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Connecticut

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Connecticut. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the colonial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
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Jurisdiction: search.filters.coverage.ConnecticutStart date: 1840

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    1923 Conn. Acts 3732
    (1923)
    Unnaturalized Persons, ch. 259, § 17: Prohibited noncitizens from owning or possessing any shotgun or rifle; violators subject to confiscation and resale of gun by state upon conviction.
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    1923 Conn. Pub. Acts 3707-10
    (1923)
    An Act Concerning the Possession, Sale and Use of Pistols and Revolvers, ch. 252, § 5: Prohibited the sale of any pistol or revolver in any location not described in the permit allowing such sales. Prohibited the sale or delivery of any pistol or revolver unless the purchase or recipient of such pistol or revolver is personally known to the vendor.
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    1 The General Statutes of Connecticut: Revision of 1930, at 903 (1930)
    (1930)
    Dealing in Explosives; License., ch. 147, § 2644: Dealing in Explosives; License., ch. 147, § 2644: Prohibited the manufacture, storage, sale, or dealing in gunpowder or any material defined as an explosive in § 2638
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    1923 Conn. Pub. Acts 3667
    (1923)
    Ch. 222, § 67: Restricted the use of rifle ranges affiliated with the NRA on Sundays to the hours of one and six in the afternoon.
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    1927 Conn. Acts 4286
    (1927)
    An Act Concerning The Use of Shot Guns on Sundays by Members of Gun Clubs, ch. 214: Extended § 67 of chapter 222 of 1923 Conn. Pub. Acts to apply to gun clubs affiliated with the NRA and members of such gun clubs using shot guns. The extension restricts the use of shotguns at rifle ranges on Sundays to the hours of one and six in the afternoon. Does not allow hunting on Sundays.
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    1861 Conn. Acts 95
    (1861)
    An Act In Addition To And In Alteration Of "An Act Relating To The Militia," chap. 73, § 8: Required the quarter-master general to provide a suitable armory for each company of active militia which has organized according to law.
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    1901 Conn. Pub. Acts 29
    (1901)
    §10: Created a presumption that any person with a gun, trap, or snare on any state game preserve, is in violation of the prohibition of hunting certain animals.
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    1858 Conn. Acts 62
    (1858)
    An Act in Addition to and in Alteration of "An Act For Forming And Conducting The Military Force," chap. 82, § 5: Prohibited the creation of any booth, shed, tent, or other temporary erection for the sale of intoxicating liquors or spirits within one mile of any military parade ground, muster field, or encampment. Also prohibited any such structure for the purposes of gambling. Any such structure shall be first warned to vacate immediately. Violators will be declared a nuisance, with authorities given permission to pull down or destroy said structure.
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    1864 Conn. Acts 95
    (1864)
    An Act In Addition To And In Alteration Of "An Act Relating To The Militia," chap. 73, § 8: It shall be the duty of the quartermaster general to provide a suitable armory for each company of active militia, upon a certificate from the adjutant general, that such company has organized according to law, and has made requisition for an armory, through the commanding officer of said company, as a drill room and place to preserve its arms and equipments; and also to provide for the expenses of cleaning and keeping in good repair the said arms and equipments, in such manner as he may prescribe.
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    1859 Conn. Acts 62
    (1858)
    An Act In Addition To And In Alteration Of "An Act For Forming And Conducting The Military Force," chap. 82, § 7: Required the quarter-master general to inspect armories and gun houses of the several companies and regimental bands, and report the condition of the same. Also required the reporting on which companies are entitled to the allowance for armory rent.
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    1911 Conn. Pub. Acts 1357
    (1911)
    An Act Concerning the Use of Explosives in Connection with the Crime of Burglary, ch. 98: Prohibited entering any building with the intent to commit any crime therein or attempt open any vault, safe, or other secure place by the use of nitro-glycerin, dynamite, gunpowder, or any other explosive. Violators imprisoned not more than thirty years.
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    1 Henry Dutton, A Revision of Swift's Digest of the Laws of Connecticut 564 (1871)
    (1871)
    A person, before he trusts a gun with an incautious person, is bound to render it perfectly innoxious.
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    1872 Conn. Pub. Acts 108
    (1872)
    An Act in Addition to an Act for the Preservation of Game, chap. 115, § 2: Prohibited killing any wild duck, goose, or brant with any instrument known as a punt gun or swivel, or any other such guns as are habitually raised at arms' length and fired from the shoulder. Also prohibited attempt to capture said animals with said instruments, or any other instrument or gun other than such guns aforesaid.
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    1862 Conn. Acts 76
    (1862)
    An Act In Addition To "An Act to Provide For the Organization And Equipment Of A Volunteer Militia, And To Provide For the Public Defense," chap. 68, § 34: Required brigade inspectors to annual inspect armories and gun houses of the companies belonging to their brigades. Inspectors shall also inspect the rooms occupied by regimental bands.
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    1847 Conn. Acts 11
    (1847)
    An Act Relating To Cemeteries, chap. 9: Prohibited the discharge of any gun or other firearm within any cemetery. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both at the discretion of the court.