Connecticut: Committee Will Consider Second Amendment Related Bills this Thursday, February 10!

Connecticut: Committee Will Consider Second Amendment Related Bills this Thursday, February 10! The Public Safety and Security Committee will hold a public hearing this Thursday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2A of the Legislative Office Building to discuss both pro- and anti-gun legislation. Sign-up for this hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. in Room 3650 of the Legislative OfficeBuilding.  The first hour of the hearing is reserved for Legislators, Constitutional Officers, State Agency Heads and Elected Municipal Officials.  Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. If you are unable to attend, please contact the members of this committee by e-mail and respectfully request they oppose or support the following legislation. It is important to note that some of the bills, including the range safety bill, do not yet have complete language available. However, given past history on some of these topics, NRA will be closely monitoring until more information is available. Oppose: H. B. No. 5800, introduced by state Representatives Toni Walker (D-93), Gary Holder-Winfield (D-94), and state Senator Toni Nathaniel Harp (D-10), would require the registration of all firearms.  Tentatively Oppose: S. B. No. 42, introduced by state Senator Edward Meyer (D-12), relates to gun safety standards for firing ranges.  Support S.B. No. 547, introduced by state Senator Paul Doyle (D-9) and state Representatives Antonio Guerrera (D-29) and Russell Morin (D-28), would amend the statute to provide that the requirements for the sale, delivery or transfer of a pistol or revolver shall not apply to a person who is licensed as a firearms collector. This bill would also revise the statute’s definition of “assault weapon,” by removing “selective fire” from the wording.   S.B. No. 552, introduced by state Senator Anthony Guglielmo (R-35), would grant retired law enforcement officers the ability to apply for allowance to conceal carry a firearm from the Department of Public Safety. S.B. No. 554, introduced by state Senator Leonard Fasano (R-34), would modify the pistol permit appeals process, setting time limits and requiring the permit issuer to supply the applicant with statement regarding the reasons for the refusal, revocation, or limitation of a permit. H.B. No. 5263, introduced by state Representatives Pamela Sawyer (R-55) and John Rigby (R-63), would authorize the renewal of state permit to carry a pistol or revolver by mail.  H.B. No. 5270, introduced by state Representatives Pamela Sawyer (R-55) and Robert Sampson (R-80), would authorize the renewal of state permit to carry a pistol or revolver by mail or by electronic submission.  H.B. No. 5643, introduced by state Representative Robert Sampson (R-80), would allow an out-of-state resident to carry a firearm in Connecticut as long as the person has a valid permit or license to carry a firearm issued by any state obtaining the same standards required by Connecticut statutes. Other Gun Bills being raised at this hearing: S.B. No. 695, introduced by state Senator Leonard Fasano (R-34), would establish a firearm offender registry for the Commissioner of Public Safety. H.B. No. 6185, introduced by state Representatives Robert Megna (D-97), RolandLemar (D-96), and state Senator Martin Looney (D-11), creates a firearm offender registry demanding any person convicted of certain firearm crimes register their name and address with local police department in their residential precinct. Failure to supply such registration requirements would result in a misdemeanor. NRAILA.org Write Your Representative Write The Media Get Involved Locally Register To Vote Contribute Follow NRA-ILA          To contact NRA-ILA call 800-392-8683.  Address: 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030  Please note: In their efforts to curb SPAM, many ISPs, servers and SPAM filters treat legitimate and legal bulk emails as SPAM. In order to ensure you receive NRA-ILA email alerts in a timely manner, please adjust your SPAM settings to accept bulk emails from the "nraila.org" and "ilaalerts.org" domains. Otherwise, there is a possibility that our email alerts will not make it to your inbox. NRAILA.org | Current Legislation | Get Involved Locally | Register To Vote  Contribute

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