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Proposed Connecticut Firearm Legislation

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HB05112

Title: An Act Concerning The Disclosure Of The Names And Addresses Of Persons Holding Handgun Permits.

Description: To permit the disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of the names and addresses of persons holding handgun permits.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 9, 2013

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HB05165

Title: An Act Concerning The Defense Of A Person's Home, Motor Vehicle Or Business.

Description: To establish a rebuttable presumption in a self-defense claim that, when a person believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an intruder, such belief is a reasonable belief.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 10, 2013

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HB05179

Title: An Act Concerning Access To The Interactive Voice Response System Of The Special Licensing And Firearms Unit Of The Division Of State Police.

Description: To permit firearm dealers seeking sale authorization numbers greater access to the Interactive Voice Response system of the Special Licensing and Firearms Unit of the Division of State Police.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 10, 2013

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HB05268

Title: An Act Requiring The Maintenance Of Liability Insurance By Firearm Owners And Establishing A Sales Tax On Ammunition.

Description: To require firearm owners to maintain liability insurance and establish a sales tax on the sale of ammunition at a rate of fifty per cent.

Last Action: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

Last Action Date: January 22, 2013

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HB05269

Title: An Act Increasing The Penalty For Criminal Use Of A Firearm Or Electronic Defense Weapon.

Description: To increase the penalty for criminal use of a firearm or electronic defense weapon from a class D felony to a class C felony.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 14, 2013

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HB05452

Title: An Act Requiring Gun Owners To Carry Liability Insurance.

Description: To ensure adequate financial resources to compensate victims of gun violence.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 18, 2013

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HB05561

Title: An Act Concerning Funding For The State-wide Firearms Trafficking Task Force.

Description: To fully fund the state-wide firearms trafficking task force to improve its ability to enforce Connecticut gun trafficking laws.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/22

Last Action Date: March 12, 2013

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HB05647

Title: An Act Concerning High Capacity Firearms.

Description: To protect public safety by reducing the number of high capacity firearms in circulation.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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HB05651

Title: An Act Concerning The Purchase Or Possession Of Ammunition.

Description: To prohibit persons barred from purchasing or possessing a firearm from purchasing or possessing ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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HB05654

Title: An Act Concerning Household Access To Firearms By A Person Who Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Himself Or Others.

Description: To enhance public safety by expanding the current mechanism for permitting formal complaints regarding a person who poses a risk of imminent harm when such person possesses a firearm to allow complaints regarding any such person when such person has access to a firearm within such person's household.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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HB05656

Title: An Act Concerning The Penalty For A Crime Committed With A Firearm.

Description: To increase the mandatory minimum prison sentence for any person who, in the commission of a crime, uses, threatens to use, displays or purports to have a firearm.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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HB05676

Title: An Act Increasing The Minimum Penalty For Illegally Selling Or Possessing A Firearm.

Description: To increase the minimum penalties for illegally selling or possessing a firearm.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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HB05934

Title: An Act Concerning The Feasibility Of Outfitting Firearms With Biometric Reading Devices.

Description: To determine whether the use of biometric reading devices on firearms is a feasible method of controlling gun violence.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05935

Title: An Act Concerning The Purchase And Storage Of Firearms.

Description: To reduce gun violence and gun deaths in the state.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05937

Title: An Act Requiring Universal Background Checks On All Firearm Sales At Gun Shows.

Description: To close the gun show loophole by requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05949

Title: An Act Concerning Possession Of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices.

Description: To prohibit individuals from possessing certain ammunition feeding devices that accept more than ten rounds.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05950

Title: An Act Reducing The Incidence Of Gun Violence.

Description: To reduce gun violence and limit the availability of especially dangerous firearms.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05951

Title: An Act Prohibiting The Sale Of Firearms And Ammunition Through The Internet.

Description: To prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition through the Internet.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05952

Title: An Act Concerning The Penalty For Criminal Possession Of A Firearm Or Electronic Defense Weapon.

