General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 506
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 1329
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL PRIVATE FIREARM SALES.

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

That section 29-37a of the general statutes be amended to require any individual who sells a firearm in a private sale to another individual, excluding an immediate family member, to take the necessary steps to cause a background check on such purchaser to be performed through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Statement of Purpose:

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