Sec. 24-9.5. Handgun safety devices.

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(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.