Billy Bristol Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 here are the new laws so far Connecticut's new gun control law, a response to the December massacre inNewtown that the governor signed into law Thursday, is among the strongest inthe country. AMMUNITION MAGAZINES Connecticut bans the sale or purchase of ammunition magazines holding morethan 10 rounds. The law allows people to keep high-capacity magazines theyalready own if they're registered with the state by Jan. 1 but limits their useto the home and a shooting range. ASSAULT WEAPONS BANS Connecticut expanded its assault weapons ban, adding more than 100 firearmsand requiring that a weapon have only one of several features in order to bebanned. BACKGROUND CHECKS Connecticut requires universal criminal background checks for the sale ofall guns, a measure that took effect immediately to close a loophole in privatesales of rifles and shotguns. Background checks are also required to buyammunition and magazines. DANGEROUS WEAPON OFFENDER REGISTRY Connecticut created what officials called the first statewide dangerousweapon offender registry in the nation. Individuals who have been convicted ofany of 40 weapons offenses must register with the state for five years aftertheir release. MENTAL ILLNESS People involuntarily committed by court order to a hospital for psychiatricdisabilities within five years are not eligible for a gun permit, up from oneyear under previous Connecticut law. FIREARMS STORAGE Connecticut expanded the legal duty to securely store a firearm to coversituations where a resident of the premises poses a risk of personal injury tothemselves or others. Link to comment
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Wonder what will happen if caught between home and range with High Capacity magazines?? MT Link to comment
Billy Bristol Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 you can transport from home to range but they must not be loaded. Link to comment
T. H. O' Sullivan Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Good luck CT. registering magazines. It will be interesting to see how they will identify unregistered or registered magazines. Background checks to buy ammunition? Background checks to sell a firearm to my son, daughter in law, or whomever I chose? Who's going to do that? Seems like a lot of added government involvement. I'd have to pass on all of this. It's going to be Hell for honest gun folks to operate in that environment. This is all beginning to look like an anti-gun Domino Effect spreading from State to State. Connecticut legislators and the governor have chosen to wipe their backsides with the Constitution. Link to comment
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