General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5673
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1210
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5673
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1210
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEMPORARY STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR A REVOLVER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 29-28a of the general statutes be amended to require an applicant for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the state to provide the issuing authority (1) a completed and notarized application on the forms described in subsection (a) of said section, which forms may not be modified or supplemented by the local authority with additional forms or with additional requests for information from the applicant not otherwise required by law; (2) proof of eligibility consisting of (A) for citizens of the United States, a birth certificate, naturalization certificate or valid United States passport, or (B) for aliens, a permanent resident card, a valid visa issued by the United States Department of State or an employment authorization card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) a certificate of successful completion of a safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers signed by an instructor certified by the state or the National Rifle Association; and (4) two sets of fingerprints to be processed as provided in section 29-29 of the general statutes.
Statement of Purpose:
To specify uniform criteria for an application for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver.