HB4807 Summary

• Defines "large capacity ammunition feeding device" as magazines or similar devices holding 30+ rounds, and "machine gun" as weapons firing automatically with a single trigger function, with specific exceptions for .22 caliber rimfire and permanently altered devices.

• Enhances penalties for unlawful firearm possession by felons and street gang members, making possession of a machine gun a Class X felony (6-30 years) and possession with large capacity ammunition feeding device a Class 1 felony (4-15 years).

• Creates new offenses for selling or giving firearms to persons convicted of felonies or street gang members, classified as Class 2 felonies, with mandatory minimum sentences for second or subsequent violations.

• Prohibits probation, periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge for second or subsequent convictions of unlawfully selling firearms to felons or gang members.

• Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to add mandatory minimum imprisonment sentences for second or subsequent convictions of unlawful firearm sales to felons or gang members under the new offenses.