Bill > HB4471

This bill, referred to as the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act, amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to prohibit the manufacturing, selling, purchasing, receiving, importing, or transferring of "convertible pistols," which are defined as semiautomatic pistols with a specific trigger bar design that can be easily converted into a machine gun by attaching a "switch" (a device that interferes with the trigger mechanism for rapid or automatic firing) using common household tools. The bill also clarifies that a machine gun now includes any convertible pistol equipped with such a switch and lists specific common household tools that, if used in the conversion, would qualify. Penalties are established for violations, with a conviction for unlawful possession of a convertible pistol being a Class 2 felony, carrying a prison term of 3 to 7 years, or a Class X felony if the weapon is loaded and in a vehicle's passenger compartment or on a person. The bill includes exemptions for certain individuals and entities, such as law enforcement, military personnel, licensed gunsmiths servicing weapons for law enforcement or out-of-state sales, and for firearms that are permanently inoperable or inherited.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4471&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104