Got this from my club about some of the BS they are trying to push through this year. It includes full registration and banning magazines over 10 rounds. I already sent emails to everyone below and my reps and I think you all should do the same to keep our dwindling rights in this State.
LEGIALSTIVE ALERT….IMPORTANT TO ALL GUN OWNERS…PLEASE READ
As many of you know, the Ledyard Sportsmen Club is a member of the Coalition of CT Sportsmen. Through their lobbyist, sportsmen are kept aware of impending legislation. I would strongly urge all of you to take five minutes and bring up the web site http://ctsportsmen.com/, go to “legislation”, and then to “2011 Other Proposed Bills.” You will see that several bills have been proposed to ease the yoke under which all gun owners and shooters labor. Unfortunately, as you read through the list you will also observe that there are many seriously negative bills being offered for consideration. These new laws no longer merely affect assault rifles, or pistol shooters, or other groups that many so called sportsmen have marginalized over the past 10-15 years. Now the proposed laws go after EVERY gun owner and include registration of all firearms, seizure of your ammunition, seizure of your automobile, and creation of a gun offender registry.
Below, I have attempted the list of bills currently under consideration at the capital, in no particular order. There is even a bill to set “standards of safety” for firing ranges. We can only hope these would be better prepared than is the state’s budget.
At the end of the list, you will find more information regarding contacts. I encourage all of your to take a few minutes and contact those legislators who represent you (Senator and Representative) as well as send an email, letter, or phone (best) those legislators who will be considering these bills. Urge them to address criminals, not lawful gun owners.
SUBJECT MATTER: Firearms
*Proposed SB-42 AN ACT CONCERNING GUN SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FIRING RANGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 943 of the general statutes be amended to require gun safety standards for any target range that holds a regulatory or business license for the purpose of practicing shooting at that target range.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish gun safety standards for all firing ranges.
*Proposed S.B. No. 547 AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 29-33 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the requirements for the sale, delivery or transfer of a pistol or revolver shall not apply to a person who is licensed as a firearms collector pursuant to 18 USC 921 et seq. and that section 53-202a of the general statutes be amended to delete the "selective fire" feature from the definition of "assault weapon".
Statement of Purpose:
To revise the applicability of the statute regulating the sale, delivery and transfer of handguns and to modify the definition of "assault weapon".
*Proposed S.B. No. 552 AN ACT CONCERNING RETIRED OFFICERS' AUTHORITY TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to permit any qualified retired law enforcement officer to apply for and receive from the Department of Public Safety permission to carry a concealed firearm.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow qualified retired law enforcement officers to apply for permission to carry a concealed firearm from one agency.
*Proposed S.B. No. 554 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PISTOL PERMIT APPEALS PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (c) of section 29-32b of the general statutes be amended to set a time limit for (1) hearing an appeal of the failure, refusal, revocation or limitation of a pistol permit, and (2) the issuing authority to provide a statement in writing setting forth its reasons for said failure, refusal, revocation or limitation.
Statement of Purpose:
To set certain time limits for pistol permit appeals.
*Proposed S.B. No. 695 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GUN OFFENDER REGISTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require persons who commit certain firearm offenses to register certain identifying information with the Commissioner of Public Safety and to require the commissioner to maintain a gun offender registry available to local and state law enforcement officers.
Statement of Purpose:
To assist law enforcement in the prevention and investigation of firearm offenses.
*Proposed H.B. No. 5263 AN ACT AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER BY MAIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 29-28 to 29-30, inclusive, of the general statutes be amended to permit the holder of a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to renew the permit by mailing the renewal form and renewal fee.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the holder of a state pistol permit to renew the permit by mail.
*Proposed H.B. No. 5270 AN ACT AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER BY MAIL OR BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 29-28 to 29-30, inclusive, of the general statutes be amended to permit the holder of a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to renew the permit by mailing or electronically submitting the renewal form and renewal fee.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the holder of a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to renew said permit by mail or by electronic submission.
*Proposed H.B. No. 5643 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (f) of section 29-28 and subsection (a) of section 29-35 of the general statutes be amended to permit any out-of-state resident to carry a firearm in this state if said person holds a valid permit or license to carry a firearm issued by any state that has the same standards for age, background investigation and training as required by the general statutes.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow an out-of-state resident who holds a license or permit to carry from another state to carry firearms in
*Proposed H.B. No. 5800 AN ACT REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF ALL FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 29-33 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require that (A) any person who purchases a firearm register the firearm within ten days of purchase, (B) any person who purchased a firearm prior to this statute's effective date register that firearm within ten days of the effective date, (C) any person owning a firearm renew registration every five years, and (D) anyone whose registered firearm is sold, stolen or lost report such sale, theft or loss within ten days of such event; and (2) provide that the Department of Public Safety receive the registrations required by subdivision (1) of this section.
Statement of Purpose:
To require registration of all firearms.
*Proposed H.B. No. 6185 AN ACT CREATING A GUN OFFENDER REGISTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 529 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require that any person convicted of certain gun crimes register such person's name and address with the local police department in the municipality where such person resides, and renew such registration once per year for a period of five years following such person's release from incarceration or following the date of conviction if such person was not incarcerated; and (2) make any failure to comply with such registration requirements a misdemeanor.
Statement of Purpose:
To require that persons convicted of certain gun crimes register their names and addresses with the local police department for the municipality in which they reside.
16. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE TO DEFEND THE RESIDENTS OF A HOME.
This is what has been referred to in other states as the “Castle Doctrine.”
55. AAC HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE CLIPS.
This is the tired rerun of banning magazines with capacities over 10 rounds but with a twist to insure that no one will be able to ever sell your old hi capacity magazines in the state of CT. Action stems from the Tucson, AZ shooting, not anything that has happened here. Nonetheless, gun owners are being held accountable for the far leftist leanings of a mentally disturbed young man who did not like the moderate position of a Democrat
Proposed H.B. No. 5898, AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE POSSESSION OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53-202c of the general statutes be amended to increase the penalty for the unlawful possession of an assault weapon from a class D felony to a class C felony.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the penalty for the unlawful possession of an assault weapon to a class C felony.
Currently the class D felony is reduced to a Class A misdemeanor if the firearm can be shown to be possessed before 10/1/1993. The new statute will eliminate the exemption and for any violation of the many provisions of the CT assault weapons ban, will result in loss of your firearms rights for life.
Proposed S.B. No. 474 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-217 of the general statutes, concerning criminal possession of a firearm or electronic defense weapon, be amended to provide that any person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm or electronic defense weapon under said section shall also be prohibited from possessing firearm ammunition.
Statement of Purpose:
To strengthen the state's gun laws by providing that a person prohibited from possessing a firearm shall also be prohibited from possessing firearm ammunition.
Proposed S.B. No. 475 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 29-38c of the general statutes be amended to authorize law enforcement officials to seize firearm ammunition whenever a warrant has been issued under said section for the seizure of any firearms possessed by a person who poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals.
Statement of Purpose:
To strengthen the state's gun laws by authorizing the seizure of firearm ammunition whenever a warrant has been issued authorizing the seizure of a firearm.
Firearms ammunition is a commodity and has value. The state has been confiscating this commodity at the same time as it executes warrants for firearms seizures without any authority to do so. This change will deny the accused individual any compensatory rights and deny value without any relation to the crime for which he stands accused. This is particularly heinous change given the ease of illegally acquiring and applying “restraining orders” by the state. See below some of the considerations a judge can apply to issue a seizure warrant:
(b) …the judge shall consider: (1) Recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward other persons; (2) recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward himself or herself; and (3) recent acts of cruelty to animals as provided in subsection (b) of section 53-247 by such person. In evaluating whether such recent threats or acts of violence constitute probable cause to believe that such person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to others, the judge may consider other factors including, but not limited to (A) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a firearm by such person, (B) a history of the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by such person against other persons, (C) prior involuntary confinement of such person in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, and (D) the illegal use of controlled substances or abuse of alcohol by such person.
Remember that a seizure warrant applies not only to the individual but also to the entire household in which he or she resides! No one can have firearms!
Proposed S.B. No. 478 AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CONTAINING ILLEGALLY POSSESSED FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to authorize the impoundment of a motor vehicle when the owner or lessee of such vehicle illegally possesses a firearm therein.
Statement of Purpose:
To assist law enforcement officials in the prevention of firearm offenses.
How many of you are conversant with ALL of the CT statutes applying to the possession of a firearm in a vehicle? Consider the following current statutes:
While transporting an assault weapon between any of the places mentioned in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (d) of section 53-202d, no person shall carry a loaded assault weapon concealed from public view or knowingly have, in any motor vehicle owned, operated or occupied by him (1) a loaded assault weapon, or (2) an unloaded assault weapon unless such weapon is kept in the trunk of such vehicle or in a case or other container which is inaccessible to the operator of or any passenger in such vehicle.
Sec. 29-38. Weapons in vehicles. (a) Any person who knowingly has, in any vehicle owned, operated or occupied by such person, any weapon, any pistol or revolver for which a proper permit has not been issued as provided in section 29-28 or any machine gun which has not been registered as required by section 53-202, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years or both, and the presence of any such weapon, pistol or revolver, or machine gun in any vehicle shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section by the owner, operator and each occupant thereof. The word "weapon", as used in this section, means any BB. gun, any blackjack, any metal or brass knuckles, any police baton or nightstick, any dirk knife or switch knife, any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade is released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half inches in length, any stiletto, any knife the edged portion of the blade of which is four inches or over in length, any martial arts weapon or electronic defense weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument.
If you have read this far, congratulations:
Below is a listing of the Public Safety committee members and their email addresses. Please contact them especially if you reside in their district.
PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY Members 2011-12
SENATORS HARTLEY, (Chair), 20th District; DAILY, (Vice Chair), 33rd; CASSANO, 4th.
SENATOR GUGLIELMO, (Ranking Member), 35th District; WITKOS, 8th District.
REPRESENTATIVES DARGAN, (Chair), 115th District; JUTILA, (Vice Chair), 37th; BOUKUS, 22nd; CLEMONS, 124th; ESPOSITO, 116th; GONZALEZ, 3rd; KINER, 59th; KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th; MIKUTEL, 45th; ORANGE, 48th; ROBLES, 6th; ROY, 119th; ROVERO, 51st; .
REPRESENTATIVES GEIGLER, (Ranking Member), 138th District; ADINOLFI,103rd; BACCHIOCHI, 52nd; DAVIS, 57th; GREENE, 105th; REBIMBAS, 70th; YACCARINO, 87th;
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I will also point out that all of the anti-gun legislation is being proposed by Democrats, who control our entire State government. If you are a Democrat or an independent, I encourage you to tell them how disappointed you are in the party for taking positions that do not affect criminals but rather plainly harass lawful gun owners. I’m not trying to “dis” the Democrats here…just pointing out the FACT. They are the ones pushing the anti-gun bills.
I would also encourage you to sign up for the CCST emailing. Robert Crook does an excellent job of communicating actions in the legislature and providing contact information important to your communications with your legislators. On the www.CTsportsmen.com web site, go to “CONTACT US” and follow the direction to be included in their email distribution.
As a gun owner, you have a right to pursue your sport without being harassed or having the state create so many “traps” that being in compliance becomes impossible. You also have a solemn obligation to fight to keep the rights recognized by the State of CT and our Constitution. That includes staying informed, communicating to your legislators, and supporting other sportsmen and gun owners who may not share your interests but are nonetheless coming under the same oppressive discrimination.
