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IL SB2314
Bill
Status
1/9/2019
Primary Sponsor
Julie Morrison
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AI Summary
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act to allow municipalities to regulate the possession and ownership of assault weapons as an exclusive local power.
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Eliminates the state preemption provision that previously made assault weapons regulation an exclusive state function.
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Defines "assault weapons" as firearms designated by make or model, or by cosmetic features that would qualify them as assault weapons under a municipality's ordinance.
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Maintains state preemption over handgun regulation, licensing, possession, and registration, which remain exclusive state powers.
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Declares the section as a denial and limitation of home rule powers under the Illinois Constitution.
Legislative Description
ASSAULT WEAPONS-MUNICIPALITY
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/9/2019