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720 ILCS 5/24-3A (2026)

Gunrunning

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(720 ILCS 5/24-3A)
    Sec. 24-3A. Gunrunning.
    (a) A person commits gunrunning when he or she transfers 3 or more firearms in violation of any of the paragraphs of Section 24-3 of this Code.
    (b) Sentence. A person who commits gunrunning:
        (1) is guilty of a Class 1 felony;
        (2) is guilty of a Class X felony for which the
    
sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 8 years and not more than 40 years if the transfer is of not less than 11 firearms and not more than 20 firearms;
        (3) is guilty of a Class X felony for which the
    
sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than 50 years if the transfer is of more than 20 firearms.
A person who commits gunrunning by transferring firearms to a person who, at the time of the commission of the offense, is under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class X felony.
(Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: People v. Cervantes, 723 N.E.2d 265 (Ill. 1999).
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People v. Cervantes, 723 N.E.2d 265 (Ill. 1999). “Count I charged defendant with the offense of gunrunning, in violation of section 24-3A(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 1998)). The other three counts of the indictment, which are not at issue in this appeal, charged defendant with the unlawful sale of…”
People v. Guerrero, 2022 IL App (1st) 210400 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “See 720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 2014) (“A person commits gunrunning when he or she transfers 3 or more firearms in violation of any of the paragraphs of Section 23-4 of this Code.”
People v. Roschell, 2024 IL App (2d) 240563-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “7(a) (West 2022)), a Class X felony; one count of gunrunning (720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 2022)), a Class 1 felony; three counts of unlawful sale or delivery of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(k) (West 2022)), a Class 4 felony; and one count of conspiracy to commit gunrunning (720…”
People v. Cooke, 2025 IL App (2d) 250263-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “, unlawful sale or delivery of firearms) (720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 2022)), possession of a stolen firearm (id.”
People v. Wiggins (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “January 1, 1995 (codified at 720 ILCS 5/24-3A (West 1994)) and changes to sections 24-1, 24-3 and 24-3.”
— 720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) — 4 cases
People v. Cervantes, 723 N.E.2d 265 (Ill. 1999). “Count I charged defendant with the offense of gunrunning, in violation of section 24-3A(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 1998)). The other three counts of the indictment, which are not at issue in this appeal, charged defendant with the unlawful sale of…”
People v. Guerrero, 2022 IL App (1st) 210400 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “See 720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 2014) (“A person commits gunrunning when he or she transfers 3 or more firearms in violation of any of the paragraphs of Section 23-4 of this Code.”
People v. Roschell, 2024 IL App (2d) 240563-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “7(a) (West 2022)), a Class X felony; one count of gunrunning (720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 2022)), a Class 1 felony; three counts of unlawful sale or delivery of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(k) (West 2022)), a Class 4 felony; and one count of conspiracy to commit gunrunning (720…”
People v. Cooke, 2025 IL App (2d) 250263-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “, unlawful sale or delivery of firearms) (720 ILCS 5/24-3A(a) (West 2022)), possession of a stolen firearm (id.”
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