and 
21capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire 
22ammunition. "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" does 
23not include a tubular magazine that is contained in a 
24lever-action firearm or any device that has been made 
25permanently inoperable.
 
 
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1 (b) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), it is 
2unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly 
3manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or cause to be 
4manufactured, delivered, sold, or purchased a large capacity 
5ammunition feeding device.
6 (c) Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f), 
7and beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective 
8date of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
9General Assembly, it is unlawful to knowingly possess a large 
10capacity ammunition feeding device. 
11 (d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a person's possession 
12of a large capacity ammunition feeding device if the person 
13lawfully possessed that large capacity ammunition feeding 
14device before January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public 
15Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
16Assembly, provided that the person shall possess such device 
17only: 
18  (1) on private property owned or immediately 
19 controlled by the person;
20  (2) on private property that is not open to the public 
21 with the express permission of the person who owns or 
22 immediately controls such property;
23  (3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms 
24 dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
25  (4) while engaged in the legal use of the large 
26 capacity ammunition feeding device at a properly licensed 
 
 
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1 firing range or sport shooting competition venue; or
2  (5) while traveling to or from these locations, 
3 provided that the large capacity ammunition feeding device 
4 is stored unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm 
5 carrying box, shipping box, or other container. 
6 A person authorized under this Section to possess a large 
7capacity ammunition feeding device may transfer the large 
8capacity ammunition feeding device only to an heir, an 
9individual residing in another state maintaining it in another 
10state, or a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under 
11Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 
12days after transfer of the large capacity ammunition feeding 
13device except to an heir, the person shall notify the Illinois 
14State Police of the name and address of the transferee and 
15comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3 of 
16the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The person to whom 
17the large capacity ammunition feeding device is transferred 
18shall, within 60 days of the transfer, notify the Illinois 
19State Police of the person's acquisition and comply with the 
20requirements of subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm 
21Owners Identification Card Act. A person to whom the large 
22capacity ammunition feeding device is transferred may transfer 
23it only as provided in this subsection.
24 Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) and 
25beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective date 
26of Public Act 102-1116) this amendatory Act of the 102nd 
 
 
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1General Assembly, any person who moves into this State in 
2possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device 
3shall, within 60 days, apply for a Firearm Owners 
4Identification Card.
5 (e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase 
6or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, as 
7well as the provisions of this Section that prohibit causing 
8those items to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
9  (1) Peace officers as defined in Section 2-13 of this 
10 Code.
11  (2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified 
12 retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law 
13 Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B 
14 and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law. 
15  (3) A federal, State, or local law enforcement agency 
16 for the purpose of equipping the agency's peace officers 
17 as defined in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection (e). 
18  (4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, 
19 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the 
20 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
21  (5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
22 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while 
23 performing their official duties or while traveling to or 
24 from their places of duty.
25  (6) Any company that employs armed security officers 
26 in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or 
 
 
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1 development site or facility regulated by the federal 
2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as 
3 an armed security force member at a nuclear energy, 
4 storage, weapons, or development site or facility 
5 regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who 
6 has completed the background screening and training 
7 mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal 
8 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing 
9 official duties. 
10  (7) Any private security contractor agency licensed 
11 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
12 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 
13 that employs private security contractors and any private 
14 security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a 
15 firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private 
16 Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith 
17 Act of 2004 while performing official duties. 
18  (8) Large capacity ammunition feeding devices 
19 purchased or transferred on or after April 28, 2023 and 
20 before May 4, 2023 regardless of whether the purchase or 
21 transfer was initiated and completed or initiated and not 
22 completed between those dates. 
23 (f) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the 
24following: 
25  (1) Manufacture, delivery, sale, importation, 
26 purchase, or possession or causing to be manufactured, 
 
 
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1 delivered, sold, imported, purchased, or possessed a large 
2 capacity ammunition feeding device:
3   (A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized 
4 under subdivisions (1) through (7) of subsection (e) 
5 to possess those items;
6   (B) for sale or transfer to the United States or 
7 any department or agency thereof; or
8   (C) for sale or transfer in another state or for 
9 export.
10  (2) Sale or rental of large capacity ammunition 
11 feeding devices for blank-firing assault weapons and .50 
12 caliber rifles, to persons authorized or permitted, or 
13 both authorized and permitted, to acquire these devices 
14 for the purpose of rental for use solely as props for a 
15 motion picture, television, or video production or 
16 entertainment event. 
17 (g) Sentence. A person who knowingly manufactures, 
18delivers, sells, purchases, possesses, or causes to be 
19manufactured, delivered, sold, possessed, or purchased in 
20violation of this Section a large capacity ammunition feeding 
21device capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition 
22for long guns or more than 15 rounds of ammunition for handguns 
23commits a petty offense with a fine of $1,000 for each 
24violation.
25 (h) The Illinois Department of the State Police shall also 
26develop and implement a public notice and public outreach 
 
 
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1campaign to promote awareness about the provisions of Public 
2Act 102-1116 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly 
3and to increase compliance with this Section. 
4(Source: P.A. 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; revised 4-6-23.)