CT - Bills just introduced

[hayes1966]

Only one decent bill put forward ..

Proposed S.B. No. 169 SEN. COLAPIETRO, 31st DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING CARRYING A PISTOL OR REVOLVER WITHOUT A PERMIT', to correctly charge criminals who carry a handgun without a permit by prohibiting such charge being reduced, nolled or dismissed through a plea bargain. SUPPORT. REF. JUDICIARY.

All the rest are the ususal ..

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Proposed H.B. No. 6899 REP. DYSON, 94th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF THE LOSS OR THEFT OF A FIREARM', to assist the police in tracking lost or stolen firearms and solving crimes by requiring the owner of a firearm that has been lost or stolen to promptly report such loss or theft to a law enforcement agency. REF. JUDICIARY

Proposed H.B. No. 6900 REP. GREEN, 1st DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS', to require the reporting of the loss or theft of a firearm to a law enforcement agency, require that when a firearm is not in the actual physical possession of the owner it be stored or kept in a manner so as to reduce the risk that it will be stolen or otherwise come into the possession of another person, and provide that evidence that a pistol or revolver was found not in the possession of the owner thereof is prima facie evidence that the owner had transferred such pistol or revolver without proper application and authorization. REF. JUDICIARY

Proposed H.B. No. 6901 REP. TONG, 147th DIST.; REP. FAWCETT, 133rd DIST.; REP. CHRISTIANO, 134th DIST.; REP. AYALA, 128th DIST.; REP. WALKER, 93rd DIST.; REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th DIST.; REP. LEONE, 148th DIST. 'AN ACT FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME ARISING FROM LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS', to fight violent crime that results from the illegal trade and distribution of firearms that have been lost by or stolen from legitimate gun owners, identify individuals furthering and profiting from such trade and distribution and give law enforcement the tools necessary to fight violent crime by requiring an owner to report the loss or theft of a firearm promptly upon discovery to local law enforcement authorities. REF. JUDICIARY

Proposed H.B. No. 6924 REP. GREENE, 105th DIST. 'AN ACT PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERING AN AIR SOFT WEAPON', to increase public safety by prohibiting the alteration of a replica firearm that expels a projectile through the force of air pressure. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed H.B. No. 6932 REP. CANDELARIA, 95th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING ANTI-TRAFFICKING OF FIREARMS', to restrict gun trafficking by limiting the number of handguns a person can purchase each month. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed H.B. No. 6935 REP. CANDELARIA, 95th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING BALLISTIC FINGERPRINTING OF FIREARMS AND THE REPORTING OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS', to require the collection of ballistic information from firearms prior to their sale and require the reporting of lost or stolen firearms. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed H.B. No. 6570 REP. ROY, 119th DIST. 'AN ACT BANNING THE SALE OR USE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR SERVICES TO REMOTELY OPERATE WEAPONS TO HUNT ANIMALS OR BIRDS', to prevent the use of remotely operated devices to manipulate weapons to hunt live animals or birds. REF. ENVIRONMENT

Proposed H.B. No. 6702 REP. DYSON, 94th DIST. 'AN ACT REQUIRING THE REPORTING OF STOLEN FIREARMS', to reduce the number of crimes involving firearms and to assist police in solving crimes by requiring the reporting of stolen firearms. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed S.B. No. 892 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING BURGLARY', to resolve an anomaly in the burglary statutes in which burglary in the second degree with a firearm is a more serious crime than burglary in the first degree but carries a lesser penalty. REF. JUDICIARY

Proposed S.B. No. 903 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST.; SEN. HARP, 10th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS', to reduce the number of illegally obtained guns used in the commission of crimes. REF. JUDICIARY

Proposed S.B. No. 904 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST.; SEN. HARP, 10th DIST. 'AN ACT REQUIRING FIREARM DEALERS TO REPORT LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS', to reduce the number of illegal guns used in crimes. REF. JUDICIARY

Proposed S.B. No. 935 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST.; SEN. HARP, 10th DIST. 'AN ACT REQUIRING A PERMIT TO SELL FIREARM AMMUNITION', to regulate the sale of firearm ammunition by requiring a person to have a state permit to sell ammunition. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed S.B. No. 936 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST.; SEN. HARP, 10th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION', to limit illegal firearms use by prohibiting "straw purchases" of ammunition. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed S.B. No. 938 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST.; SEN. HARP, 10th DIST. 'AN ACT LIMITING THE PURCHASE OF HANDGUNS TO ONE PER MONTH', to reduce the number of illegal guns used in crimes by enacting a one-handgun-per-month law. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Proposed S.B. No. 939 SEN. LOONEY, 11th DIST.; SEN. HARP, 10th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION', to reduce illegal handgun use by requiring a person to hold a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver or eligibility certificate in order to purchase handgun ammunition. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

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[AntiqueWeapons.org]

I think all states, and federal, should have something like this one;

Proposed H.B. No. 6924 REP. GREENE, 105th DIST. 'AN ACT PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERING AN AIR SOFT WEAPON', to increase public safety by prohibiting the alteration of a replica firearm that expels a projectile through the force of air pressure. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY .


Too many kids & idiots taking off the orange tips. Without the orange tip, these air soft guns, or bb guns, pellet guns, and the like, are often mistaken as real guns with real ammo. Yes they shoot a projectile, but nothing that would kill a person, & no apparent serious injury other than eyes & ears, but I've seen stories on the news & the papers where kids brandish these "toys" & end up getting killed by the police or another person as a result.

 

[dwarven1]

I think all states, and federal, should have something like this one;

Proposed H.B. No. 6924 REP. GREENE, 105th DIST. 'AN ACT PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERING AN AIR SOFT WEAPON', to increase public safety by prohibiting the alteration of a replica firearm that expels a projectile through the force of air pressure. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY .


Too many kids & idiots taking off the orange tips. Without the orange tip, these air soft guns, or bb guns, pellet guns, and the like, are often mistaken as real guns with real ammo. Yes they shoot a projectile, but nothing that would kill a person, & no apparent serious injury other than eyes & ears, but I've seen stories on the news & the papers where kids brandish these "toys" & end up getting killed by the police or another person as a result.

Too bad. You brandish something that looks like a weapon at a cop, you're going to get what you deserve. Stupidity is a capital crime, and the universe tends to punish it accordingly.

I think that the law instead should read something like "A person who kills someone brandishing a replica firearm cannot be charged for shooting an unarmed person, being that they had no way of knowing that what was being brandished was not a weapon".

 

[vellnueve]

That's already the case in a lot of places. Use of a replica firearm in the commission of a crime is treated as if the firearm was real.

 

[AntiqueWeapons.org]

Too bad. You brandish something that looks like a weapon at a cop, you're going to get what you deserve. Stupidity is a capital crime, and the universe tends to punish it accordingly.

I think that the law instead should read something like "A person who kills someone brandishing a replica firearm cannot be charged for shooting an unarmed person, being that they had no way of knowing that what was being brandished was not a weapon".

Understandable & this is what the orange tip is supposed to be for, so it can be made known that it is not a "real" gun, but idiots take the orange tips off. I never was sympathetic to the morons for getting killed because of their stupidity. An officer has to protect himself, & I know whatever action they take is justified, just pointing out that the law makes sense, solely because of things like this. Maybe if these kids start getting arrested for taking off the orange tip, then the sensible ones will just not alter it.. Some kids are just being kids & not realizing the consequences of what they're doing, then there's the hoodlum idiots who think it's cool because of glorified crime & violence in rap videos, so they take off the orange tip because they think it's "dope Yo", . Personally, they whip one out in front of police, they deserve whatever they get.

 

[AntiqueWeapons.org]

That's already the case in a lot of places. Use of a replica firearm in the commission of a crime is treated as if the firearm was real.

yep.. read about one of those in western Mass somewhere.. somebody robbed a bank with a toy gun & was still charged with armed robbery.

