AN ACT FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME ARISING FROM LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS.


General Assembly	*Proposed Bill No. 6901*
*January Session, 2007*	LCO No. 2102

Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. TONG, 147th Dist. REP. FAWCETT, 133rd Dist. REP. CHRISTIANO, 134th Dist. REP. AYALA, 128th Dist.		REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist. REP. LEONE, 148th Dist.

AN ACT FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME ARISING FROM LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require owners of firearms that are lost or stolen to report such loss or theft to a law enforcement agency within seventy-two hours of discovering such loss or theft.

Statement of Purpose:

To fight violent crime that results from the illegal trade and distribution of firearms that have been lost by or stolen from legitimate gun owners, identify individuals furthering and profiting from such trade and distribution and give law enforcement the tools necessary to fight violent crime by requiring an owner to report the loss or theft of a firearm promptly upon discovery to local law enforcement authorities.