The provisions of this Act related to the certification of a license do not apply to a person or entity that engages in the following activities:
         (1) temporary transfers of firearms solely for use at
    
the location or on the premises where the transfer takes place, such as transfers at a shooting range for use at that location;
        (2) temporary transfers of firearms solely for use
    
while in the presence of the transferor or transfers for the purposes of firearm safety training by a firearms safety training instructor;
        (3) transfers of firearms among immediate family or
    
household members, as “immediate family or household member” is defined in § 3-2.7-10 of the Unified Code of Corrections, provided that both the transferor and transferee have a currently valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card; however, this paragraph (3) does not limit the familial gift exemption under paragraph (2) of subsection (a-15) of § 3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act;
        (4) transfers by persons or entities acting under
    
operation of law or a court order;
        (5) transfers by persons or entities liquidating all
    
or part of a collection. For purposes of this paragraph (5), “collection” means 2 or more firearms which are of special interest to collectors by reason of some quality other than is associated with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive weapons;
        (6) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
    
permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society, museum, or institutional collection;
        (7) transfers by a law enforcement or corrections
    
agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
        (8) transfers to a State or local law enforcement
    
agency by a person who has his or her Firearm Owner’s Identification Card revoked;
        (9) transfers of curios and relics, as defined under
    
federal law, between collectors licensed under subsection (b) of Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968;
        (10) transfers by a person or entity licensed as an
    
auctioneer under the Auction License Act;
        (10.5) transfers of firearms to a resident registered
    
competitor or attendee or non-resident registered competitor or attendee by a licensed federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 at a competitive shooting event held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex that is sanctioned by a national governing body; or
        (11) transfers between a pawnshop and a customer
    
which amount to a bailment. For purposes of this paragraph (11), “bailment” means the act of placing property in the custody and control of another, by agreement in which the holder is responsible for the safekeeping and return of the property.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 430 ILCS 68/5-25

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14