Connecticut HB5043: AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION AND REFUNDABILITY OF PERMITS FOR SALE AT RETAIL OF FIREARMS AND FOR CARRYING OF PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS.

What the bill says

An act concerning convertible pistols, unfinished frames or unfinished lower receivers, voluntary relinquishment of firearms and ammunition, and refundability of permits for sale at retail of firearms and for carrying of pistols and revolvers. assembly convened.

From the enrolled text:

AN ACT CONCERNING CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS, UNFINISHED FRAMES OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVERS, VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION, AND REFUNDABILITY OF PERMITS FOR SALE AT RETAIL OF FIREARMS AND FOR CARRYING OF PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 53-202 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) As used in this section: (1) "Machine gun" [shall apply to and include] means (A) a weapon of any description, loaded or unloaded, [which] that shoots, is designed to shoot or can be readily restored to shoot automatically more than one projectile, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger, including any convertible pistol that is equipped with a pistol converter, as defined in subsection (c) of section 53-206g, as amended by this act, and [shall also include] (B) any part or combination of parts designed for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession of or under the control of a person. (2) "Crime of violence" [shall apply to and include] means any of the following-named crimes or an attempt to commit any of the same: Murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, sexual Substitute House Bill No. …

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Sponsors

• Steven Winter (D, 94) · primary sponsor
• Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)