Description: To increase the penalty for criminal possession of a firearm or electronic defense weapon.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05953

Title: An Act Concerning The Penalty For Illegal Possession Of An Assault Weapon.

Description: To increase the penalty for illegal possession of an assault weapon from a class D felony to a class C felony.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05954

Title: An Act Concerning The Possession Of Semiautomatic Firearms With Fixed Magazine Capacities Of Over Ten Rounds.

Description: To prohibit the possession of a semiautomatic firearm with a fixed magazine with a capacity of over ten rounds.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB05955

Title: An Act Concerning The Sale And Manufacture Of Certain Firearm Magazines.

Description: To prohibit the sale or manufacture of firearm magazines with a capacity of ten rounds or greater except for military or police purposes.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB06008

Title: An Act Requiring Reporting Of Firearm Inventory.

Description: To allow the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to better monitor the manufacture and sale of firearms in this state and to identify firearms that are unaccounted for due to employee theft or other problems.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB06010

Title: An Act Promoting The Safety And Well-being Of State Residents.

Description: To enact various statutory measures for the promotion of public safety.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB06013

Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Hand-held Metal Detectors By Peace Officers.

Description: To allow a peace officer to carry and use a hand-held metal detector to search a criminal suspect for the presence of firearms.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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HB06014

Title: An Act Concerning The Safe Use Of Electronic Defense Weapons.

Description: To ensure the safe use of electronic defense weapons by law enforcement agencies.

Last Action: Vote to Draft

Last Action Date: February 28, 2013

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HB06131

Title: An Act Concerning Lost And Stolen Firearms And Gun Trafficking.

Description: To enhance restrictions regarding lost and stolen firearms and gun trafficking.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 25, 2013

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HB06162

Title: An Act Concerning Ineligibility For A Permit To Carry A Pistol Or Revolver Or An Eligibility Certificate Based On A Prior Hospitalization.

Description: To expand the mental health look-back period for permits to carry a pistol or revolver and eligibility certificates for a pistol or revolver to twenty-four months and eliminate the requirement that a probate court order a hospitalization in order for the hospitalization to disqualify a person for a permit or certificate.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/14

Last Action Date: March 8, 2013

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HB06163

Title: An Act Creating A Database Of Individuals Who Are Prohibited From Purchasing Or Possessing A Firearm Due To Psychiatric Or Psychological Disorder.

Description: To protect the public by creating a system that identifies individuals who should not be permitted to possess or purchase firearms due to psychiatric or psychological disorder.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 25, 2013

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HB06215

Title: An Act Limiting The Possession Of Assault Weapons And High Capacity Magazines.

Description: To protect the public safety by limiting the possession of high capacity assault weapons and ammunition to police, members of the armed forces, and residents who belong to a shooting club that agrees to monitor its members' use of assault weapons and magazines.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06216

Title: An Act Concerning The Regulation Of Firearms, Assault Weapons And Ammunition.

Description: To enact comprehensive controls on the possession and purchase of firearms, assault weapons and ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06244

Title: An Act Concerning The Purchase Of Long Guns And Long Gun Ammunition.

Description: To reduce the use of long guns in the perpetration of crime by imposing the same requirements that apply to the purchase or receipt of pistols and revolvers on the purchase and receipt of long guns and long gun ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06245

Title: An Act Requiring The Registration Of Firearms.

Description: To require registration of all firearms.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06246

Title: An Act Concerning The Sale Of Ammunition For A Pistol Or Revolver.

Description: To reduce illegal handgun use by requiring a person to hold a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver or eligibility certificate in order to purchase handgun ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06247

Title: An Act Concerning The Determination Of The Mental Health Status Of An Individual Applying For A Pistol Or Revolver Certificate Or Permit.

Description: To strengthen the state's firearm permitting process by requiring a more comprehensive mental health background check for individuals seeking a pistol or revolver certificate or permit.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06248

Title: An Act Concerning The Regulation Of Firearms By The State.

Description: To allow the state to regulate firearms exclusively and to preempt the regulation of firearms by municipalities.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06249

Title: An Act Concerning Requirements For The Purchase And Storage Of Firearms And Ammunition.

