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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4754 Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses a three-dimensional printer to create a firearm, or any
piece or part of a firearm, unless the person possesses a license to manufacture firearms
under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.
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| | HB4754 | | LRB098 17547 RLC 52656 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 24-2.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/24-2.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 24-2.3. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer to |
| 8 | | create a firearm. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "three-dimensional printer" |
| 10 | | means a computer-driven machine capable of producing
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| 11 | | three-dimensional object from a digital model. |
| 12 | | (b) A person commits unlawful use of a three-dimensional |
| 13 | | printer to create a firearm when he or she uses a |
| 14 | | three-dimensional printer to create a firearm, or any
piece or |
| 15 | | part of a firearm, unless the person possesses a license to |
| 16 | | manufacture firearms
under subsection (a) of Section 923 of the |
| 17 | | federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923(a)). |
| 18 | | (c) Sentence. Unlawful use of a three-dimensional printer |
| 19 | | to create a firearm is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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