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Connecticut allows all NFA firearms other than selective fire machine guns; however, guns of this type that existed in Connecticut before the ban are grandfathered. Selective fire means that a machine gun can fire semi or fully automatic. Machine guns that can only fire fully automatic are legal in Connecticut if they were possessed prior to ...
Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban; Federal Assault Weapons Ban; Federal Firearms Act of 1938; Federal firearms license; Firearm case law; Firearm Owners Protection Act; Gun Control Act of 1968; Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) Gun law in the U.S. Gun laws in the U.S. by state; Gun politics in the U.S. Gun show loophole; High-capacity magazine ban
"Ghost guns" banned? Yes: Yes: 720 ILCS 5/24-1: All firearms are required to have a serial number. Minimum age to purchase or possess? No: Yes: 720 ILCS 5/24-3: Illinois prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing a handgun. (Federal law prohibits persons under 18 from purchasing long guns, and persons under 21 from purchasing handguns.)
In a loss for the Biden administration, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that federal ban on “bump stocks,” gun accessories that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly, is unlawful.
A woman walked into a Connecticut police station and opened fire, shown in footage released by the state's Office of Inspector General. The woman, identified as 51-year-old Suzanne Laprise ...
With nearly 400 million guns in civilian hands, the violence they enable feels to many like a threat to their right to worship in peace, go to school and be safe at home.
The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 was passed by the District of Columbia city council on June 29, 1976, [1] [2] and went into effect September 24, 1976. [3] The law banned residents from owning handguns, automatic firearms, or high-capacity semi-automatic firearms, as well as prohibited possession of unregistered firearms.
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the core provisions of two gun control laws passed in New York and Connecticut after the 2012 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School that banned ...