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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 161 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 719 | |
| 3 | 3 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 4 | 4 | Introduced by: | |
| 5 | 5 | SEN. BYE, 5th Dist. REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | General Assembly | |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Proposed Bill No. 161 | |
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| 11 | 11 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | LCO No. 719 | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Introduced by: | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | SEN. BYE, 5th Dist. | |
| 20 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 21 | REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. | |
| 22 | 22 | ||
| 23 | 23 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF GUN VIOLENCE. | |
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| 25 | 25 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 27 | 27 | That the general statutes be amended with respect to firearms, assault weapons and ammunition to: (1) Prohibit individuals from possessing certain ammunition feeding devices that accept more than ten rounds; (2) designate a semiautomatic rifle as an assault weapon under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 53-202a of the general statutes if such rifle has only one of the enumerated features set forth in said subparagraph, rather than two of such enumerated features as currently provided; (3) require a permit for any rifle with a pistol grip; (4) exempt from the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of this section firearms defined as curios or relics under 27 CFR 478.11 that are owned by a collector under subsections (c) and (d) of 27 CFR 478.41; (5) require a person to obtain a permit in order to purchase ammunition and prohibit the purchase of ammunition by any person who is not legally authorized to possess a firearm; (6) prohibit the purchase of ammunition through the Internet; (7) amend section 53a-217 and chapter 529 of the general statutes to prohibit the storage of any firearm, rather than only a loaded firearm as currently provided, and ammunition in a manner that allows access by a person under the age of eighteen, rather than a person under the age of sixteen as currently provided; and (8) require individuals to register all firearms with state law enforcement officials, and require biennial renewal of such registration. | |
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| 29 | 29 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | To reduce gun violence and limit the availability of especially dangerous firearms. |