104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1221
 
Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Terri Bryant
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24-1.9
 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that, should provisions regarding manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges be found to be unconstitutional by a court with all appeals exhausted or expired, the Illinois State Police shall immediately and permanently destroy or have destroyed each endorsement affidavit and all information collected from the endorsement affidavit in possession of the Illinois State Police and any law enforcement agency.


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

6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.9)
7 Sec. 24-1.9. Manufacture, possession, delivery, sale, and 
8purchase of assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 
9caliber cartridges.
10 (a) Definitions. In this Section:
11 (1) "Assault weapon" means any of the following, except as 
12provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: 
13  (A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to 
14 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily 
15 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm 
16 has one or more of the following:
17   (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
18   (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
19 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger 
20 hand;
21   (iii) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole, or 
22 detachable stock, or a stock that is otherwise 
23 foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to 
 
 
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1 reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or 
2 otherwise enhances the concealability of, the weapon; 
3   (iv) a flash suppressor;
4   (v) a grenade launcher;
5   (vi) a shroud attached to the barrel or that 
6 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing 
7 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger 
8 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that 
9 encloses the barrel. 
10  (B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine 
11 with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except 
12 for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and 
13 capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire 
14 ammunition.
15  (C) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to 
16 accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily 
17 modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm 
18 has one or more of the following:
19   (i) a threaded barrel;
20   (ii) a second pistol grip or another feature 
21 capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can 
22 be held by the non-trigger hand;
23   (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel or that 
24 partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing 
25 the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger 
26 hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that 
 
 
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1 encloses the barrel;
2   (iv) a flash suppressor; 
3   (v) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine 
4 at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
5   (vi) a buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that 
6 protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is 
7 designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a 
8 firearm to be fired from the shoulder. 
9  (D) A semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine 
10 with the capacity to accept more than 15 rounds.
11  (E) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder. 
12  (F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of 
13 the following:
14   (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
15   (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a 
16 protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger 
17 hand;
18   (iii) a folding or thumbhole stock; 
19   (iv) a grenade launcher;
20   (v) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more 
21 than 5 rounds; or 
22   (vi) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine. 
23  (G) Any semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to 
24 accept a belt ammunition feeding device.
25  (H) Any firearm that has been modified to be operable 
26 as an assault weapon as defined in this Section. 
 
 
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1  (I) Any part or combination of parts designed or 
2 intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, 
3 including any combination of parts from which an assault 
4 weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the 
5 possession or under the control of the same person. 
6  (J) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates, 
7 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
8 such weapon: 
9   (i) All AK types, including the following:
10    (I) AK, AK47, AK47S, AK-74, AKM, AKS, ARM, 
11 MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms 
12 AK-47, VEPR, WASR-10, and WUM. 
13    (II) IZHMASH Saiga AK. 
14    (III) MAADI AK47 and ARM. 
15    (IV) Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S. 
16    (V) Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS. 
17    (VI) SKS with a detachable magazine. 
18   (ii) all AR types, including the following:
19    (I) AR-10. 
20    (II) AR-15. 
21    (III) Alexander Arms Overmatch Plus 16. 
22    (IV) Armalite M15 22LR Carbine. 
23    (V) Armalite M15-T. 
24    (VI) Barrett REC7. 
25    (VII) Beretta AR-70. 
26    (VIII) Black Rain Ordnance Recon Scout. 
 
 
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1    (IX) Bushmaster ACR. 
2    (X) Bushmaster Carbon 15. 
3    (XI) Bushmaster MOE series. 
4    (XII) Bushmaster XM15. 
5    (XIII) Chiappa Firearms MFour rifles. 
6    (XIV) Colt Match Target rifles. 
7    (XV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 rifles. 
8    (XVI) Daniel Defense M4A1 rifles. 
9    (XVII) Devil Dog Arms 15 Series rifles. 
10    (XVIII) Diamondback DB15 rifles. 
11    (XIX) DoubleStar AR rifles. 
12    (XX) DPMS Tactical rifles. 
13    (XXI) DSA Inc. ZM-4 Carbine. 
14    (XXII) Heckler & Koch MR556. 
15    (XXIII) High Standard HSA-15 rifles. 
16    (XXIV) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 rifle. 
17    (XXV) Knight's Armament SR-15. 
18    (XXVI) Lancer L15 rifles. 
19    (XXVII) MGI Hydra Series rifles. 
20    (XXVIII) Mossberg MMR Tactical rifles. 
21    (XXIX) Noreen Firearms BN 36 rifle. 
22    (XXX) Olympic Arms. 
23    (XXXI) POF USA P415. 
24    (XXXII) Precision Firearms AR rifles. 
25    (XXXIII) Remington R-15 rifles. 
26    (XXXIV) Rhino Arms AR rifles. 
 
