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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5295 | |
| 2 | 2 | February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1364 | |
| 3 | 3 | *01364_______VA_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (VA) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 5295 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | February Session, 2014 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 1364 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | *01364_______VA_* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (VA) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING PROHIBITED ACTIVITY ON PROPERTY CONTROLLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 29-35 and 53-206 of the general statutes, a person is guilty of possession of a weapon upon property controlled by the Department of Veterans' Affairs when, knowing that such person is not privileged to do so, such person possesses a deadly weapon, as defined in section 53a-3 of the general statutes, in or on the real property comprising the Veterans' Home or any real property owned or controlled by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. | |
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| 30 | 30 | (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the otherwise lawful possession of a deadly weapon by (1) a person for use in a program approved by the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs in or on such real property, (2) a person in accordance with an agreement entered into between the commissioner and such person or such person's employer, or (3) a peace officer, as defined in section 53a-3 of the general statutes, while engaged in the performance of such peace officer's official duties. | |
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| 32 | 32 | (c) Possession of a weapon upon property controlled by the Department of Veterans' Affairs is a class D felony. | |
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| 37 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 October 1, 2014 New section | |
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| 40 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 42 | 42 | Section 1 | |
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| 44 | 44 | October 1, 2014 | |
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| 46 | 46 | New section | |
| 47 | 47 | ||
| 48 | 48 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 50 | 50 | To make it a crime to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon on the property of the Veterans' Home or other Department of Veterans' Affairs property. | |
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| 52 | 52 | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |