General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5146

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 399

 

*00399*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

 

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CARRYING OF A HANDGUN FOR SELF-DEFENSE IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to authorize any person with a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver to carry a handgun for self- defense in state parks and state forests.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow persons to carry handguns in state parks and state forests for the purpose of self-defense.