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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5585 Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 430 ILCS 66/5 | | 430 ILCS 66/10 | | 430 ILCS 66/65 | | 430 ILCS 66/75 | |
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Changes the definition of "concealed firearm" to include a stun gun carried on or about a person completely or mostly concealed from view of the public or on or about a person within a vehicle. Provides that if the applicant seeks a license for carrying a stun gun, the applicant must have instruction in the use of stun guns. Defines "stun gun".
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Sections 5, 10, 65, and 75 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 66/5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
| 8 | | "Applicant" means a person who is applying for a license to |
| 9 | | carry a concealed firearm under this Act. |
| 10 | | "Board" means the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board. |
| 11 | | "Concealed firearm" means a loaded or unloaded handgun or a |
| 12 | | stun gun carried on or about a person completely or mostly |
| 13 | | concealed from view of the public or on or about a person |
| 14 | | within a vehicle. |
| 15 | | "Department" means the Department of State Police. |
| 16 | | "Director" means the Director of State Police. |
| 17 | | "Handgun" means any device which is designed to expel a |
| 18 | | projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, |
| 19 | | expansion of gas, or escape of gas that is designed to be held |
| 20 | | and fired by the use of a single hand. "Handgun" does not |
| 21 | | include: |
| 22 | | (1) a stun gun or taser; |
| 23 | | (2) a machine gun as defined in item (i) of paragraph |
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| 1 | | (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code |
| 2 | | of 2012; |
| 3 | | (3) a short-barreled rifle or shotgun as defined in |
| 4 | | item (ii) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section |
| 5 | | 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or |
| 6 | | (4) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or |
| 7 | | B-B gun which
expels a single globular projectile not |
| 8 | | exceeding .18 inch in
diameter, or which has a maximum |
| 9 | | muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet
per second, or which |
| 10 | | expels breakable paint balls containing washable marking |
| 11 | | colors. |
| 12 | | "Law enforcement agency" means any federal, State, or local |
| 13 | | law enforcement agency, including offices of State's Attorneys |
| 14 | | and the Office of the Attorney General. |
| 15 | | "License" means a license issued by the Department of State |
| 16 | | Police to carry a concealed handgun. |
| 17 | | "Licensee" means a person issued a license to carry a |
| 18 | | concealed handgun. |
| 19 | | "Municipality" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1 |
| 20 | | of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. |
| 21 | | "Stun gun" means any device which is powered by electrical |
| 22 | | charging units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with |
| 23 | | a human or clothing worn by a human, can send out current |
| 24 | | capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a |
| 25 | | manner as to render him or her incapable of normal functioning. |
| 26 | | "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it |
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| 1 | | in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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| 3 | | (430 ILCS 66/10)
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| 4 | | Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed firearm. |
| 5 | | (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a |
| 6 | | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: |
| 7 | | (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this Act; |
| 8 | | (2) has provided the application and documentation |
| 9 | | required in Section 30 of this Act; |
| 10 | | (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and |
| 11 | | (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or |
| 12 | | others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the |
| 13 | | Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with |
| 14 | | Section 20. |
| 15 | | (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or |
| 16 | | duplicate license as provided in this Act. |
| 17 | | (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a |
| 18 | | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall |
| 19 | | permit the licensee to: |
| 20 | | (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully |
| 21 | | concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her |
| 22 | | person; and
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| 23 | | (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed |
| 24 | | firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. |
| 25 | | (d) The Department shall make applications for a license |
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| 1 | | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of |
| 2 | | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the |
| 3 | | availability and submission of applications in accordance with |
| 4 | | this Act. |
| 5 | | (e) An application for a license submitted to the |
| 6 | | Department that contains all the information and materials |
| 7 | | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be |
| 8 | | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no |
| 9 | | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application, |
| 10 | | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license. |
| 11 | | (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if |
| 12 | | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or |
| 13 | | the Department receives a determination from the Board that the |
| 14 | | applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must |
| 15 | | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The |
| 16 | | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right |
| 17 | | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. |
| 18 | | (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the |
| 19 | | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: |
| 20 | | (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a |
| 21 | | concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her |
| 22 | | abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on |
| 23 | | the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an |
| 24 | | invitee with that person's permission; |
| 25 | | (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm |
| 26 | | under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except |
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| 1 | | subsection (a-5) of that Section; or |
| 2 | | (3) when the handgun is broken down in a |
| 3 | | non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or |
| 4 | | is unloaded and enclosed in a case. |
| 5 | | (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an |
| 6 | | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic |
| 7 | | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed |
| 8 | | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon |
| 9 | | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall |
| 10 | | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a |
| 11 | | concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon |
| 12 | | the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or |
| 13 | | present upon the request of the officer evidence
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| 14 | | paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that |
| 15 | | he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry
under that |
| 16 | | subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection |
| 17 | | (h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to |
| 18 | | the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer |
| 19 | | evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of |
| 20 | | this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that |
| 21 | | subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or |
| 22 | | non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed |
| 23 | | firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm for |
| 24 | | the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic stop, |
| 25 | | any
passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a |
| 26 | | non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of |
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| 1 | | this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection |
| 2 | | (h). |
| 3 | | (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or stun gun or a |
| 4 | | non-resident carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection |
| 5 | | (e) of Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement |
| 6 | | officer or emergency
services personnel, the law enforcement |
| 7 | | officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm
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| 8 | | or stun gun or direct that it be secured during the duration of |
| 9 | | the contact if the law enforcement officer or emergency
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| 10 | | services personnel determines that it is necessary for the |
| 11 | | safety of any person
present, including the law enforcement |
| 12 | | officer or emergency services personnel. The licensee or |
| 13 | | nonresident
shall submit to the order to secure the firearm or |
| 14 | | stun gun. When the law enforcement officer or emergency |
| 15 | | services
personnel have determined that the licensee or |
| 16 | | non-resident is not a threat to
the safety of any person |
| 17 | | present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency |
| 18 | | services personnel, and
if the licensee or non-resident is |
| 19 | | physically and mentally capable of
possessing the firearm or |
| 20 | | stun gun, the law enforcement officer or emergency services |
| 21 | | personnel shall return the
firearm or stun gun to the licensee |
| 22 | | or non-resident before releasing him or her from the
scene and |
| 23 | | breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is |
| 24 | | transported for
treatment to another location, the firearm or |
| 25 | | stun gun shall be turned over to any peace
officer. The peace |
| 26 | | officer shall provide a receipt which includes the make,
model, |
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| 1 | | caliber, and serial number of the firearm or stun gun. |
| 2 | | (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license |
| 3 | | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to |
| 4 | | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State's |
| 5 | | Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court |
| 6 | | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this |
| 7 | | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all |
| 8 | | information included in the application, including the |
| 9 | | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to the |
| 10 | | license application and any information related to violations |
| 11 | | of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's Attorney, |
| 12 | | Attorney General, or member or staff of the judiciary shall |
| 13 | | provide any information to a requester who is not entitled to |
| 14 | | it by law. |
| 15 | | (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed |
| 16 | | application, the Department shall enter the relevant |
| 17 | | information about the applicant into the database under |
| 18 | | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law |
| 19 | | enforcement agencies.
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| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-29, |
| 21 | | eff. 7-10-15.)