Description: To establish requirements for the purchase of long guns and ammunition, the issuance and renewal of firearm certificates and permits and the safe storage of firearms, and make certain gun offenders ineligible for early release or parole.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06250

Title: An Act Concerning Criminal Background Checks Prior To The Sale Or Delivery Of Firearms Other Than Handguns.

Description: To ensure that criminal background checks are conducted prior to the delivery or sale of firearms other than handguns.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06251

Title: An Act Requiring Fingerprinting And Criminal Background Checks Prior To The Sale, Delivery Or Transfer Of All Long Guns.

Description: To require the completion of fingerprinting and a criminal background check prior to the sale, delivery or transfer of any long gun.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/14

Last Action Date: March 8, 2013

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HB06260

Title: An Act Concerning A Municipal Response To Gun Violence.

Description: To adopt the anti-violence initiative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06261

Title: An Act Concerning Liability With Respect To Assault Weapons And Firearms.

Description: To provide specific civil and criminal liability for property damage or personal injury that results from failure to report a lost or stolen assault weapon or other firearm or illegal transfer of an assault weapon or other firearm.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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HB06308

Title: An Act Concerning Military Style Weapons.

Description: To ban the private purchase or possession of certain military style semiautomatic pistols, rifles and shot guns.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 30, 2013

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HB06330

Title: An Act Concerning Look-a-like Firearms.

Description: To make it an infraction for any person to deface the markings on any look-a-like firearm and to ban the possession of look-a-like firearms, pellet-firing air guns or BB. guns in or on the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school.

Last Action: File Number 80

Last Action Date: March 20, 2013

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HB06335

Title: An Act Concerning The Disposal Of Weapons Seized From A Person Who Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Self Or Others.

Description: To allow police departments to manage their inventory of seized firearms without the risk of liability.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: February 1, 2013

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HB06595

Title: An Act Prohibiting The Discharge Of Firearms Near Private Residences.

Description: To prohibit the discharge of firearms within five hundred feet of private residences.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/14

Last Action Date: March 8, 2013

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HB06598

Title: An Act Concerning The Disposal Of Weapons Seized From A Person Who Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Self Or Others.

Description: To allow state agencies holding seized firearms to manage their inventory of such firearms without the risk of liability, and to permit peace officers to possess firearms on school grounds, even when off duty.

Last Action: File Number 376

Last Action Date: April 4, 2013

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HB06656

Title: An Act Concerning Liability Insurance For Firearm Possessors Or Owners.

Description: To require any person who possesses or owns a firearm to procure and maintain excess personal liability insurance and self defense insurance, and to require the Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/19

Last Action Date: March 15, 2013

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HB06668

Title: An Act Concerning The Penalties For Crimes Involving Firearms.

Description: To increase certain criminal penalties related to firearms.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 18, 2013

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HB06676

Title: An Act Concerning Implementation Of The Project Longevity Initiative On A State-wide Basis.

Description: To require the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to take measures to ensure the implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative on a state-wide basis.

Last Action: Tabled for the Calendar, House

Last Action Date: May 14, 2013

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HB06702

Title: An Act Concerning Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault.

Description: To: (1) Provide that a restraining order may include provisions to require the subject of the order to maintain household and personal expense payments on behalf of the applicant; (2) require probation officers to provide certain notices of probation violations to assigned victim advocates; (3) require that the family violence training program for Judicial Branch personnel be available to guardians ad litem; (4) extend the ability to terminate a rental agreement because of family violence to victims of a sexual assault; (5) replace statutory references to battered women and batterers for consistency with current terminology; (6) add one member to the Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission; (7) require an assessment of Judicial Branch family violence intervention programs in accordance with data from the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative's analysis of such programs; (8) require the Chief Court Administrator to maintain a separate secure waiting area in courthouses for victims of family violence crimes; (9) revise the protocol for surrender of a firearm by a person who is subject to a restraining order, protective order or a foreign order of protection; and (10) require a study of on-going training for judges and Judicial Branch personnel.

