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General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 739

 

January Session, 2013

 

LCO No. 1209

   

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPEAL OF FIREARMS PERMITTING DECISIONS.

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

That section 29-32b of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners and provide that any person aggrieved by a refusal to issue or renew a firearm permit or certificate, a limitation or revocation of a firearm permit or certificate or a refusal or failure to furnish an application for a firearm permit or certificate, may appeal from such decision to the superior court.

Statement of Purpose:

To eliminate the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners and allow individuals aggrieved by a decision of a firearms permit issuing authority to appeal directly to the superior court.