They should be charged as if it were real anyway, solely because of the pretense that they want or hope the victim believes it is real.

They wanted the victim to think it was real, & usually the victim does, therefore the law should treat it as if it were real, because the intent was there for it to be real.

 

[Twigg]

Stupidity is a capital crime, and the universe tends to punish it accordingly.

+1 Yup, stupid should hurt.

 

[LoginName]

I think all states, and federal, should have something like this one;

Proposed H.B. No. 6924 REP. GREENE, 105th DIST. 'AN ACT PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH OR ALTERING AN AIR SOFT WEAPON', to increase public safety by prohibiting the alteration of a replica firearm that expels a projectile through the force of air pressure. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY .


Too many kids & idiots taking off the orange tips. Without the orange tip, these air soft guns, or bb guns, pellet guns, and the like, are often mistaken as real guns with real ammo. Yes they shoot a projectile, but nothing that would kill a person, & no apparent serious injury other than eyes & ears, but I've seen stories on the news & the papers where kids brandish these "toys" & end up getting killed by the police or another person as a result.

Well... that's kind'a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.

Last year, a bill was filed in the very same legislature that would have made it illegal to "possess, offer or expose for sale or give away any handgun that is coated with a color other than chrome, military camel, black, gray or nickel"



http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/TOB/S/2006SB-00304-R00-SB.htm

My guess is that somewhere, sometime, some how... some gang-banging genius came up with the idea of spray painting his "Glock Four-Tee" in Day-Glo orange so the Po-Po (or the "Oh my God... he has a gun" sheeple), would think that the turd is role-playing "Grand Theft Auto" instead of carrying the "real thing".

I believe NYC had/has proposed banning DIY firearms coating kits along the same lines as the CT legislation (no shocking pink or mossy-bling Lorcins/Ravens/Brycos).

 

[RKG]

yep.. read about one of those in western Mass somewhere.. somebody robbed a bank with a toy gun & was still charged with armed robbery.

They should be charged as if it were real anyway, solely because of the pretense that they want or hope the victim believes it is real.

They wanted the victim to think it was real, & usually the victim does, therefore the law should treat it as if it were real, because the intent was there for it to be real.

Armed robbery is classified as a crime against the person (versus a crime against property), and the essence is putting the victim in fear. As a result, a claim to be armed, if credible, is sufficient to sustain a conviction. This includes a pointing finger inside a pocket.

 

[dwarven1]

Maybe if these kids start getting arrested for taking off the orange tip, then the sensible ones will just not alter it...

You're kidding, right? Try reading my sig file for what I think of that idea.

 

[drgrant]

Too many kids & idiots taking off the orange tips. Without the orange tip, these air soft guns, or bb guns, pellet guns, and the like, are often mistaken as real guns with real ammo. Yes they shoot a projectile, but nothing that would kill a person, & no apparent serious injury other than eyes & ears, but I've seen stories on the news & the papers where kids brandish these "toys" & end up getting killed by the police or another person as a result.

Dumb idea. The more laws that exist, the more people can get charges
trumped up against them for doing something seemingly innocuous. Any
nanny laws like that give way to breeding MORE nanny laws.

Further, many/most BB guns don't have an orange tip. The idea is that
the manufacturer WANTS you to treat them as a real weapon of some
sort. I don't necessarily disagree with that standpoint.

IMO if you point anything that LOOKS like a gun at a cop, wether it has
an orange tip on it or not, you -DESERVE- to get shot/tased/arrested.

Further, I would not blame a LEO (or citizen) if he shot some teenager with
a pistol that had an orange tip. What if the gangbangers start painting
orange tips on their REAL pistols so that someone won't shoot them?

I'd rather see a law like what Ross is talking about- that for the purposes
of brandishing, anything that looks like a real firearm is considered a deadly
weapon. Not pointing a realistic looking gun at a police officer (or anyone
else for that matter) should be a matter of common sense.

-Mike