LEGIALSTIVE ALERT….IMPORTANT TO ALL GUN OWNERS…PLEASE READ
As many of you know, the Ledyard Sportsmen Club is a member of the Coalition of CT Sportsmen. Through their lobbyist, sportsmen are kept aware of impending legislation. I would strongly urge all of you to take five minutes and bring up the web site http://ctsportsmen.com/, go to “legislation”, and then to “2011 Other Proposed Bills.” You will see that several bills have been proposed to ease the yoke under which all gun owners and shooters labor. Unfortunately, as you read through the list you will also observe that there are many seriously negative bills being offered for consideration. These new laws no longer merely affect assault rifles, or pistol shooters, or other groups that many so called sportsmen have marginalized over the past 10-15 years. Now the proposed laws go after EVERY gun owner and include registration of all firearms, seizure of your ammunition, seizure of your automobile, and creation of a gun offender registry.
Below, I have attempted the list of bills currently under consideration at the capital, in no particular order. There is even a bill to set “standards of safety” for firing ranges. We can only hope these would be better prepared than is the state’s budget.
At the end of the list, you will find more information regarding contacts. I encourage all of your to take a few minutes and contact those legislators who represent you (Senator and Representative) as well as send an email, letter, or phone (best) those legislators who will be considering these bills. Urge them to address criminals, not lawful gun owners.
SUBJECT MATTER: Firearms
*Proposed SB-42 AN ACT CONCERNING GUN SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FIRING RANGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 943 of the general statutes be amended to require gun safety standards for any target range that holds a regulatory or business license for the purpose of practicing shooting at that target range.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish gun safety standards for all firing ranges.
*Proposed S.B. No. 547 AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 29-33 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the requirements for the sale, delivery or transfer of a pistol or revolver shall not apply to a person who is licensed as a firearms collector pursuant to 18 USC 921 et seq. and that section 53-202a of the general statutes be amended to delete the "selective fire" feature from the definition of "assault weapon".
Statement of Purpose:
To revise the applicability of the statute regulating the sale, delivery and transfer of handguns and to modify the definition of "assault weapon".
*Proposed S.B. No. 552 AN ACT CONCERNING RETIRED OFFICERS' AUTHORITY TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to permit any qualified retired law enforcement officer to apply for and receive from the Department of Public Safety permission to carry a concealed firearm.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow qualified retired law enforcement officers to apply for permission to carry a concealed firearm from one agency.
*Proposed S.B. No. 554 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PISTOL PERMIT APPEALS PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (c) of section 29-32b of the general statutes be amended to set a time limit for (1) hearing an appeal of the failure, refusal, revocation or limitation of a pistol permit, and (2) the issuing authority to provide a statement in writing setting forth its reasons for said failure, refusal, revocation or limitation.
Statement of Purpose:
To set certain time limits for pistol permit appeals.
*Proposed S.B. No. 695 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GUN OFFENDER REGISTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require persons who commit certain firearm offenses to register certain identifying information with the Commissioner of Public Safety and to require the commissioner to maintain a gun offender registry available to local and state law enforcement officers.
Statement of Purpose:
To assist law enforcement in the prevention and investigation of firearm offenses.
*Proposed H.B. No. 5263 AN ACT AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER BY MAIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 29-28 to 29-30, inclusive, of the general statutes be amended to permit the holder of a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to renew the permit by mailing the renewal form and renewal fee.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the holder of a state pistol permit to renew the permit by mail.
*Proposed H.B. No. 5270 AN ACT AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER BY MAIL OR BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 29-28 to 29-30, inclusive, of the general statutes be amended to permit the holder of a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to renew the permit by mailing or electronically submitting the renewal form and renewal fee.
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the holder of a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver to renew said permit by mail or by electronic submission.