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| 22 | | (430 ILCS 66/65)
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| 23 | | Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. |
| 24 | | (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a |
| 25 | | firearm or stun gun on or into: |
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| 1 | | (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under |
| 2 | | the control of a public or private elementary or secondary |
| 3 | | school. |
| 4 | | (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under |
| 5 | | the control of a pre-school or child care facility, |
| 6 | | including any room or portion of a building under the |
| 7 | | control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in |
| 8 | | this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care |
| 9 | | facility in a family home from owning or possessing a |
| 10 | | firearm or stun gun in the home or license under this Act, |
| 11 | | if no child under child care at the home is present in the |
| 12 | | home or the firearm or stun gun in the home is stored in a |
| 13 | | locked container when a child under child care at the home |
| 14 | | is present in the home. |
| 15 | | (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a |
| 16 | | building under the control of an officer of the executive |
| 17 | | or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing |
| 18 | | in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a |
| 19 | | concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail |
| 20 | | in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources |
| 21 | | or any other designated public hunting area or building |
| 22 | | where firearm possession is permitted as established by the |
| 23 | | Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the |
| 24 | | Wildlife Code. |
| 25 | | (4) Any building designated for matters before a |
| 26 | | circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or |
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| 1 | | any building or portion of a building under the control of |
| 2 | | the Supreme Court. |
| 3 | | (5) Any building or portion of a building under the |
| 4 | | control of a unit of local government. |
| 5 | | (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under |
| 6 | | the control of an adult or juvenile detention or |
| 7 | | correctional institution, prison, or jail. |
| 8 | | (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under |
| 9 | | the control of a public or private hospital or hospital |
| 10 | | affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home. |
| 11 | | (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for |
| 12 | | in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, |
| 13 | | real property, and parking area under the control of a |
| 14 | | public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part |
| 15 | | with public funds. |
| 16 | | (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under |
| 17 | | the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its |
| 18 | | premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross |
| 19 | | receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of |
| 20 | | alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails |
| 21 | | to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided |
| 22 | | in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement |
| 23 | | or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms |
| 24 | | under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under |
| 25 | | subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act |
| 26 | | of 1934. |
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| 1 | | (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on |
| 2 | | property open to the public that requires the issuance of a |
| 3 | | permit from the unit of local government, provided this |
| 4 | | prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk |
| 5 | | through a public gathering in order to access his or her |
| 6 | | residence, place of business, or vehicle. |
| 7 | | (11) Any building or real property that has been issued |
| 8 | | a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section |
| 9 | | 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time |
| 10 | | designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event |
| 11 | | Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as |
| 12 | | defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor |
| 13 | | Control Act during the time designated for the sale of |
| 14 | | alcohol by the Special use permit license. |
| 15 | | (12) Any public playground. |
| 16 | | (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic |
| 17 | | facility under the control of a municipality or park |
| 18 | | district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a |
| 19 | | licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail |
| 20 | | or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway |
| 21 | | includes a public park. |
| 22 | | (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook |
| 23 | | County Forest Preserve District. |
| 24 | | (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical |
| 25 | | clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, |
| 26 | | entertainment venue, officially recognized |
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| 1 | | university-related organization property, whether owned or |
| 2 | | leased, and any real property, including parking areas, |
| 3 | | sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public |
| 4 | | or private community college, college, or university. |
| 5 | | (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under |
| 6 | | the control of a gaming facility licensed under the |
| 7 | | Riverboat Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of |
| 8 | | 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee. |
| 9 | | (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or |
| 10 | | parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any |
| 11 | | collegiate or professional sporting event. |
| 12 | | (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under |
| 13 | | the control of a public library. |
| 14 | | (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under |
| 15 | | the control of an airport. |
| 16 | | (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under |
| 17 | | the control of an amusement park. |
| 18 | | (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under |
| 19 | | the control of a zoo or museum. |
| 20 | | (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, |
| 21 | | building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used |
| 22 | | by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site |
| 23 | | or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory |
| 24 | | Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance |
| 25 | | store a firearm or ammunition or stun gun in his or her |
| 26 | | vehicle or in a compartment or container within a vehicle |
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| 1 | | located anywhere in or on the street, driveway, parking |
| 2 | | area, property, building, or facility described in this |
| 3 | | paragraph. |
| 4 | | (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under |
| 5 | | federal law. |
| 6 | | (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or |
| 7 | | private community college, college, or university from: |
| 8 | | (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within |
| 9 | | a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or |
| 10 | | university; |
| 11 | | (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies |
| 12 | | regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and |
| 13 | | discipline, including suspension and expulsion; |
| 14 | | (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies |
| 15 | | regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which |
| 16 | | must include designated areas where persons can park |
| 17 | | vehicles that carry firearms; and |
| 18 | | (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms or stun |
| 19 | | guns for the purpose of instruction and curriculum of |
| 20 | | officially recognized programs, including but not limited |
| 21 | | to military science and law enforcement training programs, |
| 22 | | or in any designated area used for hunting purposes or |
| 23 | | target shooting. |
| 24 | | (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may |
| 25 | | prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property |
| 26 | | under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in |
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| 1 | | accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that |
| 2 | | firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is |
| 3 | | a private residence. |
| 4 | | (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of |
| 5 | | this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection |
| 6 | | (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm |
| 7 | | into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in |
| 8 | | subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be |
| 9 | | permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her |
| 10 | | person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a |
| 11 | | firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked |
| 12 | | vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the |
| 13 | | vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed |
| 14 | | firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle |
| 15 | | within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited |
| 16 | | purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's |
| 17 | | trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove |
| 18 | | compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed |
| 19 | | firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm |
| 20 | | carrying box, shipping box, or other container. |
| 21 | | (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section |
| 22 | | while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that |
| 23 | | touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), |
| 24 | | (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is |
| 25 | | carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions |
| 26 | | of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the |
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| 1 | | licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of |
| 2 | | law. |
| 3 | | (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms or stun |
| 4 | | guns is prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at |
| 5 | | the entrance of a building, premises, or real property |
| 6 | | specified in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the |
| 7 | | building or premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of |
| 8 | | a uniform design as established by the Department and shall be |
| 9 | | 4 inches by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules |
| 10 | | for standardized signs to be used under this subsection.
