July 20, 2007 |
2007-R-0442 | |
CASE STATISTICS FOR FIREARMS VIOLATIONS | ||
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By: Christopher Reinhart, Senior Attorney | ||
You asked for case statistics for firearms violations.
We used a database maintained by the Office of Fiscal Analysis to identify firearms statutes and obtain information on the number of cases under them. We did not include hunting violations. The table below displays the information covering fiscal years 2001 through the first three quarters of fiscal year 2007. For each statute, the table only includes those fiscal years where a case was reported. A “nolle” is a case where the prosecutor declined to prosecute that particular charge.
Table 1: Firearms Statute, Case Information from FY 2001 through the First Three Quarters of FY 2007
FY |
Offenses |
Jury: Guilty |
Conviction |
Plea |
Mail-in Violation or Infraction |
Bond Forfeiture |
Failure to Appear |
Jury: Not Guilty |
Non-Jury: Not Guilty |
Nolle | ||||||||||
VIOLATE PISTOL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS (CGS § 29-28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2003 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2004 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2005 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 | ||||||||||
2006 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 | ||||||||||
2007 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 | ||||||||||
FAIL TO DISPLAY GUN SALES PERMIT (CGS § 29-31) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
2006 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
FAIL TO SURRENDER REVOKED PERMIT TO CARRY PISTOL OR REVOLVER (CGS § 29-32) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | ||||||||||
2006 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF PISTOL OR REVOLVER (CGS § 29-33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 | ||||||||||
2002 |
40 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 | ||||||||||
2003 |
93 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 | ||||||||||
2004 |
44 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 | ||||||||||
2005 |
85 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61 | ||||||||||
2006 |
94 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68 | ||||||||||
2007 |
42 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 | ||||||||||
ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF STOLEN PISTOL OR REVOLVER (CGS § 29-33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2003 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2004 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2005 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 | ||||||||||
2007 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
FALSE STATEMENT RELATED TO TRANSFERRING A PISTOL OR REVOLVER (CGS § 29-34(a)) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF PISTOL TO PERSON UNDER AGE 21 (CGS § 29-34(b)) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
2003 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2004 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2005 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 | ||||||||||
2006 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 | ||||||||||
2007 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
CARRYING PISTOL WITHOUT A PERMIT (CGS § 29-35(a)) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001* |
129 |
2 |
14 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
69 | ||||||||||
2002* |
570 |
14 |
94 |
142 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
314 | ||||||||||
2003 |
514 |
7 |
51 |
152 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
295 | ||||||||||
2004* |
532 |
8 |
49 |
156 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
311 | ||||||||||
2005 |
609 |
13 |
41 |
184 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
361 | ||||||||||
2006* |
635 |
14 |
24 |
202 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
390 | ||||||||||
2007 |
519 |
9 |
16 |
202 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
285 | ||||||||||
FAILURE TO CARRY PISTOL PERMIT (CGS § 29-35(b)) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002* |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 | ||||||||||
2003 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2004* |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 | ||||||||||
2005 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 | ||||||||||
2006* |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | ||||||||||
2007 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 | ||||||||||
ILLEGAL ALTERATION OF FIREARM IDENTIFICATION MARK/NUMBER/NAME (CGS § 29-36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
26 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
23 | ||||||||||
2002 |
74 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58 | ||||||||||
2003 |
90 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 | ||||||||||
2004 |
79 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68 | ||||||||||
2005 |
115 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
97 | ||||||||||
2006 |
96 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
81 | ||||||||||
2007 |
89 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
73 | ||||||||||
FAIL TO SURRENDER REVOKED GUN CERTIFICATE (CGS § 29-36i) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
2005 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
FAIL TO TRANSFER/SURRENDER FIREARM (CGS § 29-36k) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
2003 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2004 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2005 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 | ||||||||||
2006 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 | ||||||||||
2007 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
RETAILER FAILURE TO PROVIDE GUN LOCKING DEVICE (CGS § 29-37b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2002 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2003 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 | ||||||||||
2004 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 | ||||||||||
2005 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 | ||||||||||
2006 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2007 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 | ||||||||||
FALSE STATEMENT RELATED TO BUYING OR TRANSFERRING A FIREARM (CGS § 29-37e) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | ||||||||||
2003 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 | ||||||||||
PURCHASING FIREARM FOR TRANSFER TO A PROHIBITED PERSON (CGS § 29-37j(a)) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2003 |
34 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 | ||||||||||
2004 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2005 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | ||||||||||
2007 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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