General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6008
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1369
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6008
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1369
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING REPORTING OF FIREARM INVENTORY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 529 of the general statutes be amended to require any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation or other form of business or legal entity that sells or manufactures firearms in this state to report a physical inventory of such firearms to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. If any firearm cannot be matched to a legal purchaser or transferee, the licensed seller or manufacturer shall be required to furnish proof that said firearm was transferred or disposed of legally. If such seller or manufacturer fails to comply with these inventory requirements, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall impose a fine with proceeds allocated to support the inventory program.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to better monitor the manufacture and sale of firearms in this state and to identify firearms that are unaccounted for due to employee theft or other problems.