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| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)
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| 13 | | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. |
| 14 | | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the |
| 15 | | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and |
| 16 | | shall make a list of approved courses available on the |
| 17 | | Department's website. |
| 18 | | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of |
| 19 | | completion of a firearms training course or combination of |
| 20 | | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which |
| 21 | | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this |
| 22 | | Section, that covers the following: |
| 23 | | (1) firearm safety; |
| 24 | | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; |
| 25 | | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a |
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| 1 | | concealable firearm; |
| 2 | | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to |
| 3 | | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a |
| 4 | | firearm; and |
| 5 | | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful |
| 6 | | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or |
| 7 | | carrying a concealed firearm; and |
| 8 | | (6) if the applicant seeks a license for carrying a |
| 9 | | stun gun, instruction in the use of stun guns. |
| 10 | | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of |
| 11 | | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant |
| 12 | | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm |
| 13 | | consisting of: |
| 14 | | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and |
| 15 | | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds |
| 16 | | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance |
| 17 | | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the |
| 18 | | Department. |
| 19 | | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide |
| 20 | | proof of completion of a firearms training course or |
| 21 | | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 |
| 22 | | hours. |
| 23 | | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm |
| 24 | | training course shall not be issued to a student who: |
| 25 | | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified |
| 26 | | firearms instructor;
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| 1 | | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, |
| 2 | | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the |
| 3 | | student or to others; or
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| 4 | | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to |
| 5 | | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. |
| 6 | | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's |
| 7 | | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records |
| 8 | | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the |
| 9 | | Department. |
| 10 | | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors |
| 11 | | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed |
| 12 | | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if |
| 13 | | the training course is submitted to and approved by the |
| 14 | | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes |
| 15 | | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph |
| 16 | | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range |
| 17 | | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. |
| 18 | | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm or stun |
| 19 | | gun as an active law enforcement or corrections officer, who |
| 20 | | has successfully completed firearms or stun gun training as |
| 21 | | required by his or her law enforcement agency and is authorized |
| 22 | | by his or her agency to carry a firearm or stun gun; a person |
| 23 | | currently certified as a firearms instructor by this Act or by |
| 24 | | the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a |
| 25 | | person who has completed the required training and has been |
| 26 | | issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial |
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| 1 | | and Professional Regulation shall be exempt from the |
| 2 | | requirements of this Section. |
| 3 | | (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors |
| 4 | | shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 |
| 5 | | hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant |
| 6 | | is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the |
| 7 | | United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the |
| 8 | | applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject |
| 9 | | matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and |
| 10 | | the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
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| 11 | | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors |
| 12 | | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed |
| 13 | | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if |
| 14 | | the training course is approved
by the Department and was |
| 15 | | completed in connection with the applicant's previous |
| 16 | | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any |
| 17 | | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least |
| 18 | | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of |
| 19 | | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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| 20 | | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or |
| 21 | | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) |
| 22 | | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment |
| 23 | | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or |
| 24 | | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law |
| 25 | | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is |
| 26 | | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). |