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92_HB0403
LRB9202760RCsb
1 AN ACT concerning firearms.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5 amended by changing Section 13.1 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 65/13.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.1)
7 Sec. 13.1. Local regulation.
8 (a) The provisions of any ordinance enacted by any
9 municipality which requires registration or imposes greater
10 restrictions or limitations on the acquisition, possession
11 and transfer of firearms, other than rifles and shotguns,
12 firearms than are imposed by this Act, are not invalidated or
13 affected by this Act.
14 (b) A unit of local government, including a home rule
15 unit, may not regulate the acquisition, possession,
16 transportation, storage, purchase, selling, or otherwise
17 dealing in rifles and shotguns and may not regulate
18 ammunition, components, accessories, or accoutrements of
19 rifles and shotguns. It is declared to be the public policy
20 of this State that regulation of the acquisition, possession,
21 transportation, storage, purchase, selling, or otherwise
22 dealing in rifles and shotguns and the regulation of
23 ammunition, components, accessories, or accoutrements of
24 rifles and shotguns is an exclusive State power or function.
25 Such power or function shall not be exercised concurrently,
26 either directly or indirectly by any unit of local
27 government, including home rule units. This subsection (b) is
28 a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions
29 under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
30 Illinois Constitution.
31 (Source: P.A. 76-1939.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.
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