Last Action: Signed by the Governor

Last Action Date: June 25, 2013

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SB00001

Title: An Act Concerning The Protection Of Children, Families And Other Individuals From Violence.

Description: To protect children, families and other individuals from violence.

Last Action: Vote to Draft

Last Action Date: February 13, 2013

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SB00042

Title: An Act Concerning The Criminal Possession Of Ammunition.

Description: 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.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2013

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SB00124

Title: An Act Banning Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines.

Description: To prohibit the possession of certain ammunition feeding devices that accept more than ten rounds.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 11, 2013

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SB00140

Title: An Act Concerning Liability Insurance For Firearm Owners And Sales Tax On Ammunition.

Description: To require firearm owners to maintain liability insurance and establish a sales tax on the sale of ammunition at a rate of fifty per cent.

Last Action: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Last Action Date: February 15, 2013

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SB00161

Title: An Act Concerning The Reduction Of Gun Violence.

Description: To reduce gun violence and limit the availability of especially dangerous firearms.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 16, 2013

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SB00207

Title: An Act Establishing A Registry Of Firearm-related Injuries And Deaths.

Description: To improve public safety by requiring the state police to store data pertaining to gun-related injuries and death.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 18, 2013

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SB00277

Title: An Act Concerning School District Policies Regarding The Carrying Of Firearms In Public Schools.

Description: To allow local and regional boards of education to develop policies regarding the carrying of firearms on school grounds.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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SB00307

Title: An Act Providing Funding For The State-wide Firearms Trafficking Task Force.

Description: To fund the state-wide firearms trafficking task force.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/22

Last Action Date: March 12, 2013

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SB00495

Title: An Act Concerning Commission Of Certain Felonies With A Firearm Or Assault Weapon.

Description: To increase the penalty for the commission of a class A, B or C felony with a firearm or assault weapon.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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SB00501

Title: An Act Concerning The Ban On Assault Weapons.

Description: To protect the public from gun violence by updating the assault weapon ban.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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SB00503

Title: An Act Concerning State Agency Responsibility With Respect To Federal Criminal Background Check Information.

Description: To ensure that state agencies submit required information on a timely basis to federal authorities to ensure accurate federal criminal background checks.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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SB00504

Title: An Act Concerning Large Capacity Gun Magazines.

Description: To limit the number of bullets one gun magazine may hold.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 23, 2013

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SB00505

Title: An Act Concerning The Minimum Age To Purchase A Rifle Or Other Long Gun.

Description: To establish the same minimum age for the purchase of a rifle or other long gun as is required for the purchase of a handgun.

Last Action: Public Hearing 03/14

Last Action Date: March 8, 2013

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SB00506

Title: An Act Requiring Criminal Background Checks For All Private Firearm Sales.

Description: To require criminal background checks of all purchasers of firearms at private gun sales.

Last Action: Senate Recommitted to Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: June 4, 2013

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SB00601

Title: An Act Concerning The Definition Of Assault Weapon.

Description: To expand the definition of assault weapon to include additional named weapons and weapon characteristics.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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SB00604

Title: An Act Concerning The Secure Safekeeping Of Firearms.

Description: To require a firearm's owner to safely secure the firearm in a locked box or container if the owner knows or should that another person residing in the home presents as a danger to self or others.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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SB00608

Title: An Act Prohibiting The Possession, Importation, Transfer Or Sale Of Certain Types Of Unreasonably Dangerous Ammunition.

Description: To promote public safety by prohibiting the possession, importation, transfer or sale of all armor piercing bullets and incendiary bullets, rather than only .50 caliber bullets as currently provided.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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SB00612

Title: An Act Concerning The Penalty For Illegal Possession Or Transfer Of A Firearm.

Description: To increase the penalty for the illegal possession of a firearm or the illegal transfer of a firearm to a person not eligible to possess one.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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SB00613

Title: An Act Concerning Gun Violence.

Description: To reduce gun violence by enacting comprehensive reforms regarding the possession, purchase and sale of assault weapons, pistols, revolvers and ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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SB00615

Title: An Act Prohibiting The Discharge Of Firearms Near Private Residences.

