Bill Text: CT HB05222 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Eligibility For A Permit To Carry A Pistol Or Revolver.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security [HB05222 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05222-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5222
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 407
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. FLOREN, 149th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR A PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER.

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

That section 29-28 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any applicant for a state or temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver be disqualified from receiving such permit if such applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense in another state or subdivision of the United States, the essential elements of which are the same as a disqualifying criminal offense for such permit under said section.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide that any applicant for a state or temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver be disqualified from receiving such permit if such applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense in another state or subdivision of the United States, the essential elements of which are the same as a disqualifying criminal offense for such permit under section 29-28 of the general statutes.