*Proposed H.B. No. 5643 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (f) of section 29-28 and subsection (a) of section 29-35 of the general statutes be amended to permit any out-of-state resident to carry a firearm in this state if said person holds a valid permit or license to carry a firearm issued by any state that has the same standards for age, background investigation and training as required by the general statutes.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow an out-of-state resident who holds a license or permit to carry from another state to carry firearms in
*Proposed H.B. No. 5800 AN ACT REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF ALL FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 29-33 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require that (A) any person who purchases a firearm register the firearm within ten days of purchase, (B) any person who purchased a firearm prior to this statute's effective date register that firearm within ten days of the effective date, (C) any person owning a firearm renew registration every five years, and (D) anyone whose registered firearm is sold, stolen or lost report such sale, theft or loss within ten days of such event; and (2) provide that the Department of Public Safety receive the registrations required by subdivision (1) of this section.
Statement of Purpose:
To require registration of all firearms.
*Proposed H.B. No. 6185 AN ACT CREATING A GUN OFFENDER REGISTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 529 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require that any person convicted of certain gun crimes register such person's name and address with the local police department in the municipality where such person resides, and renew such registration once per year for a period of five years following such person's release from incarceration or following the date of conviction if such person was not incarcerated; and (2) make any failure to comply with such registration requirements a misdemeanor.
Statement of Purpose:
To require that persons convicted of certain gun crimes register their names and addresses with the local police department for the municipality in which they reside.
16. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE TO DEFEND THE RESIDENTS OF A HOME.
This is what has been referred to in other states as the “Castle Doctrine.”
55. AAC HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE CLIPS.
This is the tired rerun of banning magazines with capacities over 10 rounds but with a twist to insure that no one will be able to ever sell your old hi capacity magazines in the state of CT. Action stems from the Tucson, AZ shooting, not anything that has happened here. Nonetheless, gun owners are being held accountable for the far leftist leanings of a mentally disturbed young man who did not like the moderate position of a Democrat
Proposed H.B. No. 5898, AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE POSSESSION OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53-202c of the general statutes be amended to increase the penalty for the unlawful possession of an assault weapon from a class D felony to a class C felony.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the penalty for the unlawful possession of an assault weapon to a class C felony.
Currently the class D felony is reduced to a Class A misdemeanor if the firearm can be shown to be possessed before 10/1/1993. The new statute will eliminate the exemption and for any violation of the many provisions of the CT assault weapons ban, will result in loss of your firearms rights for life.
Proposed S.B. No. 474 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-217 of the general statutes, concerning criminal possession of a firearm or electronic defense weapon, be amended to provide that any person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm or electronic defense weapon under said section shall also be prohibited from possessing firearm ammunition.
Statement of Purpose:
To strengthen the state's gun laws by providing that a person prohibited from possessing a firearm shall also be prohibited from possessing firearm ammunition.
Proposed S.B. No. 475 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 29-38c of the general statutes be amended to authorize law enforcement officials to seize firearm ammunition whenever a warrant has been issued under said section for the seizure of any firearms possessed by a person who poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals.
Statement of Purpose:
To strengthen the state's gun laws by authorizing the seizure of firearm ammunition whenever a warrant has been issued authorizing the seizure of a firearm.
Firearms ammunition is a commodity and has value. The state has been confiscating this commodity at the same time as it executes warrants for firearms seizures without any authority to do so. This change will deny the accused individual any compensatory rights and deny value without any relation to the crime for which he stands accused. This is particularly heinous change given the ease of illegally acquiring and applying “restraining orders” by the state. See below some of the considerations a judge can apply to issue a seizure warrant:
(b) …the judge shall consider: (1) Recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward other persons; (2) recent threats or acts of violence by such person directed toward himself or herself; and (3) recent acts of cruelty to animals as provided in subsection (b) of section 53-247 by such person. In evaluating whether such recent threats or acts of violence constitute probable cause to believe that such person poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to others, the judge may consider other factors including, but not limited to (A) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a firearm by such person, (B) a history of the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force by such person against other persons, (C) prior involuntary confinement of such person in a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, and (D) the illegal use of controlled substances or abuse of alcohol by such person.
