New CT 'Assault Weapons' registration now open....

[trekkar]

So I guess I've been living under a rock this last year and just heard about this law last week. I signed up on the website but when I go to the assault weapon certification mine already say approved and there is no "new certification application" box for my AW. All my other guns have that box which are not "assault weapons". Does this mean I don't need to do anything else?

 

[sbhaven]

So I guess I've been living under a rock this last year and just heard about this law last week. I signed up on the website but when I go to the assault weapon certification mine already say approved and there is no "new certification application" box for my AW. All my other guns have that box which are not "assault weapons". Does this mean I don't need to do anything else?

Did you previously registered the firearm as an assault weapon (for example back in 2013 or because you SBR'd it in the past)? If so, you do not need to re-register it as an assault weapon a second time.

Generally if you previously registered a firearm as an assault weapon the web portal registered firearms page should indicate the firearm Status field as "Approved", the Certificate Number field should have a certificate number, and the Issue Date field should have a date.

 

[trekkar]

Did you previously registered the firearm as an assault weapon (for example back in 2013 or because you SBR'd it in the past)? If so, you do not need to re-register it as an assault weapon a second time.

Generally if you previously registered a firearm as an assault weapon the web portal registered firearms page should indicate the firearm Status field as "Approved", the Certificate Number field should have a certificate number, and the Issue Date field should have a date.

Ya, I did back in 2013/2014 when they had that new law and a bunch of 30 rd mags. I do see an approved with a certificate number and issue date so looks like I'm all set at least for this new law. Thanks

 

[MoRivera]

Ya, I did back in 2013/2014 when they had that new law and a bunch of 30 rd mags. I do see an approved with a certificate number and issue date so looks like I'm all set at least for this new law. Thanks

Then you're already set, yeah. This is mainly for those who had, say, 'other' versions of these guns or pre-bans that previously didn't need to be registered until this new round of tyranny.

 

[sbhaven]

Ya, I did back in 2013/2014 when they had that new law and a bunch of 30 rd mags. I do see an approved with a certificate number and issue date so looks like I'm all set at least for this new law. Thanks

You are fine then. If anyone is interested or still worried about this particular issue/question, here is the language indicating already registered AW's (certificate of possession) do not have to be registered again.

Sec. 53-202d. Certificate of possession of assault weapon. Certificate of transfer of assault weapon to gun dealer. Circumstances where possession of assault weapon authorized.

(a)(3) Any person who obtained a certificate of possession for an assault weapon, as defined in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a, prior to April 5, 2013, that is defined as an assault weapon pursuant to any provision of subparagraphs (B) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a shall be deemed to have obtained a certificate of possession for such assault weapon for the purposes of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, and shall not be required to obtain a subsequent certificate of possession for such assault weapon.
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(5) Any person who obtained a certificate of possession for an assault weapon, as defined in any provision of subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of section 53-202a prior to June 6, 2023, that is also a 2023 assault weapon shall be deemed to have obtained a certificate of possession for such assault weapon for the purposes of sections 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, and shall not be required to obtain a subsequent certificate of possession for such assault weapon.

 

[MoRivera]

Has anyone received theirs?

 

[sbhaven]

Has anyone received theirs?

On other forums (Reddit and ARFCOM -j PS and I think CCDL's facebook group if I remember right) a few people have reported they've started receiving approved assault weapon certificates of possession. Its likely going to take a substantial amount of time due to DESPP/SLFU only having a few people processing them at any given time.

 

[MoRivera]

On other forums (Reddit and ARFCOM -j PS and I think CCDL's facebook group if I remember right) a few people have reported they've started receiving approved assault weapon certificates of possession. Its likely going to take a substantial amount of time due to DESPP/SLFU only having a few people processing them at any given time.

Yeah figured. There's no longer a personal portal/account page at ct.gov where you can look it up, as far as I can tell. Kind of disturbing as they just showed you they knew everything you have and ever had, and then close you out. But then, not exactly surprising.

 

[sbhaven]

Yeah figured. There's no longer a personal portal/account page at ct.gov where you can look it up, as far as I can tell. Kind of disturbing as they just showed you they knew everything you have and ever had, and then close you out. But then, not exactly surprising.

Yes the removal of the AW registration icon in the online portal, on/around May 1st, where one could see their AW registration status and list of registered firearms was a surprise to many. Really kind of stupid when DESPP/SLFU's own how-to register an AW instructions indicated one could check the approved status online.

STEP 8
ONCE SLFU HAS PROCESSED YOUR APPLICATION AND ISSUED A CERTIFICATE, THE DASHBOARD WILLSHOW THAT THE STATUS IS APPROVED AND THE CERTIFICATE NUMBER WILL BE LISTED. YOU WILL ALSOGET AN EMAIL THAT CONTAINS THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATE OF POSSESSION YOU SHOULD KEEP FOR YOURFILES. YOU WILL NOT BE RECEIVING ANYTHING IN THE MAIL. IF YOU SUBMIT THE APPLICATIONELECTRONICALLY, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE ELECTRONICALLY.

SLFU's response when someone asked about the AW icon missing from the online portal:

 

[MoRivera]

Awesome state.