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	11	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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14	20		AN ACT CONCERNING THE ROLE OF MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE
15	21		OFFICERS IN FIREARM PERMITTING, TAKING OF FINGERPRINTS
16	22		FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE FIREARM PERMIT APPLICANTS AND
17	23		SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS ACCOMPANYING FIREARM
18	24		PERMIT RENEWALS.
19	25		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
20	26		Assembly convened:
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22	28		Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-28 of the 2022 1
23		-	supplement to the general statutes, as amended by section 3 of public 2
24		-	act 21-67, are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 3
25		-	(Effective July 1, 2022): 4
26		-	(a) No person who sells ten or more pistols or revolvers in a calendar 5
27		-	year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, sell, deliver, 6
28		-	or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such person's 7
29		-	possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver at retail 8
30		-	without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this subsection. 9
31		-	The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the [warden of 10
32		-	the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be] chief 11
33		-	executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, or, if 12
34		-	designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state trooper 13
35		-	serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state police 14
36		-	troop having jurisdiction over such municipality, may, upon the 15
37		-	application of any person, issue a permit in such form as may be 16 Substitute Bill No. 5307
	29	+	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 2
	30	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3
	31	+	(a) No person who sells ten or more pistols or revolvers in a calendar 4
	32	+	year or is a federally licensed firearm dealer shall advertise, sell, deliver, 5
	33	+	or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such person's 6
	34	+	possession with intent to sell or deliver, any pistol or revolver at retail 7
	35	+	without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this subsection. 8
	36	+	The chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the [warden of 9
	37	+	the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be,] chief 10
	38	+	executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, may, 11
	39	+	upon the application of any person, issue a permit in such form as may 12
	40	+	be prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 13 Raised Bill No. 5307
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44		-	prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 17
45		-	Protection for the sale at retail of pistols and revolvers within the 18
46		-	jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit. No permit for the sale 19
47		-	at retail of any pistol or revolver shall be issued unless the applicant 20
48		-	holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued 21
49		-	pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid state permit to carry a pistol or 22
50		-	revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and the 23
51		-	applicant submits documentation sufficient to establish that local 24
52		-	zoning requirements have been met for the location where the sale is to 25
53		-	take place, except that any person selling or exchanging a pistol or 26
54		-	revolver for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or 27
55		-	who sells all or part of such person's personal collection of pistols or 28
56		-	revolvers shall not be required to submit such documentation for the 29
57		-	location where the sale or exchange is to take place. 30
58		-	(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent 31
59		-	residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of 32
60		-	police [, warden or selectman] or, where there is no chief of police, such 33
61		-	chief executive officer or designated resident state trooper or state police 34
62		-	officer, as applicable, may issue a temporary state permit to such person 35
63		-	to carry a pistol or revolver within the state, provided such authority 36
64		-	shall find that such applicant intends to make no use of any pistol or 37
65		-	revolver which such applicant may be permitted to carry under such 38
66		-	permit other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable person 39
67		-	to receive such permit. No state or temporary state permit to carry a 40
68		-	pistol or revolver shall be issued under this subsection if the applicant 41
69		-	(1) has failed to successfully complete a course approved by the 42
70		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the 43
71		-	safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a 44
72		-	safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to 45
73		-	the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public 46
74		-	educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors 47
75		-	certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy 48
76		-	and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use 49
77		-	of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state 50 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	46	+	Protection for the sale at retail of pistols and revolvers within the 14
	47	+	jurisdiction of the authority issuing such permit. No permit for the sale 15
	48	+	at retail of any pistol or revolver shall be issued unless the applicant 16
	49	+	holds a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued 17
	50	+	pursuant to section 29-36f or a valid state permit to carry a pistol or 18
	51	+	revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and the 19
	52	+	applicant submits documentation sufficient to establish that local 20
	53	+	zoning requirements have been met for the location where the sale is to 21
	54	+	take place, except that any person selling or exchanging a pistol or 22
	55	+	revolver for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby or 23
	56	+	who sells all or part of such person's personal collection of pistols or 24
	57	+	revolvers shall not be required to submit such documentation for the 25
	58	+	location where the sale or exchange is to take place. 26
	59	+	(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent 27
	60	+	residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of 28
	61	+	police [, warden or selectman] or, where there is no chief of police, such 29
	62	+	chief executive officer may issue a temporary state permit to such 30
	63	+	person to carry a pistol or revolver within the state, provided such 31
	64	+	authority shall find that such applicant intends to make no use of any 32
	65	+	pistol or revolver which such applicant may be permitted to carry under 33
	66	+	such permit other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable 34
	67	+	person to receive such permit. No state or temporary state permit to 35
	68	+	carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under this subsection if the 36
	69	+	applicant (1) has failed to successfully complete a course approved by 37
	70	+	the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the 38
	71	+	safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a 39
	72	+	safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to 40
	73	+	the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public 41
	74	+	educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors 42
	75	+	certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy 43
	76	+	and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use 44
	77	+	of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state 45
	78	+	or the National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, 46
	79	+	or (B) on or after October 1, 1994, a violation of section 21a-279 or section 47 Raised Bill No. 5307
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84		-	or the National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, 51
85		-	or (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 52
86		-	2015, or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53
87		-	53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d during the 54
88		-	preceding twenty years, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the 55
89		-	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, 56
90		-	(4) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years 57
91		-	after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease 58
92		-	or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has been confined in a 59
93		-	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 60
94		-	17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court, 61
95		-	or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, to a 62
96		-	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 63
97		-	17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a 64
98		-	psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent 65
99		-	person or a drug-dependent person, as those terms are defined in 66
100		-	section 17a-680, (6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued 67
101		-	by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use 68
102		-	of physical force against another person, including an ex parte order 69
103		-	issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to a firearms 70
104		-	seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c 71
105		-	after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk protection 72
106		-	investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 73
107		-	29-38c, (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or 74
108		-	receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(4), (9) is an alien illegally 75
109		-	or unlawfully in the United States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years 76
110		-	of age. Nothing in this section shall require any person who holds a 77
111		-	valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to 78
112		-	participate in any additional training in the safety and use of pistols and 79
113		-	revolvers. No person may apply for a temporary state permit to carry a 80
114		-	pistol or revolver more than once within any twelve-month period, and 81
115		-	no temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to 82
116		-	any person who has applied for such permit more than once within the 83
117		-	preceding twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state 84
118		-	permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the 85 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	85	+	53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 48
	86	+	or 53a-181d, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the commission of 49
	87	+	a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, (4) has been 50
	88	+	discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years after 51
	89	+	having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease or 52
	90	+	defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has been confined in a hospital 53
	91	+	for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, 54
	92	+	within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court, or (B) has 55
	93	+	been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, to a hospital for 56
	94	+	persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, 57
	95	+	within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a psychiatric 58
	96	+	disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a 59
	97	+	drug-dependent person as those terms are defined in section 17a-680, 60
	98	+	(6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a court in a 61
	99	+	case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 62
	100	+	against another person, including an ex parte order issued pursuant to 63
	101	+	section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to a firearms seizure order issued 64
	102	+	pursuant to subsection (d) of section 29-38c after notice and hearing, (8) 65
	103	+	is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a 66
	104	+	firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(4), (9) is an alien illegally or 67
	105	+	unlawfully in the United States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years of 68
	106	+	age. Nothing in this section shall require any person who holds a valid 69
	107	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to participate in 70
	108	+	any additional training in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers. No 71
	109	+	person may apply for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or 72
	110	+	revolver more than once within any twelve-month period, and no 73
	111	+	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to 74
	112	+	any person who has applied for such permit more than once within the 75
	113	+	preceding twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state 76
	114	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the 77
	115	+	application, under penalty of false statement in such manner as the 78
	116	+	issuing authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a 79
	117	+	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past 80
	118	+	twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a 81
	119	+	pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local authority shall forward the 82 Raised Bill No. 5307
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125		-	application, under penalty of false statement in such manner as the 86
126		-	issuing authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a 87
127		-	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past 88
128		-	twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a 89
129		-	pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local authority shall forward the 90
130		-	original application to the commissioner. Not later than sixty days after 91
131		-	receiving a temporary state permit, an applicant shall appear at a 92
132		-	location designated by the commissioner to receive the state permit. The 93
133		-	commissioner may then issue, to any holder of any temporary state 94
134		-	permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the state. Upon 95
135		-	issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall make available to 96
136		-	the permit holder a copy of the law regarding the permit holder's 97
137		-	responsibility to report the loss or theft of a firearm and the penalties 98
138		-	associated with the failure to comply with such law. Upon issuance of 99
139		-	the state permit, the commissioner shall forward a record of such permit 100
140		-	to the local authority issuing the temporary state permit. The 101
141		-	commissioner shall retain records of all applications, whether approved 102
142		-	or denied. The copy of the state permit delivered to the permittee shall 103
143		-	be laminated and shall contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. 104
144		-	A person holding a state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall 105
145		-	notify the issuing authority within two business days of any change of 106
146		-	such person's address. The notification shall include the old address and 107
147		-	the new address of such person. 108
148		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 29-28a of the general statutes is 109
149		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 110
150		-	2022): 111
151		-	(a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28, as 112
152		-	amended by this act, shall be submitted to the chief of police, or, where 113
153		-	there is no chief of police, to the [warden of the borough or the first 114
154		-	selectman of the town, as the case may be] chief executive officer of the 115
155		-	municipality, as defined in section 7-148, or, if designated by such chief 116
156		-	executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or 117
157		-	a state police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over 118 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	125	+	original application to the commissioner. Not later than sixty days after 83
	126	+	receiving a temporary state permit, an applicant shall appear at a 84
	127	+	location designated by the commissioner to receive the state permit. The 85
	128	+	commissioner may then issue, to any holder of any temporary state 86
	129	+	permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the state. Upon 87
	130	+	issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall make available to 88
	131	+	the permit holder a copy of the law regarding the permit holder's 89
	132	+	responsibility to report the loss or theft of a firearm and the penalties 90
	133	+	associated with the failure to comply with such law. Upon issuance of 91
	134	+	the state permit, the commissioner shall forward a record of such permit 92
	135	+	to the local authority issuing the temporary state permit. The 93
	136	+	commissioner shall retain records of all applications, whether approved 94
	137	+	or denied. The copy of the state permit delivered to the permittee shall 95
	138	+	be laminated and shall contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. 96
	139	+	A person holding a state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall 97
	140	+	notify the issuing authority within two business days of any change of 98
	141	+	such person's address. The notification shall include the old address and 99
	142	+	the new address of such person. 100
	143	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 29-28 of the 2022 supplement to the 101
	144	+	general statutes, as amended by section 3 of public act 21-67, is repealed 102
	145	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective June 1, 2022): 103
	146	+	(b) Upon the application of any person having a bona fide permanent 104
	147	+	residence within the jurisdiction of any such authority, such chief of 105
	148	+	police [, warden or selectman] or, where there is no chief of police, such 106
	149	+	chief executive officer may issue a temporary state permit to such 107
	150	+	person to carry a pistol or revolver within the state, provided such 108
	151	+	authority shall find that such applicant intends to make no use of any 109
	152	+	pistol or revolver which such applicant may be permitted to carry under 110
	153	+	such permit other than a lawful use and that such person is a suitable 111
	154	+	person to receive such permit. No state or temporary state permit to 112
	155	+	carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued under this subsection if the 113
	156	+	applicant (1) has failed to successfully complete a course approved by 114
	157	+	the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the 115
	158	+	safety and use of pistols and revolvers including, but not limited to, a 116 Raised Bill No. 5307
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164		-	such municipality, on application forms prescribed by the 119
165		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon 120
166		-	written request by any person for a temporary state permit not on a 121
167		-	prescribed application form, or upon request by any person for such 122
168		-	application form, the local authority shall supply such forms. When any 123
169		-	such request is made in person at the office of the local authority, the 124
170		-	local authority shall supply such application form immediately. When 125
171		-	any such request is made in any other manner, the local authority shall 126
172		-	supply such application form not later than one week after receiving 127
173		-	such request. If such application form is not supplied within the time 128
174		-	limits required by this section, the request therefor shall constitute a 129
175		-	sufficient application. If any local authority fails to supply an 130
176		-	application form upon the request of any person, such person may 131
177		-	request an application form from the Commissioner of Emergency 132
178		-	Services and Public Protection or any barracks of the Division of State 133
179		-	Police, and the time limits and procedures set forth in this section for 134
180		-	handling requests for such forms shall be applicable. 135
181		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 29-29 of the general statutes is 136
182		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 137
183		-	2022): 138
184		-	(b) The local authority, or the commissioner in the case of an 139
185		-	application pursuant to subsection (f) of section 29-28, as amended by 140
186		-	this act, shall take the fingerprints of such applicant or conduct any 141
187		-	other method of positive identification required by the State Police 142
188		-	Bureau of Identification or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, unless 143
189		-	the local authority or the commissioner determines that the fingerprints 144
190		-	of such applicant have been previously taken and the applicant's 145
191		-	identity established, and such applicant presents identification that the 146
192		-	local authority or the commissioner verifies as valid. The local authority 147
193		-	or the commissioner shall record the date the fingerprints were taken in 148
194		-	the applicant's file and, within five business days of such date, shall 149
195		-	forward such fingerprints or other positive identifying information to 150
196		-	the State Police Bureau of Identification which shall conduct criminal 151 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	164	+	safety or training course in the use of pistols and revolvers available to 117
	165	+	the public offered by a law enforcement agency, a private or public 118
	166	+	educational institution or a firearms training school, utilizing instructors 119
	167	+	certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Energy 120
	168	+	and Environmental Protection and a safety or training course in the use 121
	169	+	of pistols or revolvers conducted by an instructor certified by the state 122
	170	+	or the National Rifle Association, (2) has been convicted of (A) a felony, 123
	171	+	or (B) a misdemeanor violation of section 21a-279 on or after October 1, 124
	172	+	2015, or (C) a misdemeanor violation of section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53a-61a, 125
	173	+	53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178 or 53a-181d during the 126
	174	+	preceding twenty years, (3) has been convicted as delinquent for the 127
	175	+	commission of a serious juvenile offense, as defined in section 46b-120, 128
	176	+	(4) has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years 129
	177	+	after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease 130
	178	+	or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, (5) (A) has been confined in a 131
	179	+	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 132
	180	+	17a-495, within the preceding sixty months by order of a probate court, 133
	181	+	or (B) has been voluntarily admitted on or after October 1, 2013, to a 134
	182	+	hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 135
	183	+	17a-495, within the preceding six months for care and treatment of a 136
	184	+	psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent 137
	185	+	person or a drug-dependent person as those terms are defined in section 138
	186	+	17a-680, (6) is subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a 139
	187	+	court in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of 140
	188	+	physical force against another person, including an ex parte order 141
	189	+	issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, (7) is subject to a firearms 142
	190	+	seizure order issued prior to June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 29-38c 143
	191	+	after notice and hearing, or a risk protection order or risk protection 144
	192	+	investigation order issued on or after June 1, 2022, pursuant to section 145
	193	+	29-38c, (8) is prohibited from shipping, transporting, possessing or 146
	194	+	receiving a firearm pursuant to 18 USC 922(g)(4), (9) is an alien illegally 147
	195	+	or unlawfully in the United States, or (10) is less than twenty-one years 148
	196	+	of age. Nothing in this section shall require any person who holds a 149
	197	+	valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver on October 1, 1994, to 150
	198	+	participate in any additional training in the safety and use of pistols and 151 Raised Bill No. 5307
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203		-	history records checks in accordance with section 29-17a. 152
204		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (f) of section 29-30 of the general statutes is repealed 153
205		-	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 154
206		-	(f) The issuing authority shall send a notice of the expiration of a state 155
207		-	permit to carry a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-28, as 156
208		-	amended by this act, to the holder of such permit, by first class mail, not 157
209		-	less than ninety days before such expiration, and shall enclose with such 158
210		-	notice a form for the renewal of said state permit. The holder of such 159
211		-	permit may mail the form for renewal to the issuing authority and the 160
212		-	issuing authority shall accept such form as a valid application for 161
213		-	renewal, provided the holder (1) completed the form according to 162
214		-	instructions provided by the Department of Emergency Services and 163
215		-	Public Protection, (2) enclosed the appropriate fee to renew, in 164
216		-	accordance with subsection (a) of this section, (3) enclosed a copy of 165
217		-	proof of citizenship or legal residency of the holder, (4) enclosed a full-166
218		-	face photograph of the holder, [that is either notarized or date stamped,] 167
219		-	and (5) is otherwise eligible for such permit pursuant to section 29-28, 168
220		-	as amended by this act. A state permit to carry a pistol or revolver, 169
221		-	issued pursuant to section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall be valid 170
222		-	for a period of ninety days after the expiration date, except this 171
223		-	provision shall not apply to any state permit to carry a pistol or revolver 172
