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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0882
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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430 ILCS 65/1 |
from Ch. 38, par. 83-1 |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical
change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0882 |
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LRB096 06955 KTG 17041 b |
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| AN ACT concerning safety.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1)
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| Sec. 1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative |
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| determination that
that
in order to promote and protect the |
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| health, safety and welfare of the
public, it is necessary and |
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| in the public interest to provide a system of
identifying |
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| persons who are not qualified to acquire or possess firearms, |
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| firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers within the State of |
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| Illinois by the establishment of
a system of Firearm Owner's |
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| Identification Cards, thereby establishing a
practical and |
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| workable system by which law enforcement authorities will be
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| afforded an opportunity to identify those persons who are |
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| prohibited by
Section 24-3.1 of the "Criminal Code of 1961", as |
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| amended, from
acquiring or possessing firearms and firearm |
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| ammunition and who are prohibited by this Act from acquiring |
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| stun guns and tasers. |
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| (Source: P.A. 94-6, eff. 1-1-06.)
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