"AN ACT CONCERNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. "

After the last section, add the following and renumber sections and internal references accordingly:

"Sec. 501. Section 54-36e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2006):

(a) Except as provided in sections 26-85 and 26-90, firearms, adjudged by the court to be contraband pursuant to subsection (c) of section 54-36a, or adjudicated a nuisance pursuant to section 54-33g, shall be turned over to the Bureau of Identification of the Connecticut Division of State Police within the Department of Public Safety for [destruction or] appropriate use or disposal by sale at public auction pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or destruction.

(b) Firearms turned over to the state police pursuant to subsection (a) of this section which are not [destroyed or] retained for appropriate use shall be sold at public auctions, conducted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services or [such] the commissioner's designee. Pistols and revolvers, as defined in section 53a-3, which are antiques, as defined in section 29-33, or curios or relics, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Chapter 1, Part 178, or modern pistols and revolvers [which have a current retail value of one hundred dollars or more may] shall be sold at such public auctions, provided such pistols and revolvers shall be sold only to persons who have a valid permit to sell a pistol or revolver, or a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-28, as amended. Rifles and shotguns, as defined in section 53a-3, shall be sold only to persons qualified under federal law to purchase such rifles and shotguns. Inoperable rifles, shotguns, pistols or revolvers and accoutrements such as magazines, stocks and holsters may be sold as parts. The proceeds of any such sale shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited by the State Treasurer in the forfeit firearms account within the General Fund and shall be used for purposes of funding the state-wide firearms trafficking task force established under section 29-38e. Pistols and revolvers that have a current retail value of less than one hundred dollars shall be destroyed. Firearm frames, receivers or barrels that have an identification mark, number or name that has been removed, defaced, altered or obliterated in violation of section 29-36 shall be destroyed. "