Persons who travel to Connecticut with offensive weapons (manufactured after September 13, 1994) must surrender the weapons to state or local police within 90 days of their arrival in the state, hand them over to a licensed arms dealer, or sell or transfer the weapons to a consignee outside of Connecticut. These weapons may also be modified to eliminate the characteristics of “offensive weapons” as long as the recipient is not included in the list of specific makes and models prohibited by the Offensive Weapons Act. Earlier this year, Lamont introduced a new set of gun control measures as part of a broader crime law. Had it been passed, the measure would have expanded Connecticut`s ban on assault weapons; required that existing ghost guns be registered; ordered that all firearms, not just pistols and revolvers, be sold with a trigger lock; and made it easier for police to apply for, among other things, firearms licences from a person who is openly carrying a firearm. Everytown ranks Connecticut as the fifth strongest gun law of any state (behind California, Hawaii, New York, and Massachusetts) based on criteria such as “basic laws,” “gun industry and product safety,” “protecting guns from the wrong hands,” and “police and civil rights.” At a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Ned Lamont touted Connecticut`s gun laws, which are among the strictest in the country, but lamented that the legislature has not responded to recent proposals to further strengthen those laws. On April 1, 2013, Connecticut lawmakers announced an agreement on some of the “strictest gun laws in the country.” In hindsight, however, Connecticut`s gun laws remain more permissive than in California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey (especially when it comes to open and hidden harbor), even after new gun control laws went into effect following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. This new legislation included a ban on new magazines of high-capacity ammunition, although magazines that were legally owned before the ban could be retained. The proposal also included background checks for private sales of firearms and a new registry for existing magazines carrying more than 10 bullets. [9] The package also creates what state lawmakers have said is the first state registry of dangerous gun offenders, immediate universal background checks for all gun sales, and the expansion of Connecticut`s assault gun ban.

[14] On April 3, shortly after midnight on April 4, the state Senate passed a bipartisan gun control bill that would be “the toughest in the United States.” [15] It was signed by Governor Dannel Malloy on April 4. The law makes Connecticut the first state to establish a registry for people convicted of crimes with dangerous weapons. It also requires background checks for all gun sales, restricts semi-automatic rifles, and limits the capacity of ammunition magazines. Using a similar methodology, the Giffords Law Center gave Connecticut an A- for its gun laws last year, ranking the state third nationally, only behind California and New Jersey. Such a sale, supply or other transfer of a long gun may not take place until the person, business or company making the sale, delivery or transfer has satisfied that such an application has been duly completed and has not received an authorization number from the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for such a sale, supply or transfer. This sales authorization number can be obtained by calling (860) 685-8400 or toll-free (888) 335-8438. In addition, the Seller may not sell to persons under the age of 18 or to persons whom he knows is prohibited from possessing firearms. Connecticut`s firearms laws govern the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the State of Connecticut.

Connecticut`s gun laws are among the most restrictive in the country. Connecticut requires training, background checks, and licensing requirements for the purchase of firearms and ammunition; and a ban (with exceptions) on certain semi-automatic firearms, defined as “offensive weapons”, and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Connecticut`s licensing system for overt and hidden clothing is relatively permissive. Connecticut residents receive a “pistol and revolver carrying permit,” which allows open and hidden carrying and is valid nationwide. [11] Although open wearing is not limited by state laws, the OPE suggests that “every effort should be made to ensure that no weapon is exposed to vision or carried in a manner that tends to alarm those who see it.” [12] Licensed residents who were open were investigated or summoned by police for breach of the peace, although prosecutors generally dismissed these charges after the accused appeared in court. In February 2016, the Attorney General issued a memo to police stating that carrying a firearm openly is not in itself a violation of the Peacebreaker Act. The state prosecutor made a comparison with driving a motor vehicle that requires another offense to open an investigation or require the citizen to present a license/license. [13] Since then, the state has taken other, more modest steps toward stricter gun laws, including 2019 bills restricting guns without a serial number (called “ghost guns”), prohibiting gun owners from leaving guns unattended in motor vehicles, and requiring the safe storage of firearms in homes where children are Present.