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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 97
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1190
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOCATION OF STATE-OPERATED
FIREARM TRAINING FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit a state agency 1
from constructing a firearms training facility in this state if (A) the 2
facility is within, adjoining or near a state forest, or (B) the 3
municipality or municipalities within whose territorial limits such 4
firearms training facility is to be located does not approve of the 5
facility by a referendum of the electors, and (2) require the Department 6
of Emergency Services and Public Protection to (A) conduct a study 7
regarding its firearm training needs, and (B) identify property 8
previously considered for the construction of a firearms training 9
facility as deficient for such construction. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure local, public input on the location of state firearms training
facilities and to direct the Department of Emergency Services and
Public Protection to conduct a study regarding its firearm training
needs.