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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.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
Charter of the City of New Haven 142-43 (1881)
(1881)
§ 18: Prohibited the sale of any fixed ammunition, gun, pistol, or other mechanical contrivance arranged for the explosion of cartridge, or any fulminate to any child under the age of sixteen.
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.
Charter and By-Laws of the City of New Haven 91-96 (1865)
(1865)
That hereafter no person or persons shall, within the limits hereafter described, either directly or indirectly, sell and deliver any gunpowder, or have, store, or keep any quantity of gunpowder greater than one pound weight, without having obtained a license for that purpose from said Court of Common Council, in the manner herein prescribed.§
The Charter and By-Laws of the Borough of Wallingford 55 (1882)
(1882)
§ 15: Prohibited the discharge of any pistol, gun, cannon, or other fire-arm in any street, park, or public ground. Violators fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
J. M. Meech, Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Norwich With the Amendments Thereto, and Statutes of the State Relating to Municipal Corporations 178 (1876)
(1876)
Prohibited the discharge of any swivel, musket, fowling-piece, pistol, or other gun of any description within said city at a distance of less than "fifty rods" from any dwelling house, public highway, or street.Violators fined three dollars.
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.
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.
Charter and Ordinances of the City of Bridgeport: as Amended and Adopted 194 (1874)
(1875)
Prohibited the possession, keeping for sale, or for any other purpose within city limits, any quantity of gun powder or gun-cotton exceeding one pound in weight. Also prohibited having, keeping for sale, use, or other purpose, any quantity of nitro-glycerine, or other explosive substances or compounds exceeding six ounces without a special license.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Charter and Bylaws of the City of Meriden 135 (1875)
(1869)
Prohibited the discharge of any pistol, gun, cannon, or other fire-arm with the limits of the city. Violators forfeit the weapon and fined five dollars.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Conn. Const. art. I, § 15
(1818)
Declared every citizen has a right to bear arms in defence of himself and the State.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."

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