I tried to search the forum on the legality of me purchasing ammo in CT... Can I buy ammo legally in CT in a private sale (FTF) with my MA license? I do not have a CT permit/license. Thanks in advance.
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Next question is why are you asking? Are you bringing a police officer to the exchange with you?
Actually Rome,
Being a resident of both MA and CT, I can tell very definitely that CT Statutes are a model of clarity and conciseness compared to MA laws.
One other unintended circumstance.
CT statutes define a pistol or revolver as " any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches. "
http://www.jud.ct.gov/ji/criminal/glossary/pistol_rev.htm
CT also says that you can not carry a loaded rifle or shotgun in your car.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/chap943.htm#Sec53-205.htm
The combination of these two laws is that you can carry a loaded SBR with a barrel length of less than 12" as long as its not considered to be an AW.
For example. This is a 10.5" PREBAN SBR that I own. Per CT law, its not a rifle.
Don
A CT Handgun:
To the OP. I could not imagine why anyone would post this question on a public forum. If you know the seller you should have just purchased the ammo. Its nice to know the law. But the problem is that if you ask the question on the Internet. You can never take it back.
One other thing. You - the buyer would not be breaking any law if you went to CT and purchased ammo. The SELLER would be breaking the law. See the statute below. "No person, firm, or corp shall SELL". You are not breaking any law buying ammo without an ammo certificate.
So if the other person is willing to sell, you should buy.
One other thing that would make it legal would be for you to stand on one side of the state line and he on the other. Then you could pass him money and he could pass the ammo over into MA. See how fast this gets really stupid.
Don
p.s.
Here's the relevant statute.
c) On and after October 1, 2013, no person, firm or corporation shall sell ammunition or an ammunition magazine to any person unless such person holds a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section 29-28 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, a valid permit to sell at retail a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-28 of the general statutes, a valid eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-36f of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or a valid long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 2 of this act and presents to the transferor such permit or certificate, or unless such person holds a valid ammunition certificate issued pursuant to section 15 of this act and presents to the transferor such certificate and such person's motor vehicle operator's license, passport or other valid form of identification issued by the federal government or a state or municipal government that contains such person's date of birth and photograph.
The SIG brace only makes a pistol a rifle when being used as a stock, and only in the eyes of federal law. Federal and state definitions do not need to agree and often don't.Don - (getting off topic) per the recent ATF comment regarding the Sig Brace for AR pistols, wouldn't your AR pictured here(regardless of barrel length or year made) be a rifle, since it has a stock?
Don - (getting off topic) per the recent ATF comment regarding the Sig Brace for AR pistols, wouldn't your AR pictured here(regardless of barrel length or year made) be a rifle, since it has a stock?