96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0687


Introduced 2/6/2009, by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin


SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 65/4.5 new
430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that any person who owns a firearm in this State shall maintain a policy of liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of such firearm while it is owned by such person. Provides that a person shall be deemed the owner of a firearm after the firearm is lost or stolen until such loss or theft is reported to the police department or sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the owner resides. Provides that the Department of State Police shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act if the Department finds that the person to whom such card was issued possesses or acquires a firearm and does not submit evidence to the Department of State Police that he or she has been issued in his or her name a liability insurance policy in the amount of at least $1,000,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of such firearm while it is owned by such person. Effective January 1, 2010.

From http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltex ... =&Session=

Let me guess, and illegal alien will break into your home, and if you shoot him, he will get money from your insurance policy. I guess that's why in the Concealed Handgun class here in Texas, they tell you to shoot to kill, so they can't turn around and sue you. That is your legal right.