 
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1    (XXXV) Rock River Arms LAR-15 or Rock River 
2 Arms LAR-47. 
3    (XXXVI) Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles and MCX 
4 rifles. 
5    (XXXVII) Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifles. 
6    (XXXVIII) Stag Arms AR rifles. 
7    (XXXIX) Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 and AR-556 
8 rifles. 
9    (XL) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 rifles. 
10    (XLI) Windham Weaponry AR rifles. 
11    (XLII) WMD Guns Big Beast. 
12    (XLIII) Yankee Hill Machine Company, Inc. 
13 YHM-15 rifles. 
14   (iii) Barrett M107A1.
15   (iv) Barrett M82A1.
16   (v) Beretta CX4 Storm.
17   (vi) Calico Liberty Series.
18   (vii) CETME Sporter. 
19   (viii) Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and 
20 AR 110C. 
21   (ix) Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 
22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000. 
23   (x) Feather Industries AT-9. 
24   (xi) Galil Model AR and Model ARM. 
25   (xii) Hi-Point Carbine. 
26   (xiii) HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, HK-PSG-1, and HK USC. 
 
 
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1   (xiv) IWI TAVOR, Galil ACE rifle. 
2   (xv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU-16, and RFB. 
3   (xvi) SIG AMT, SIG PE-57, Sig Sauer SG 550, Sig 
4 Sauer SG 551, and SIG MCX.
5   (xvii) Springfield Armory SAR-48. 
6   (xviii) Steyr AUG. 
7   (xix) Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mini-14 Tactical Rifle 
8 M-14/20CF. 
9   (xx) All Thompson rifles, including the following: 
10    (I) Thompson M1SB. 
11    (II) Thompson T1100D. 
12    (III) Thompson T150D. 
13    (IV) Thompson T1B. 
14    (V) Thompson T1B100D. 
15    (VI) Thompson T1B50D. 
16    (VII) Thompson T1BSB. 
17    (VIII) Thompson T1-C. 
18    (IX) Thompson T1D. 
19    (X) Thompson T1SB. 
20    (XI) Thompson T5. 
21    (XII) Thompson T5100D. 
22    (XIII) Thompson TM1. 
23    (XIV) Thompson TM1C. 
24   (xxi) UMAREX UZI rifle. 
25   (xxii) UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and 
26 UZI Model B Carbine. 
 
 
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1   (xxiii) Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78. 
2   (xxiv) Vector Arms UZI Type. 
3   (xxv) Weaver Arms Nighthawk. 
4   (xxvi) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine. 
5  (K) All of the following pistols, copies, duplicates, 
6 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
7 such weapon thereof: 
8   (i) All AK types, including the following: 
9    (I) Centurion 39 AK pistol. 
10    (II) CZ Scorpion pistol. 
11    (III) Draco AK-47 pistol. 
12    (IV) HCR AK-47 pistol. 
13    (V) IO Inc. Hellpup AK-47 pistol. 
14    (VI) Krinkov pistol. 
15    (VII) Mini Draco AK-47 pistol. 
16    (VIII) PAP M92 pistol. 
17    (IX) Yugo Krebs Krink pistol. 
18   (ii) All AR types, including the following: 
19    (I) American Spirit AR-15 pistol. 
20    (II) Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol. 
21    (III) Chiappa Firearms M4 Pistol GEN II. 
22    (IV) CORE Rifle Systems CORE15 Roscoe pistol. 
23    (V) Daniel Defense MK18 pistol. 
24    (VI) DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol. 
25    (VII) DPMS AR-15 pistol. 
26    (VIII) Jesse James Nomad AR-15 pistol. 
 
