AN ACT REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF ALL FIREARMS.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5800*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1944

Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
Introduced by:
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF ALL FIREARMS.

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

That section 29-33 of the general statutes be amended to (1) require that (A) any person who purchases a firearm register the firearm within ten days of purchase, (B) any person who purchased a firearm prior to this statute's effective date register that firearm within ten days of the effective date, (C) any person owning a firearm renew registration every five years, and (D) anyone whose registered firearm is sold, stolen or lost report such sale, theft or loss within ten days of such event; and (2) provide that the Department of Public Safety receive the registrations required by subdivision (1) of this section.

Statement of Purpose:

To require registration of all firearms.