224		-	which has been revoked or for which revocation is pending, pursuant 173
225		-	to section 29-32. 174
226		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (e) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is 175
227		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 176
228		-	2022): 177
229		-	(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver, 178
230		-	the person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or 179
231		-	transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall 180
232		-	contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the 181
233		-	caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general 182
234		-	description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such 183 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	204	+	revolvers. No person may apply for a temporary state permit to carry a 152
	205	+	pistol or revolver more than once within any twelve-month period, and 153
	206	+	no temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall be issued to 154
	207	+	any person who has applied for such permit more than once within the 155
	208	+	preceding twelve months. Any person who applies for a temporary state 156
	209	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver shall indicate in writing on the 157
	210	+	application, under penalty of false statement in such manner as the 158
	211	+	issuing authority prescribes, that such person has not applied for a 159
	212	+	temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the past 160
	213	+	twelve months. Upon issuance of a temporary state permit to carry a 161
	214	+	pistol or revolver to the applicant, the local authority shall forward the 162
	215	+	original application to the commissioner. Not later than sixty days after 163
	216	+	receiving a temporary state permit, an applicant shall appear at a 164
	217	+	location designated by the commissioner to receive the state permit. The 165
	218	+	commissioner may then issue, to any holder of any temporary state 166
	219	+	permit, a state permit to carry a pistol or revolver within the state. Upon 167
	220	+	issuance of the state permit, the commissioner shall make available to 168
	221	+	the permit holder a copy of the law regarding the permit holder's 169
	222	+	responsibility to report the loss or theft of a firearm and the penalties 170
	223	+	associated with the failure to comply with such law. Upon issuance of 171
	224	+	the state permit, the commissioner shall forward a record of such permit 172
	225	+	to the local authority issuing the temporary state permit. The 173
	226	+	commissioner shall retain records of all applications, whether approved 174
	227	+	or denied. The copy of the state permit delivered to the permittee shall 175
	228	+	be laminated and shall contain a full-face photograph of such permittee. 176
	229	+	A person holding a state permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall 177
	230	+	notify the issuing authority within two business days of any change of 178
	231	+	such person's address. The notification shall include the old address and 179
	232	+	the new address of such person. 180
	233	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 29-28a of the general statutes is 181
	234	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 182
	235	+	passage): 183
	236	+	(a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28, as 184
	237	+	amended by this act, shall be submitted to the chief of police, or, where 185 Raised Bill No. 5307
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241		-	person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to 184
242		-	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, permit to sell at 185
243		-	retail pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to subsection (a) of said 186
244		-	section, or eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant 187
245		-	to section 29-36f, if any, and the authorization number designated for 188
246		-	the transfer by the Department of Emergency Services and Public 189
247		-	Protection. The person, firm or corporation selling such pistol or 190
248		-	revolver or making delivery or transfer thereof shall (1) give one copy 191
249		-	of the receipt to the person making the purchase of such pistol or 192
250		-	revolver or to whom the same is delivered or transferred, [shall] (2) 193
251		-	retain one copy of the receipt for at least five years, and [shall] (3) send, 194
252		-	by first class mail, or electronically transmit, within forty-eight hours of 195
253		-	such sale, delivery or other transfer, (A) one copy of the receipt to the 196
254		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) one 197
255		-	copy of the receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in which the 198
256		-	transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the [warden of 199
257		-	the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be, of the 200
258		-	town in which the transferee resides] chief executive officer of the 201
259		-	municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the transferee resides 202
260		-	or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident state 203
261		-	trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the state 204
262		-	police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality. 205
263		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (d) of section 29-37a of the general statutes is 206
264		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 207
265		-	2022): 208
266		-	(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise 209
267		-	transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person unless such person makes 210
268		-	application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of 211
269		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall be attached by 212
270		-	the transferor to the federal sale or transfer document and filed and 213
271		-	retained by the transferor for at least twenty years or until such 214
272		-	transferor goes out of business. Such application shall be available for 215
273		-	inspection during normal business hours by law enforcement officials. 216 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	243	+	there is no chief of police, to the [warden of the borough or the first 186
	244	+	selectman of the town, as the case may be] chief executive officer of the 187
	245	+	municipality, as defined in section 7-148, on application forms 188
	246	+	prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 189
	247	+	Protection. Upon written request by any person for a temporary state 190
	248	+	permit not on a prescribed application form, or upon request by any 191
	249	+	person for such application form, the local authority shall supply such 192
	250	+	forms. When any such request is made in person at the office of the local 193
	251	+	authority, the local authority shall supply such application form 194
	252	+	immediately. When any such request is made in any other manner, the 195
	253	+	local authority shall supply such application form not later than one 196
	254	+	week after receiving such request. If such application form is not 197
	255	+	supplied within the time limits required by this section, the request 198
	256	+	therefor shall constitute a sufficient application. If any local authority 199
	257	+	fails to supply an application form upon the request of any person, such 200
	258	+	person may request an application form from the Commissioner of 201
	259	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection or any barracks of the 202
	260	+	Division of State Police, and the time limits and procedures set forth in 203
	261	+	this section for handling requests for such forms shall be applicable. 204
	262	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 29-29 of the general statutes is 205
	263	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 206
	264	+	passage): 207
	265	+	(b) The local authority, or the commissioner in the case of an 208
	266	+	application pursuant to subsection (f) of section 29-28, as amended by 209
	267	+	this act, shall take the fingerprints of such applicant or conduct any 210
	268	+	other method of positive identification required by the State Police 211
	269	+	Bureau of Identification or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, unless 212
	270	+	the local authority or the commissioner determines that the fingerprints 213
	271	+	of such applicant have been previously taken and the applicant's 214
	272	+	identity established, and such applicant presents identification that the 215
	273	+	local authority or the commissioner verifies as valid. The local authority 216
	274	+	or the commissioner shall record the date the fingerprints were taken in 217
	275	+	the applicant's file and, within five business days of such date, shall 218
	276	+	forward such fingerprints or other positive identifying information to 219 Raised Bill No. 5307
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280		-	No such sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made 217
281		-	until the person, firm or corporation making such sale, delivery or 218
282		-	transfer has ensured that such application has been completed properly 219
283		-	and has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of 220
284		-	Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or 221
285		-	transfer. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 222
286		-	shall make every effort, including performing the national instant 223
287		-	criminal background check, to determine if the applicant is eligible to 224
288		-	receive such long gun. If it is determined that the applicant is ineligible 225
289		-	to receive such long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 226
290		-	Public Protection shall immediately notify the person, firm or 227
291		-	corporation to whom such application was made and no such long gun 228
292		-	shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred to such applicant by 229
293		-	such person, firm or corporation. When any long gun is delivered in 230
294		-	connection with any sale or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed 231
295		-	in a package, the paper or wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, 232
296		-	and no such long gun when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be 233
297		-	loaded or contain any gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball 234
298		-	or shell. Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 235
299		-	transferee shall sign in triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall 236
300		-	contain the name, address and date and place of birth of such transferee, 237
301		-	the date of such sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model 238
302		-	and manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later 239
303		-	than twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the 240
304		-	transferor shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one 241
305		-	receipt to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 242
306		-	Protection and one receipt to the chief of police of the municipality in 243
307		-	which the transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the 244
308		-	[warden of the borough or the first selectman, of the town in which the 245
309		-	transferee resides] chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined 246
310		-	in section 7-148, in which the transferee resides or, if designated by such 247
311		-	chief executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such 248
312		-	municipality or a state police officer of the state police troop having 249
313		-	jurisdiction over such municipality, and shall retain one receipt, 250
314		-	together with the original application, for at least five years. 251 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	282	+	the State Police Bureau of Identification which shall conduct criminal 220
	283	+	history records checks in accordance with section 29-17a. 221
	284	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (f) of section 29-30 of the general statutes is repealed 222
	285	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 223
	286	+	(f) The issuing authority shall send a notice of the expiration of a state 224
	287	+	permit to carry a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant to section 29-28, as 225
	288	+	amended by this act, to the holder of such permit, by first class mail, not 226
	289	+	less than ninety days before such expiration, and shall enclose with such 227
	290	+	notice a form for the renewal of said state permit. The holder of such 228
	291	+	permit may mail the form for renewal to the issuing authority and the 229
	292	+	issuing authority shall accept such form as a valid application for 230
	293	+	renewal, provided the holder (1) completed the form according to 231
	294	+	instructions provided by the Department of Emergency Services and 232
	295	+	Public Protection, (2) enclosed the appropriate fee to renew, in 233
	296	+	accordance with subsection (a) of this section, (3) enclosed a copy of 234
	297	+	proof of citizenship or legal residency of the holder, (4) enclosed a full-235
	298	+	face photograph of the holder, [that is either notarized or date stamped,] 236
	299	+	and (5) is otherwise eligible for such permit pursuant to section 29-28, 237
	300	+	as amended by this act. A state permit to carry a pistol or revolver, 238
	301	+	issued pursuant to section 29-28, as amended by this act, shall be valid 239
	302	+	for a period of ninety days after the expiration date, except this 240
	303	+	provision shall not apply to any state permit to carry a pistol or revolver 241
	304	+	which has been revoked or for which revocation is pending, pursuant 242
	305	+	to section 29-32. 243
	306	+	Sec. 6. Subsection (e) of section 29-33 of the general statutes is 244
	307	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 245
	308	+	passage): 246
	309	+	(e) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver, 247
	310	+	the person making the purchase or to whom the same is delivered or 248
	311	+	transferred shall sign a receipt for such pistol or revolver, which shall 249
	312	+	contain the name and address of such person, the date of sale, the 250
	313	+	caliber, make, model and manufacturer's number and a general 251 Raised Bill No. 5307
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321		-	Sec. 7. Subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 29-37a of the general 252
322		-	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 253
323		-	(Effective July 1, 2022): 254
324		-	(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 255
325		-	transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the 256
326		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that 257
327		-	contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address 258
328		-	of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the 259
329		-	firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit 260
330		-	or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale, 261
331		-	delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's 262
332		-	number and a general description of such long gun and the 263
333		-	authorization number provided by the department. Not later than 264
334		-	twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor 265
335		-	shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such 266
336		-	form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 267
337		-	and one copy to the chief of police of the municipality in which the 268
338		-	transferee resides or, where there is no chief of police, the [warden of 269
339		-	the borough or the first selectman, of the town in which the transferee 270
340		-	resides] chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 271
341		-	7-148, in which the transferee resides or, if designated by such chief 272
342		-	executive officer, the resident state trooper serving such municipality or 273
343		-	a state police officer of the state police troop having jurisdiction over 274
344		-	such municipality, and shall retain one copy, for at least five years. 275
345		-	Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 29-37g of the general statutes is 276
346		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 277
347		-	2022): 278
348		-	(b) Not later than thirty days before commencement of a gun show, 279
349		-	the gun show promoter shall [notify the chief of police or, where there 280
350		-	is no chief of police, the warden of the borough or the first selectman of 281
351		-	the town in which the gun show is to take place] provide notice of the 282
352		-	date, time, duration and location of the gun show to (1) the chief of 283
353		-	police of the municipality in which the gun show is to take place, or (2) 284 Substitute Bill No. 5307
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	318	+
	319	+	description of such pistol or revolver, the identification number of such 252
	320	+	person's permit to carry pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to 253
	321	+	subsection (b) of section 29-28, as amended by this act, permit to sell at 254
	322	+	retail pistols or revolvers, issued pursuant to subsection (a) of said 255
	323	+	section, or eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, issued pursuant 256
	324	+	to section 29-36f, if any, and the authorization number designated for 257
	325	+	the transfer by the Department of Emergency Services and Public 258
	326	+	Protection. The person, firm or corporation selling such pistol or 259
	327	+	revolver or making delivery or transfer thereof shall give one copy of 260
	328	+	the receipt to the person making the purchase of such pistol or revolver 261
	329	+	or to whom the same is delivered or transferred, shall retain one copy 262
	330	+	of the receipt for at least five years, and shall send, by first class mail, or 263
	331	+	electronically transmit, within forty-eight hours of such sale, delivery or 264
	332	+	other transfer, one copy of the receipt to the Commissioner of 265
	333	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection and one copy of the receipt 266
	334	+	to the chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, the [warden of 267
	335	+	the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be, of the 268
	336	+	town] chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-269
	337	+	148, in which the transferee resides. 270
	338	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 29-37a of the general statutes is 271
	339	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 272
	340	+	passage): 273
	341	+	(d) No person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise 274
	342	+	transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person unless such person makes 275
	343	+	application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of 276
	344	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection, which shall be attached by 277
	345	+	the transferor to the federal sale or transfer document and filed and 278
	346	+	retained by the transferor for at least twenty years or until such 279
	347	+	transferor goes out of business. Such application shall be available for 280
	348	+	inspection during normal business hours by law enforcement officials. 281
	349	+	No such sale, delivery or other transfer of any long gun shall be made 282
	350	+	until the person, firm or corporation making such sale, delivery or 283
	351	+	transfer has ensured that such application has been completed properly 284
	352	+	and has obtained an authorization number from the Commissioner of 285 Raised Bill No. 5307
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360		-	where there is no chief of police, the chief executive officer of the 285
361		-	municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in which the gun show is to 286