 
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1    (IX) Olympic Arms AR-15 pistol. 
2    (X) Osprey Armament MK-18 pistol. 
3    (XI) POF USA AR pistols. 
4    (XII) Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol. 
5    (XIII) Uselton Arms Air-Lite M-4 pistol. 
6   (iii) Calico pistols. 
7   (iv) DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol. 
8   (v) Encom MP-9 and MP-45. 
9   (vi) Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol. 
10   (vii) Intratec AB-10, TEC-22 Scorpion, TEC-9, and 
11 TEC-DC9. 
12   (viii) IWI Galil Ace pistol, UZI PRO pistol. 
13   (ix) Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol. 
14   (x) All MAC types, including the following: 
15    (I) MAC-10. 
16    (II) MAC-11. 
17    (III) Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol, 
18 MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini 
19 Tactical Pistol. 
20    (IV) Military Armament Corp. Ingram M-11. 
21    (V) Velocity Arms VMAC. 
22   (xi) Sig Sauer P556 pistol. 
23   (xii) Sites Spectre. 
24   (xiii) All Thompson types, including the 
25 following: 
26    (I) Thompson TA510D. 
 
 
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1    (II) Thompson TA5. 
2   (xiv) All UZI types, including Micro-UZI. 
3  (L) All of the following shotguns, copies, duplicates, 
4 variants, or altered facsimiles with the capability of any 
5 such weapon thereof: 
6   (i) DERYA Anakon MC-1980, Anakon SD12. 
7   (ii) Doruk Lethal shotguns. 
8   (iii) Franchi LAW-12 and SPAS 12. 
9   (iv) All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the 
10 following: 
11    (I) IZHMASH Saiga 12. 
12    (II) IZHMASH Saiga 12S. 
13    (III) IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP-01. 
14    (IV) IZHMASH Saiga 12K. 
15    (V) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-030. 
16    (VI) IZHMASH Saiga 12K-040 Taktika. 
17   (v) Streetsweeper. 
18   (vi) Striker 12. 
19 (2) "Assault weapon" does not include: 
20  (A) Any firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or 
21 has been made permanently inoperable.
22  (B) An antique firearm or a replica of an antique 
23 firearm.
24  (C) A firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, 
25 lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun 
26 with a revolving cylinder.
 
 
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1  (D) Any air rifle as defined in Section 24.8-0.1 of 
2 this Code.
3  (E) Any handgun, as defined under the Firearm 
4 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise listed in this 
5 Section. 
6 (3) "Assault weapon attachment" means any device capable 
7of being attached to a firearm that is specifically designed 
8for making or converting a firearm into any of the firearms 
9listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a).
10 (4) "Antique firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 
11U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
12 (5) ".50 caliber rifle" means a centerfire rifle capable 
13of firing a .50 caliber cartridge. The term does not include 
14any antique firearm, any shotgun including a shotgun that has 
15a rifle barrel, or any muzzle-loader which uses black powder 
16for hunting or historical reenactments.
17 (6) ".50 caliber cartridge" means a cartridge in .50 BMG 
18caliber, either by designation or actual measurement, that is 
19capable of being fired from a centerfire rifle. The term ".50 
20caliber cartridge" does not include any memorabilia or display 
21item that is filled with a permanent inert substance or that is 
22otherwise permanently altered in a manner that prevents ready 
23modification for use as live ammunition or shotgun ammunition 
24with a caliber measurement that is equal to or greater than .50 
25caliber.
26 (7) "Detachable magazine" means an ammunition feeding 
 
 
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1device that may be removed from a firearm without disassembly 
2of the firearm action, including an ammunition feeding device 
3that may be readily removed from a firearm with the use of a 
4bullet, cartridge, accessory, or other tool, or any other 
5object that functions as a tool, including a bullet or 
6cartridge.
7 (8) "Fixed magazine" means an ammunition feeding device 
8that is permanently attached to a firearm, or contained in and 
9not removable from a firearm, or that is otherwise not a 
10detachable magazine, but does not include an attached tubular 
11device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, 
12.22 caliber rimfire ammunition. 
13 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), 
14on or after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 
15102-1116), it is unlawful for any person within this State to 
16knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, import, or purchase or 
17cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, imported, or 
18purchased by another, an assault weapon, assault weapon 
19attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge.
20 (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), 
21beginning January 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person 
22within this State to knowingly possess an assault weapon, 
23assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber 
24cartridge. 
25 (d) This Section does not apply to a person's possession 
26of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
 
 
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1rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge device if the person lawfully 
2possessed that assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 
3caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by 
4subsection (c) of this Section, if the person has provided in 
5an endorsement affidavit, prior to January 1, 2024, under oath 
6or affirmation and in the form and manner prescribed by the 
7Illinois State Police, no later than October 1, 2023:
8  (1) the affiant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card 
9 number;
10  (2) an affirmation that the affiant: (i) possessed an 
11 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
12 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge before January 10, 2023 
13 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116); or (ii) 
14 inherited the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
15 .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge from a person 
16 with an endorsement under this Section or from a person 
17 authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of 
18 subsection (e) to possess the assault weapon, assault 
19 weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber 
20 cartridge; and
21  (3) the make, model, caliber, and serial number of the 
22 .50 caliber rifle or assault weapon or assault weapons 
23 listed in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) of subdivision (1) 
24 of subsection (a) of this Section possessed by the affiant 
25 prior to January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public 
26 Act 102-1116) and any assault weapons identified and 
 
