Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05855 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/18/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5855
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1213
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Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5855 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1213

*01213*

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT 

Introduced by:

REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CARRYING OF HANDGUNS IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS FOR PURPOSES OF SELF-DEFENSE.

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

That the general statutes be amended to authorize any person with a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver to carry a handgun in state parks and forests for the purpose of self-defense.

Statement of Purpose: 

To allow people to carry handguns in state parks and forests for self-defense.