Bill Text: CT HB05225 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5225 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concering The Application Requirements For A Temporary State Permit To Carry A Pistol Or Revolver.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security [HB05225 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05225-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5225*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 397
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERING THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEMPORARY STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER.

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

That section 29-28a of the general statutes be amended to require an applicant for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the state to provide the issuing authority (1) a completed and notarized application on the form prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to subsection (a) of said section, which form may not be modified or supplemented with additional forms; (2) proof of lawful presence in the United States consisting of (A) for citizens of the United States, a birth certificate, naturalization certificate or valid United States passport, or (B) for aliens, a permanent resident card; (3) a certificate of successful completion of a course in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers signed by an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, a law enforcement agency or a branch of the military service of the United States; and (4) two sets of fingerprints for purposes of section 29-29 of the general statutes.

Statement of Purpose:

To specify uniform criteria for an application for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver.