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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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    1901 Conn. Spec. Acts 602 (Jan. Sess.)
    (1901)
    § 20: Granted the county of New Haven the authority to regulate the discharge of firearms within the Borough. Also granted the authority to license, regulate, or prohibit the manufacture, keeping for sale, and use of fireworks, torpedoes, firecrackers, gunpowder, petroleum, dynamite, or other explosive or inflammable substance.
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    Charles Stoers Hamilton, Charter and Ordinances of the City of New Haven, Together with Legislative Acts Affecting Said City 164 (1890)
    (1890)
    § 192: Prohibited the concealed carrying of any metal knuckles, pistol, slungshot, stiletto, or similar weapons, absent written permission of the mayor or superintendent of police. Punishable by a fine of $5-50.
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    Charter and Ordinances of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut, with Amendments Thereto 230, §§ 6-8 (1902)
    (1897)
    Good Order and Decency, § 6: Prohibited the possession of any steel, iron, or brass knuckles, or slung shot or weapon of similar character. Also prohibited the concealed carry of any weapon. Violators shall forfeit the weapon and pay a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.
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    Ordinances and By-Laws of the Borough of Naugatuck 3 (1907)
    (1901)
    Section 2-An Ordinance or By-Law Relating to Public Safety, Clauses 1-8: Prohibited the discharge of any pistol, revolver, gun, cannon, or other firearm, or air gun in any street, park, or public ground. Also prohibited the carry of any firearm, brass or metal knuckles, slung shot, or similar weapon with permission from the Warden.
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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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    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.