Remember that a seizure warrant applies not only to the individual but also to the entire household in which he or she resides! No one can have firearms!
Proposed S.B. No. 478 AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CONTAINING ILLEGALLY POSSESSED FIREARMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to authorize the impoundment of a motor vehicle when the owner or lessee of such vehicle illegally possesses a firearm therein.
Statement of Purpose:
To assist law enforcement officials in the prevention of firearm offenses.
How many of you are conversant with ALL of the CT statutes applying to the possession of a firearm in a vehicle? Consider the following current statutes:
While transporting an assault weapon between any of the places mentioned in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (d) of section 53-202d, no person shall carry a loaded assault weapon concealed from public view or knowingly have, in any motor vehicle owned, operated or occupied by him (1) a loaded assault weapon, or (2) an unloaded assault weapon unless such weapon is kept in the trunk of such vehicle or in a case or other container which is inaccessible to the operator of or any passenger in such vehicle.
Sec. 29-38. Weapons in vehicles. (a) Any person who knowingly has, in any vehicle owned, operated or occupied by such person, any weapon, any pistol or revolver for which a proper permit has not been issued as provided in section 29-28 or any machine gun which has not been registered as required by section 53-202, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years or both, and the presence of any such weapon, pistol or revolver, or machine gun in any vehicle shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section by the owner, operator and each occupant thereof. The word "weapon", as used in this section, means any BB. gun, any blackjack, any metal or brass knuckles, any police baton or nightstick, any dirk knife or switch knife, any knife having an automatic spring release device by which a blade is released from the handle, having a blade of over one and one-half inches in length, any stiletto, any knife the edged portion of the blade of which is four inches or over in length, any martial arts weapon or electronic defense weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument.
If you have read this far, congratulations:
Below is a listing of the Public Safety committee members and their email addresses. Please contact them especially if you reside in their district.
PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY Members 2011-12
SENATORS HARTLEY, (Chair), 20th District; DAILY, (Vice Chair), 33rd; CASSANO, 4th.
SENATOR GUGLIELMO, (Ranking Member), 35th District; WITKOS, 8th District.
REPRESENTATIVES DARGAN, (Chair), 115th District; JUTILA, (Vice Chair), 37th; BOUKUS, 22nd; CLEMONS, 124th; ESPOSITO, 116th; GONZALEZ, 3rd; KINER, 59th; KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th; MIKUTEL, 45th; ORANGE, 48th; ROBLES, 6th; ROY, 119th; ROVERO, 51st; .
REPRESENTATIVES GEIGLER, (Ranking Member), 138th District; ADINOLFI,103rd; BACCHIOCHI, 52nd; DAVIS, 57th; GREENE, 105th; REBIMBAS, 70th; YACCARINO, 87th;
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Room 3600, LOB 860-240-0570
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
I will also point out that all of the anti-gun legislation is being proposed by Democrats, who control our entire State government. If you are a Democrat or an independent, I encourage you to tell them how disappointed you are in the party for taking positions that do not affect criminals but rather plainly harass lawful gun owners. I’m not trying to “dis” the Democrats here…just pointing out the FACT. They are the ones pushing the anti-gun bills.
I would also encourage you to sign up for the CCST emailing. Robert Crook does an excellent job of communicating actions in the legislature and providing contact information important to your communications with your legislators. On the www.CTsportsmen.com web site, go to “CONTACT US” and follow the direction to be included in their email distribution.
As a gun owner, you have a right to pursue your sport without being harassed or having the state create so many “traps” that being in compliance becomes impossible. You also have a solemn obligation to fight to keep the rights recognized by the State of CT and our Constitution. That includes staying informed, communicating to your legislators, and supporting other sportsmen and gun owners who may not share your interests but are nonetheless coming under the same oppressive discrimination.
