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3 | 3 | LCO No. 1529 1 of 1 | |
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5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5487 | |
6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
7 | 7 | LCO No. 1529 | |
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10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
14 | 14 | REP. LUXENBERG, 12 | |
15 | 15 | th Dist. | |
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21 | 21 | AN ACT CONCERNING LEGAL LIABILITY FOR THE OWNER OF A | |
22 | 22 | FIREARM WHOSE FIREARM IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A | |
23 | 23 | FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR. | |
24 | 24 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
25 | 25 | Assembly convened: | |
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27 | 27 | That title 52 of the general statutes be amended to provide that a civil 1 | |
28 | 28 | action may be brought against a gun owner whose firearm is used in the 2 | |
29 | 29 | commission of a misdemeanor or felony and that a prevailing plaintiff 3 | |
30 | 30 | in such action shall be entitled to damages, costs and attorney's fees. 4 | |
31 | 31 | Statement of Purpose: | |
32 | 32 | To provide that a civil action may be brought against a gun owner | |
33 | 33 | whose firearm is used in the commission of a misdemeanor or felony | |
34 | 34 | and that a prevailing plaintiff in such action shall be entitled to damages, | |
35 | 35 | costs and attorney's fees. |