 
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1 published by the Illinois State Police pursuant to this 
2 subdivision (3). No later than October 1, 2023, and every 
3 October 1 thereafter, the Illinois State Police shall, via 
4 rulemaking, identify, publish, and make available on its 
5 website, the list of assault weapons subject to an 
6 endorsement affidavit under this subsection (d). The list 
7 shall identify, but is not limited to, the copies, 
8 duplicates, variants, and altered facsimiles of the 
9 assault weapons identified in paragraphs (J), (K), and (L) 
10 of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section and 
11 shall be consistent with the definition of "assault 
12 weapon" identified in this Section. The Illinois State 
13 Police may adopt emergency rulemaking in accordance with 
14 Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. 
15 The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 
16 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this 
17 paragraph is deemed to be necessary for the public 
18 interest, safety, and welfare.
19 The affidavit form shall include the following statement 
20printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on 
21this form is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the 
22Criminal Code of 2012. Entering false information on this form 
23is a violation of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act."
24 In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in 
25this State, a completed endorsement affidavit submitted to the 
26Illinois State Police by a person under this Section creates a 
 
 
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1rebuttable presumption that the person is entitled to possess 
2and transport the assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
3.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge. 
4 Beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective 
5date of Public Act 102-1116), a person authorized under this 
6Section to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon 
7attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall 
8possess such items only: 
9  (1) on private property owned or immediately 
10 controlled by the person;
11  (2) on private property that is not open to the public 
12 with the express permission of the person who owns or 
13 immediately controls such property;
14  (3) while on the premises of a licensed firearms 
15 dealer or gunsmith for the purpose of lawful repair;
16  (4) while engaged in the legal use of the assault 
17 weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or 
18 .50 caliber cartridge at a properly licensed firing range 
19 or sport shooting competition venue; or
20  (5) while traveling to or from these locations, 
21 provided that the assault weapon, assault weapon 
22 attachment, or .50 caliber rifle is unloaded and the 
23 assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
24 rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge is enclosed in a case, 
25 firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container. 
26 Beginning on January 1, 2024, the person with the 
 
 
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1endorsement for an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
2.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or a person 
3authorized under subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection 
4(e) to possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
5.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge may transfer the 
6assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, 
7or .50 caliber cartridge only to an heir, an individual 
8residing in another state maintaining it in another state, or 
9a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 
10923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Within 10 days 
11after transfer of the weapon except to an heir, the person 
12shall notify the Illinois State Police of the name and address 
13of the transferee and comply with the requirements of 
14subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners 
15Identification Card Act. The person to whom the weapon or 
16ammunition is transferred shall, within 60 days of the 
17transfer, complete an affidavit required under this Section. A 
18person to whom the weapon is transferred may transfer it only 
19as provided in this subsection.
20 Except as provided in subsection (e) and beginning on 
21January 1, 2024, any person who moves into this State in 
22possession of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, 
23.50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge shall, within 60 
24days, apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card and 
25complete an endorsement application as outlined in subsection 
26(d).
 
 
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1 Notwithstanding any other law, information contained in 
2the endorsement affidavit shall be confidential, is exempt 
3from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, and 
4shall not be disclosed, except to law enforcement agencies 
5acting in the performance of their duties. Should this Section 
6be found to be unconstitutional by a court with all appeals 
7exhausted or expired, the Illinois State Police shall 
8immediately and permanently destroy or have destroyed each 
9endorsement affidavit and all information collected from the 
10endorsement affidavit in possession of the Illinois State 
11Police and any law enforcement agency. 
12 (e) The provisions of this Section regarding the purchase 
13or possession of assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, 
14.50 caliber rifles, and .50 cartridges, as well as the 
15provisions of this Section that prohibit causing those items 
16to be purchased or possessed, do not apply to:
17  (1) Peace officers, as defined in Section 2-13 of this 
18 Code.
19  (2) Qualified law enforcement officers and qualified 
20 retired law enforcement officers as defined in the Law 
21 Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18 U.S.C. 926B 
22 and 926C) and as recognized under Illinois law. 
23  (3) Acquisition and possession by a federal, State, or 
24 local law enforcement agency for the purpose of equipping 
25 the agency's peace officers as defined in paragraph (1) or 
26 (2) of this subsection (e). 
 
