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Gun laws in Connecticut regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Gun laws in Connecticut are amongst the most restrictive in the country. Connecticut requires training, background check and permitting requirements for the purchase of firearms and ammunition; and a ban (with exceptions ...
An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety, [3] also known as Public Law 13-3 or Connecticut Senate Bill No. 1160, [1] is a bill concerning gun laws in Connecticut. The legislation was introduced by Senator Donald Williams in the state senate and by House Speaker Brendan Sharkey in the state House of Representatives. [4]
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Connecticut's most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting takes effect Sunday, with proponents vowing to pursue more gun ...
Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a $64 million gun control and law enforcement package Monday that calls for strengthening gun enforcement, hiring more police, reducing court backlogs, helping crime ...
Under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new and comprehensive gun-ban law, firearms owners have until Jan. 1 to register more than 170 semi-automatic firearms, attachments ... While action often speaks louder ...
Although it is commonly referred to as an assault weapons ban, New Jersey's law actually uses the term "assault firearm" to define banned and regulated guns. Among the list of firearms identified as 'assault firearms' are the Colt AR-15, AK variants and all 'M1 Carbine Type' variants. Some New Jersey gun advocates have called its laws "draconian".
Some state firearm registration systems are being loaded into the tracing system. In a press release, New Jersey admits tracing (from police records) all of private gun purchases into the ATF Firearms Tracing System through eTrace. By state law, New York and Connecticut also require tracing of all such private purchase firearms.