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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.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, armory and manufacturing records (e.g., Hartford–New Haven corridor), and oral histories tied to Connecticut people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    3 Resolves & Private Laws of the State of Connecticut 334 (1857)
    (1836)
    Ch. 1, § 20: Authorizing the local court of common counsel to prohibit and regulate the storage of gun powder.
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    By-Laws of the City of New Haven 15 (1840)
    (1827)
    Title XI - Gunpowder: Prohibited, directly or indirectly, selling or delivering any gunpowder, or to have, store, or keep any quantity of gunpowder greater than one pound weight. The Court of Common Council shall have the power to license the sale, having, storing, and keeping gunpowder up to seven pounds in weight, and stored in a tin canister.
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    1845 Conn. Pub. Acts 10
    (1845)
    An Act Prohibiting the Firing of Guns and Other Fire Arms in the City of New Haven, ch. 10: Prohibited the discharge of any gun or other firearm of any kind within the city limits of New Haven. Violators fined seven dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days.
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    A By-Law in relation to the Firing of Guns and Pistols, ch. 26 in The By-Laws of the City of New London, with the Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut Relative to Said City (1835)
    (1835)
    Prohibited the discharge of any gun or pistol within the limits of the city. Violators fined two dollars. Minors who discharge guns or pistols, or explode fireworks, shall be held liable with the fine recoverable from the parent or guardian.
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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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    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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    Conn. Const. art. I, § 15
    (1818)
    Declared every citizen has a right to bear arms in defence of himself and the State.
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    Revision of 1875: The General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of Connecticut 529 (1875)
    (1832)
    § 27: individuals who refuse to remove any gun-powder when legally requests by the selectmen of the town where the powder is deposited or kept shall forfeit fifty dollars.
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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.
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    1832 Conn. Acts 391-92
    (1832)
    An Act Regulating the Mode Of Keeping Of Gunpowder, Chap. 25, § 1-2: Empowered the select-men of each and eer town within the state to remove quantities of gunpowder from the limits of their town to a place specified in the select-men's order as safe and convenient.
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    H. Huntington Jr., The Public Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut 105 (1824)
    (1824)
    § 52: Prohibited challenging another, or accepting any such challenge, to duel with a sword, pistol, rapier, or other dangerous weapon. Violators fined a sum of three thousand dollars and required to give sureties for good behavior during life, and be disabled from holding any office of profit or honor. Inability to pay the fine shall lead to one year imprisonment.
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    1 Zephaniah Swift, A Digest of the Laws of the State of Connecticut 552 (1822)
    (1822)
    Chapter X, Trespass on the Case: Required guns to be made innoxious before transferring to an "incautious person."