Illinois Chapter 720 ILCS 5/24 – Deadly Weapons
Chapter 720 ILCS 5/24 of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Criminal Offenses regulates the use of weapons, most notably firearms. These regulate who can purchase firearms, when it’s illegal to fire them, and related requirements. Breaking several of these laws constitute a felony.
What Chapter 5/24 Covers
- Where you’re allowed to carry a weapon in Illinois
- Restrictions on the sale of certain ammunition types
- What is required for a person to buy a firearm
- Requirements to report the theft of a firearm
You can use the links below to read breakdowns of several of the laws within chapter 5/24, definitions, and penalties, all explained in plain English
Chapter 5/24 Statutes Explained
- 720 ILCS 5/24-1 – Unlawful Use of Weapons (UUW)
- 720 ILCS 5/24-1.1 – Unlawful Possession of Weapons by Felons or Persons in Department of Corrections Custody
- 720 ILCS 5/24-1.2 – Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm
- 720 ILCS 5/24-1.5 – Reckless Discharge of a Firearm
- 720 ILCS 5/24-1.8 – Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Street Gang Member
- 720 ILCS 5/24-2.1 – Unlawful Use of Firearm Projectiles (Armor-Piercing Bullets)
- 720 ILCS 5/24-2.2 – Unlawful Manufacture or Sale of Armor-Piercing or Incendiary Ammunition
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3 – Unlawful Sale Or Delivery Of Firearms
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3A – Gunrunning
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.1 – Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Firearm Ammunition
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.2 – Unlawful Discharge of Firearm Projectiles
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.3 – Unlawful Sale or Delivery of Firearms on School Premises
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.5 Unlawful Purchase of a Firearm
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.6 – Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the Shape of a Wireless Telephone
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.7 – Use of a Stolen Firearm in the Commission of an Offense
- 720 ILCS 5/24-3.8 – Possession of a Stolen Firearm
- 720 ILCS 5/24-4 – Failure to Keep a Register (By a Dealer)
- 720 ILCS 5/24-4.1 – Failure to Report a Lost or Stolen Firearm
- 720 ILCS 5/24-5 – Defacing Identification Marks Of Firearms
- 720 ILCS 5/24-9 – Unlawful Access to Firearms by a Minor
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