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Illinois gun law changes
October 2005 GunNews Blagojevich signs pro-gun bills! Chicago (NRA-ILA) Governor Blagojevich (D) has acted on several bills NRA took positions on this session - some good, some bad. Signed into law are: SB123, an NRA - backed bill that no longer requires Social Security numbers to be included on hunting licenses; SB2103, an NRA-backed bill that makes improvements to the existing range protection law; and HB132, an NRA-backed bill that established the waiting periods on firearm transfers begins when an agreement to transfer is made, rather than when a background check is called in. SB1333, an NRA-opposed bill that imposes new restrictions on gun shows. The Governor has also vetoed several NRA-backed bills. SB57, which is similar to SB1333, but included a mandate that the State Police destroy the database it currently maintains on lawful firearm transfers; SB2104, which would set statewide standards for transporting firearms in vehicles; and HB340, which would require the waiting period on firearm transfers be waived in cases where a law-abiding citizen is simply trading one operating firearm for another. Still pending action by the Governor at this time are: SB53, which would allow the mail-order sale of ammunition to valid FOID card holders; and SB251, which would limit the liability a land owner could potentially face if he allows hunting or hunting-related activities (without charging a fee) on his property. NRA will continue to monitor SB53 and SB251, and work to override the Governor's vetoes of SB57, SB 2104, and HB340 during the Fall Veto Session in November, so please call your State Representative and Senator and urge them to work with the pro-gun community to support our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The new gunshow law Summary: private transfers are no longer private when the purchase agreements are made at a gunshow. PUBLIC ACT 094 - 0353... "Gun show" means an event or function: (1) at which the sale and transfer of firearms is the regular and normal course of business and where 50 or more firearms are displayed, offered, or exhibited for sale, transfer, or exchange; or (2) at which not less than 10 gun show vendors display, offer, or exhibit for sale, sell, transfer, or exchange firearms. "Gun show" includes the entire premises provided for an event or function, including parking areas for the event or function, that is sponsored to facilitate the purchase, sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms as described in this Section. "Gun show: does not include training or safety classes, competitive shooting events, such as rifle, shotgun, or handgun matches, trap, skeet, or sporting clays shoots, dinners, banquets, raffles, or any other event where the sale or transfer or firearms is not the primary course of business. Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes or operates a gun show. "Gun show vendor" means a person who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges any firearms at a gun show, regardless of whether the person arranges with a gun show promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange any firearm. "Sanctioned competitive shooting event" means a shooting contest officially recognized by a national or state shooting sport association, and includes any sight-in or practice conducted in conjunction with the event. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92 - 414, eff. 1-1-02.) Other changes to Firearms Owners Identification Card Act under this bill: The seller must maintain for ten years the date of transfer, serial number, description of the firearm, and name and FOID card number of the buyer as before. If the transfer was initiated at a gun show, the approval number issued by the state Police must also be recorded by the seller. The transfer must be completed, following the appropriate waiting period (72) hours for handguns, 24 hours for long guns), within 30 days after the approval was granted. Note that this requirement to obtain a State Police background check does not apply for private firearm transfers not occurring on the grounds of a gun show. IL: Five-and six-day waiting periods are over! The waiting period on the purchase of firearms in Illinois now, by law, begins when the buyer and seller reach an agreement to purchase a firearm and concludes the appropriate number of hours later. Thanks to the Governor signing HB132, there are no more waiting periods that begin at midnight on the first business day after the telephone call to NICS, and not counting weekends, holidays, etc. Public Act 094-0284: Amendment to the Firearm Owners Identification Act. Underlined sections represent changes. (g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made, or delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of such rifle, shotgun or other long gun for at least 24 hours after application for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g) does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in promoting the public interest incident to his or her employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g), "application" means when the buyer and seller reach an agreement to purchase a firearm.
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