Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)
720 ILCS 5 § 24-3B: Firearms trafficking
What this law says, in plain English
Firearms trafficking occurs when an unlicensed person knowingly brings firearms or ammunition into Illinois for sale or transfer to others, or transports multiple prohibited firearms in a vehicle on an expressway. It is a Class 1 felony (or Class X for repeat offenders).
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