Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the sale of magazines that hold more than 17 rounds.

Highlights:

• Defines “large-capacity magazine” as any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting, or that can readily be converted to accept, more than 17 rounds of ammunition and meets the following criteria (Sec. 1-2.a)

• Includes an ammunition feeding device with a removable floor plate or end plate, if the device can readily be extended to accept more than 17 rounds of ammunition; and

• Does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and is only capable of operating with .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.

• Requires a resident of this State who possesses a large-capacity magazine to, no later than June 30, 2022, relinquish the large-capacity magazine to a law enforcement agency of this State (Sec. 1-2.d).

• Requires the Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to adopt rules to implement the compensation program, including the following (Sec. 1-2):

• That the compensation program is implemented at locations in regions throughout the State. The Department will coordinate with local law enforcement agencies in implementing the program;

• That the compensation program allows a resident to relinquish a large-capacity magazine to the Department, or a local law enforcement agency participating in the program, in exchange for a compensation of $10 for each large-capacity magazine;

• That establishes the method for providing the monetary payment and reimbursing a participating law-enforcement agency for payments made to residents under the compensation program; and

• That the compensation program is subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose by the General Assembly. This subsection does not create a right or entitlement in a resident to receive a monetary payment under the compensation program.

• Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 30, 2022, providing the results of the compensation program, including the number of large-capacity magazines relinquished to law-enforcement agencies, by county, and the total amount expended under the program (Sec. 1-3).

• Appropriates $15,000 from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2022 to provide compensation for the purchase of large-capacity magazines by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (Sec. 2).

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