Illinois
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
IL1014 — purchase and sale
Citation:
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-3
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-3(A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the following: (a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of age.
Effective:
1962-01-01 Superseded:
1968-07-01
Illinois
open carry
long gun Restrictive
IL1016 — prohibited
Citation:
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1(a)(10)
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:...Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode,...
Effective:
1974-01-01
Illinois
open carry
handgun Restrictive
IL1025 — prohibited
Citation:
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1(a)(10)
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:...Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode,...
Effective:
1974-01-01
Illinois
permit to purchase
handgun Restrictive
IL1083 — required
Citation:
430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/2
No person may acquire or possess any firearm or any firearm ammunition within this State without having in his possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his name by the Department of Public Safety under the provisions of this Act.
Effective:
1968-07-01
Illinois
permit to purchase
long gun Restrictive
IL1084 — required
Citation:
430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/2
No person may acquire or possess any firearm or any firearm ammunition within this State without having in his possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his name by the Department of Public Safety under the provisions of this Act.
Effective:
1968-07-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1047 — erpo : expanded
Citation:
430 ILCS 67/1, et seq
30 ILCS 67/1 Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Firearms Restraining Order Act. 430 ILCS 67/5 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Family member of the respondent" means a spouse, parent, child, or step-child of the respondent, any other person related by blood or present marriage to the respondent, or a person who shares a common dwelling with the respondent.
Effective:
2019-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1048 — erpo : ex parte expanded
Citation:
430 ILCS 67/5; 430 ILCS 67/35
430 ILCS 67/5 “Petitioner” means: (1) a family member of the respondent as defined in this Act; or (2) a law enforcement officer, who files a petition alleging that the respondent poses a danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
Effective:
2019-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1046 — dvro ex parte : expanded
Citation:
IL ST CH 725 §§ 5/112A-14(14.5); 5/112A-17.5(b); 725 ILCS 5/112A-3
CH 725 § 5/112A-14(14.5): (A) A person who is subject to an existing domestic violence order of protection issued under this Code may not lawfully possess weapons under Section 8.2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
Effective:
2018-06-29
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1045 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled
Citation:
430 ILCS 65/8; 430 ILCS 65/1.1
430 ILCS 65/8: (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with a mental disability; (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental health facility.
Effective:
2013-06-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1085 — dvro ex parte : expanded
Citation:
IL ST CH 725 §§ 5/112A-14(14.5
(a) When a complaint is made under a request for an order of protection, that the respondent has threatened or is likely to use firearms illegally against the petitioner, and the respondent is present in court, or has failed to appear after receiving actual notice, the court shall examine on oath the petitioner, and any witnesses who may be produced.
Effective:
2010-01-01 Superseded:
2018-06-29
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1044 — dvro : expanded
Citation:
725 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/112A-3(3); 60/214(b)(14.5)
725 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/112A-3(3) “Family or household members” include spouses, former spouses, parents, children, stepchildren, and other persons related by blood or by present or prior marriage, persons who share or formerly shared a common dwelling, persons who have or allegedly have a child in common, persons who share or allegedly share a blood relationship through a child, persons who have or have had a dating...
Effective:
2009-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1043 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled
Citation:
430 ILCS 65/1.1
“Adjudicated as a person with a mental disability” means the person is the subject of a determination by a court, board, commission or other lawful authority that the person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, mental impairment, incompetency, condition, or disease: (1) presents a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others; (2) lacks the mental capacity to manage his or...
Effective:
2008-06-01 Superseded:
2013-06-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1042 — dvro : expanded
Citation:
IL ST CH 725 §§ 5/112A-14(14.5); 725 ILCS 5/112A-3
(A) A person who is subject to an existing domestic violence order of protection issued under this Code may not lawfully possess weapons under Section 8.2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. 725 Ill. Comp. Stat.
Effective:
1996-01-01 Superseded:
2009-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1087 — violent misdemeanor limited
Citation:
430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/8(a) (k)
§ 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance: (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other...
Effective:
1996-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1086 — not RAND violent misdemeanor
Citation:
430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/8(a)
§ 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance: (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other...
Effective:
1995-01-01 Superseded:
1996-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1041 — mental health : determined by police to be mentally incompetent/incapacitated/disabled
Citation:
430 ILCS 65/8
The Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance: (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant, any other...
Effective:
1990-01-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1039 — mental health : committed to mh facility : voluntary
Citation:
430 ILCS 65/8
The Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance: (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a patient in a...
Effective:
1968-07-01
Illinois
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1040 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled
Citation:
430 ILCS 65/8
The Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance: (f) A person who has an intellectual disability
Effective:
1968-07-01 Superseded:
2008-06-01
Illinois
required reporting of lost or stolen firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1065 — lost and stolen firearms
Citation:
720 ILCS 5/24-4.1(a)
If a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from the person, the person must report the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft.
Effective:
2013-08-19
Illinois
required reporting of lost or stolen firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1069 — tracing firearms used in crimes
Citation:
720 ILCS 5/24-8
§ 24-8. Firearm tracing. (a) Upon recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone who is not permitted by federal or State law to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace when necessary, to determine how and from whom the person gained possession of the firearm.
Effective:
2002-01-01
Illinois
required reporting of lost or stolen firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1068 — tracing firearms used in crimes
Citation:
720 ILCS 5/24-8
(a) Upon recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone who is not permitted by federal or State law to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace when necessary, to determine how and from whom the person gained possession of the firearm.
Effective:
2000-01-01 Superseded:
2002-01-01
Illinois
required reporting of lost or stolen firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1067 — tracing firearms used in crimes
Citation:
720 ILCS 5/24-8
§ 24-8. Firearm tracing. (a) Upon recovering a firearm from the possession of anyone under 21 years of age who is not permitted by federal or State law to possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use the best available information, including a firearms trace where necessary, to determine how and from where the person under 21 years of age gained possession of the firearm.
Effective:
1998-01-01 Superseded:
2000-01-01
Illinois
untraceable firearms
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IL1088 — prohibited
Citation:
720 ILCS 5/24-5.1
§ 24-5.1. Serialization of unfinished frames or receivers; prohibition on unserialized firearms; exceptions; penalties. (b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, offer to sell, or transfer an unserialized unfinished frame or receiver or unserialized firearm, including those produced using a three-dimensional printer, unless the party purchasing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver or unserialized...
Effective:
2022-05-18
Illinois
waiting period
long gun Permissive
IL1020 — general
Citation:
720 Ill. Comp. State. 5/24-3(A)(g)
A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of firearms when he knowingly: (g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made, or delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of such rifle, shotgun or...
Effective:
1969-07-01
Illinois
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
IL1021 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)
Citation:
430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/2
No person may acquire or possess any firearm or any firearm ammunition within this State without having in his possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his name by the Department of Public Safety under the provisions of this Act.
Effective:
1968-07-01
Illinois
waiting period
long gun Restrictive
IL1032 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)
Citation:
430 Ill. Comp. Stat. 65/2
No person may acquire or possess any firearm or any firearm ammunition within this State without having in his possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his name by the Department of Public Safety under the provisions of this Act.
Effective:
1968-07-01
Illinois
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
IL1019 — general
Citation:
Laws 1967, § 24-3
A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of firearms when he knowingly:] Delivers any firearm, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made
Effective:
1967-08-03
Illinois
waiting period
long gun Restrictive
IL1037 — general
Citation:
Laws 1967, § 24-3
A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of firearms when he knowingly:] Delivers any firearm, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made
Effective:
1967-08-03 Superseded:
1969-07-01