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Section 24-9.5

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Illinois Code › Chapter 720 › Act 5 › Section 24-9.5

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(720 ILCS 5/24-9.5) Sec. 24-9.5. Handgun safety devices. (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

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