 
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1  (4) Wardens, superintendents, and keepers of prisons, 
2 penitentiaries, jails, and other institutions for the 
3 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
4  (5) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of 
5 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while 
6 performing their official duties or while traveling to or 
7 from their places of duty.
8  (6) Any company that employs armed security officers 
9 in this State at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or 
10 development site or facility regulated by the federal 
11 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any person employed as 
12 an armed security force member at a nuclear energy, 
13 storage, weapons, or development site or facility 
14 regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission who 
15 has completed the background screening and training 
16 mandated by the rules and regulations of the federal 
17 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and while performing 
18 official duties. 
19  (7) Any private security contractor agency licensed 
20 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private 
21 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 
22 that employs private security contractors and any private 
23 security contractor who is licensed and has been issued a 
24 firearm control card under the Private Detective, Private 
25 Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith 
26 Act of 2004 while performing official duties. 
 
 
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1 The provisions of this Section do not apply to the 
2manufacture, delivery, sale, import, purchase, or possession 
3of an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber 
4rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge or causing the manufacture, 
5delivery, sale, importation, purchase, or possession of those 
6items:
7  (A) for sale or transfer to persons authorized under 
8 subdivisions (1) through (7) of this subsection (e) to 
9 possess those items;
10  (B) for sale or transfer to the United States or any 
11 department or agency thereof; or
12  (C) for sale or transfer in another state or for 
13 export.
14 This Section does not apply to or affect any of the 
15following: 
16  (i) Possession of any firearm if that firearm is 
17 sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee and by 
18 USA Shooting, the national governing body for 
19 international shooting competition in the United States, 
20 but only when the firearm is in the actual possession of an 
21 Olympic target shooting competitor or target shooting 
22 coach for the purpose of storage, transporting to and from 
23 Olympic target shooting practice or events if the firearm 
24 is broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not 
25 immediately accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a 
26 firearm case, carrying box, shipping box, or other similar 
 
 
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1 portable container designed for the safe transportation of 
2 firearms, and when the Olympic target shooting competitor 
3 or target shooting coach is engaging in those practices or 
4 events. For the purposes of this paragraph (8), "firearm" 
5 has the meaning provided in Section 1.1 of the Firearm 
6 Owners Identification Card Act.
7  (ii) Any nonresident who transports, within 24 hours, 
8 a weapon for any lawful purpose from any place where the 
9 nonresident may lawfully possess and carry that weapon to 
10 any other place where the nonresident may lawfully possess 
11 and carry that weapon if, during the transportation, the 
12 weapon is unloaded, and neither the weapon nor any 
13 ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is 
14 directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the 
15 transporting vehicle. In the case of a vehicle without a 
16 compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the 
17 weapon or ammunition shall be contained in a locked 
18 container other than the glove compartment or console. 
19  (iii) Possession of a weapon at an event taking place 
20 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, 
21 only while engaged in the legal use of the weapon, or while 
22 traveling to or from that location if the weapon is broken 
23 down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately 
24 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, 
25 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable 
26 container designed for the safe transportation of 
 
 
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1 firearms. 
2  (iv) Possession of a weapon only for hunting use 
3 expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code, or while 
4 traveling to or from a location authorized for this 
5 hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is 
6 broken down in a nonfunctioning state, is not immediately 
7 accessible, or is unloaded and enclosed in a firearm case, 
8 carrying box, shipping box, or other similar portable 
9 container designed for the safe transportation of 
10 firearms. By October 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police, 
11 in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, 
12 shall adopt rules concerning the list of applicable 
13 weapons approved under this subparagraph (iv). The 
14 Illinois State Police may adopt emergency rules in 
15 accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois 
16 Administrative Procedure Act. The adoption of emergency 
17 rules authorized by Section 5-45 of the Illinois 
18 Administrative Procedure Act and this paragraph is deemed 
19 to be necessary for the public interest, safety, and 
20 welfare. 
21  (v) The manufacture, transportation, possession, sale, 
22 or rental of blank-firing assault weapons and .50 caliber 
23 rifles, or the weapon's respective attachments, to persons 
24 authorized or permitted, or both authorized and permitted, 
25 to acquire and possess these weapons or attachments for 
26 the purpose of rental for use solely as props for a motion 
 
 
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