362		-	take place or, if designated by such chief executive officer, the resident 287
363		-	state trooper serving such municipality or a state police officer of the 288
364		-	state police troop having jurisdiction over such municipality. 289
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	358	+	Emergency Services and Public Protection for such sale, delivery or 286
	359	+	transfer. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 287
	360	+	shall make every effort, including performing the national instant 288
	361	+	criminal background check, to determine if the applicant is eligible to 289
	362	+	receive such long gun. If it is determined that the applicant is ineligible 290
	363	+	to receive such long gun, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 291
	364	+	Public Protection shall immediately notify the person, firm or 292
	365	+	corporation to whom such application was made and no such long gun 293
	366	+	shall be sold, delivered or otherwise transferred to such applicant by 294
	367	+	such person, firm or corporation. When any long gun is delivered in 295
	368	+	connection with any sale or purchase, such long gun shall be enclosed 296
	369	+	in a package, the paper or wrapping of which shall be securely fastened, 297
	370	+	and no such long gun when delivered on any sale or purchase shall be 298
	371	+	loaded or contain any gunpowder or other explosive or any bullet, ball 299
	372	+	or shell. Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 300
	373	+	transferee shall sign in triplicate a receipt for such long gun, which shall 301
	374	+	contain the name, address and date and place of birth of such transferee, 302
	375	+	the date of such sale, delivery or transfer and the caliber, make, model 303
	376	+	and manufacturer's number and a general description thereof. Not later 304
	377	+	than twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the 305
	378	+	transferor shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one 306
	379	+	receipt to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 307
	380	+	Protection and one receipt to the chief of police or, where there is no 308
	381	+	chief of police, the [warden of the borough or the first selectman, of the 309
	382	+	town] chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-310
	383	+	148, in which the transferee resides, and shall retain one receipt, together 311
	384	+	with the original application, for at least five years. 312
	385	+	Sec. 8. Subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 29-37a of the general 313
	386	+	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 314
	387	+	(Effective from passage): 315
	388	+	(3) Upon the sale, delivery or other transfer of the long gun, the 316
	389	+	transferor or transferee shall complete a form, prescribed by the 317
	390	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, that 318
	391	+	contains the name and address of the transferor, the name and address 319 Raised Bill No. 5307
	392	+
	393	+
	394	+
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	396	+
	397	+	of the transferee, the date and place of birth of such transferee, the 320
	398	+	firearm permit or certificate number of the transferee, the firearm permit 321
	399	+	or certificate number of the transferor, if any, the date of such sale, 322
	400	+	delivery or transfer, the caliber, make, model and manufacturer's 323
	401	+	number and a general description of such long gun and the 324
	402	+	authorization number provided by the department. Not later than 325
	403	+	twenty-four hours after such sale, delivery or transfer, the transferor 326
	404	+	shall send by first class mail or electronically transfer one copy of such 327
	405	+	form to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 328
	406	+	and one copy to the chief of police or, where there is no chief of police, 329
	407	+	the [warden of the borough or the first selectman, of the town] chief 330
	408	+	executive officer of the municipality, as defined in section 7-148, in 331
	409	+	which the transferee resides, and shall retain one copy, for at least five 332
	410	+	years. 333
	411	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 29-37g of the general statutes is 334
	412	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 335
	413	+	passage): 336
	414	+	(b) Not later than thirty days before commencement of a gun show, 337
	415	+	the gun show promoter shall notify the chief of police or, where there is 338
	416	+	no chief of police, the [warden of the borough or the first selectman of 339
	417	+	the town] chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined in 340
	418	+	section 7-148, in which the gun show is to take place of the date, time, 341
	419	+	duration and location of the gun show. 342
365	420		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
366	421		sections:
367	422
368		-	Section 1 July 1, 2022 29-28(a) and (b)
369		-	Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 29-28a(a)
370		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 29-29(b)
371		-	Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 29-30(f)
372		-	Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 29-33(e)
373		-	Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 29-37a(d)
374		-	Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 29-37a(f)(3)
375		-	Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 29-37g(b)
	423	+	Section 1 from passage 29-28(a) and (b)
	424	+	Sec. 2 June 1, 2022 29-28(b)
	425	+	Sec. 3 from passage 29-28a(a)
	426	+	Sec. 4 from passage 29-29(b)
	427	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 29-30(f)
	428	+	Sec. 6 from passage 29-33(e)
	429	+	Sec. 7 from passage 29-37a(d)
	430	+	Sec. 8 from passage 29-37a(f)(3)
	431	+	Sec. 9 from passage 29-37g(b) Raised Bill No. 5307
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	433	+
	434	+
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	437	+
	438	+	Statement of Purpose:
	439	+	To specify that a municipal chief executive officer performs certain
	440	+	functions regarding firearm permits when there is no chief of police,
	441	+	specify that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
	442	+	Protection takes the fingerprints of certain out-of-state applicants for a
	443	+	firearm permit and eliminate the requirement that the photograph
	444	+	included with a form to renew a firearm permit be notarized or date
	445	+	stamped.
	446	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	447	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	448	+	underlined.]
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