Description: To establish a criminal penalty for any person who discharges a firearm within five hundred feet of a private residence.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 24, 2013

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SB00676

Title: An Act Concerning Large Capacity Firearm Magazines And Similar Devices.

Description: To prohibit the possession, sale, transfer or importation into the state of any firearm magazine, belt, drum, feed strip or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 25, 2013

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SB00679

Title: An Act Concerning The Penalty For False Statement Or Information In Connection With The Sale Or Transfer Of Firearms.

Description: To increase the penalty for making a false statement or giving false information to obtain a pistol, revolver or other firearm.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 25, 2013

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SB00710

Title: An Act Concerning Permits For Gun Shows And To Sell Long Guns.

Description: To require the local authority of the town in which a gun show is to take place to issue a permit for such gun show.

Last Action: Senate Recommitted to Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: June 4, 2013

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SB00711

Title: An Act Establishing An Age Restriction On The Purchase Of Long Guns.

Description: To ensure that rifles and shotguns are not purchased by minors.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: January 25, 2013

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SB00739

Title: An Act Concerning The Appeal Of Firearms Permitting Decisions.

Description: To eliminate the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners and allow individuals aggrieved by a decision of a firearms permit issuing authority to appeal directly to the superior court.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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SB00740

Title: An Act Increasing The Penalties For Straw Purchases Of Firearms.

Description: To strengthen the state's law against the "straw purchase" of firearms in the interest of public safety. .

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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SB00742

Title: An Act Concerning Rebuilt Assault Weapons.

Description: To prohibit a person from rebuilding, with updated parts, a lawful assault weapon that was owned prior to October 1, 1993.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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SB00745

Title: An Act Restricting The Use Of Exploding Targets.

Description: To prohibit the use of exploding targets near residential buildings.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: March 14, 2013

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SB00780

Title: An Act Concerning Suitability For A Pistol Or Revolver Permit.

Description: To establish statutory standards for determining suitability for a pistol or revolver permit, and allow local authorities additional time to consider permit applications.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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SB00781

Title: An Act Requiring Presentation Of A State Pistol Or Revolver Permit To Purchase Ammunition.

Description: To require presentation of a state pistol or revolver permit to purchase ammunition.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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SB00782

Title: An Act Concerning Secure Storage Of A Firearm.

Description: To expand the requirement to securely store a firearm.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 28, 2013

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SB00897

Title: An Act Concerning Regulation Of Firearms.

Description: To make revisions concerning the offenses of carrying a firearm and hunting while under the influence, the information required on a receipt for the delivery of a firearm, the fees for and issuance of a handgun eligibility certificate and the officials required to be notified of a gun show.

Last Action: Senate Recommitted to Public Safety and Security

Last Action Date: June 4, 2013

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SB00983

Title: An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Connecticut Sentencing Commission Regarding Unclassified Felonies.

Description: To classify certain felonies that were previously unclassified as class E, D or C felonies.

Last Action: Signed by the Governor

Last Action Date: July 11, 2013

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SB01047

Title: An Act Banning Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines.

Description: To prohibit the possession of certain ammunition feeding devices that accept more than ten rounds.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 4, 2013

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SB01099

Title: An Act Concerning School Safety.

Description: To require the Department of Education to conduct a study regarding school safety issues.

Last Action: Signed by the Governor

Last Action Date: June 25, 2013

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SB01124

Title: An Act Concerning The Secure Storage Of Firearms.

Description: To expand the requirement to securely store a firearm.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 12, 2013

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SB01144

Title: An Act Concerning Rebuilt Assault Weapons.

Description: To establish an enhanced penalty for any person who knowingly rebuilds a banned assault weapon with a part that bears a serial number from an assault weapon for which a certificate of possession was issued and that was lawfully possessed prior to 1994.

Last Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 18, 2013

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SB01160

Title: An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention And Children's Safety.

Description: An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention And Children's Safety.

Last Action: Public Act 13-3

Last Action Date: April 5, 2013

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