(720 ILCS 5/24-9.5)
Sec. 24-9.5. Handgun safety devices.
(a) It is unlawful for a person licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923) to offer for sale, sell, or transfer a handgun to a person not licensed under that Act, unless he or she sells or includes with the handgun a device or mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to render the handgun temporarily inoperable or inaccessible. This includes but is not limited to:
(1) An external device that is:
(i) attached to the handgun with a key or
combination lock; and
(ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being
discharged unless the device has been deactivated.
(2) An integrated mechanical safety, disabling, or
locking device that is:
(i) built into the handgun; and
(ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being
discharged unless the device has been deactivated.
(b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) For the purposes of this Section, "handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause (h)(2) of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of this Code.
(d) This Section does not apply to:
(1) the purchase, sale, or transportation of a
handgun to or by a federally licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer that provides or services a handgun for:
(i) personnel of any unit of the federal
government;
(ii) members of the armed forces of the United
States or the National Guard;
(iii) law enforcement personnel of the State or
any local law enforcement agency in the State while acting within the scope of their official duties; and
(iv) an organization that is required by federal
law governing its specific business or activity to maintain handguns and applicable ammunition;
(2) a firearm modified to be permanently inoperative;
(3) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally
licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer described in item (1) of this subsection (d);
(4) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally
licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer to a lawful customer outside the State; or
(5) an antique firearm.
(Source: P.A. 94-390, eff. 1-1-06.)
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