Yeah I have no clue what I was talking about. CT doesnt sound that bad to be a gun owner actually then.Absolutely 100% wrong.
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Yeah I have no clue what I was talking about. CT doesnt sound that bad to be a gun owner actually then.Absolutely 100% wrong.
That's not correct.
You can't purchase in CT without a permit, and you can't carry off your own property without a permit - but it's not illegal to own. Unless it's a prohibited firearm such as an "assault weapon".
Look at the sticky I wrote in 2010 titledYeah I have no clue what I was talking about. CT doesnt sound that bad to be a gun owner actually then.
Thank you, I will check that out. I just assumed it would be as bad or worse than a place like mass.Look at the sticky I wrote in 2010 titled
Connecticut - Land of the Free??!!?? A real alternative to NH??
Prior to the passage of PA13-3 we had nothing but a Federal style AWB with the ability to use pre-ban guns. No mag limitations. De-facto shall issue carry licensing.
It was a bit of an inconvenience, but nothing that you couldn't LAWFULLY circumvent with the judicious application of money.
Better than Mass:
1) no carry license restrictions
2) de-facto shall issue
3) FLRB - google it
4) no approved handguns.
5) no license necessary to possess any firearms including machine guns
6) no license necessary to use long guns in any way
7) Silencers
8) FFL out of your home. which gets you around most restrictions
9) Open carry
Worse than MA
1) no grandfathering for standard capacity mags
2) AWB is more strict - essentially zero features vs 1 feature in MA. I can get more into this in detail if necessary. Google "CT other".
I searched the FLRB and the CT other. Very interesting, had no clue about either. Mass seems like a gamble deppending on your town and Ct seems better on a whole for gun owners.Better than Mass:
1) no carry license restrictions
2) de-facto shall issue
3) FLRB - google it
4) no approved handguns.
5) no license necessary to possess any firearms including machine guns
6) no license necessary to use long guns in any way
7) Silencers
8) FFL out of your home. which gets you around most restrictions
9) Open carry
Worse than MA
1) no grandfathering for standard capacity mags
2) AWB is more strict - essentially zero features vs 1 feature in MA. I can get more into this in detail if necessary. Google "CT other".
I thought you have to FA10 guns when you moved into MA? is that not the case?Why would you let the state know what you have when it’s none of their business?
1) no grandfathering for standard capacity mags
Clarification only, because if you didn't do it, you can't now -
After Sandy Hook, there were laws passed requiring you to declare your "assault weapons" and your "high capacity" magazines along with laws prohibiting the sale of same.
If you declared these items, you could legally keep them. If you didn't declare them, (and a lot of people didn't), you're now breaking CT law by possession.
I thought you have to FA10 guns when you moved into MA? is that not the case?
If not required then I'd definitely not do it.
I thought you have to FA10 guns when you moved into MA? is that not the case?
If not required then I'd definitely not do it.
Purely out of curiosity, what was to stop folks from declaring one or two mags, while conveniently forgetting about the other ten or twelve?
Thank you Allen-1 for the very detailed and thoughtful response you provided to Mikey7789. He asked a very straightforward question and he deserved an informed answer. If a person can't provide one, they should just hold their posts until someone who can provides a helpful response.So, you're legally licensed in your state of residence, you're moving to CT and you have a firearm you'd like to bring with you.
If that's correct, then I offer the following:
1) Your premier source for firearms info is the SLFU, (state licensing and firearms unit);
Link: Firearms
2) CT has a couple different types of licenses; essentially ammo permit, longarms permit and pistol permit.
Ammo permit lets you buy ammo.
Longarms permit lets you buy ammo and buy longarms.
Pistol permit lets you buy ammo, longarms, pistols and lets you carry permit, (open or concealed).
3) You don't need a license to posses the firearm; with the caveat that you're on your own property, and there's a carve out for hunting with longarms too.
4) Non-resident permits are issued by SLFU, they have same ground rules as resident permits.
5) Certain firearms and types of firearms are illegal to posses in CT as well as "high capacity" magazines. <spit>.
There are exceptions to these laws for those grandfathered in and for the special people.
6) It is illegal in CT for "prohibited" people to have firearms. See link previously posted.
So - if you're not a prohibited person, and the firearm you want to bring to CT isn't prohibited by CT law, you can bring it to CT. If you do not have a weapons permit and it's a handgun, you can't carry it. I don't know what what happen if you tried to sell it, because sales have to be authorized by the SLFU. If you do sell it, your best bet is to go through an FFL, but you'll lose money compared to a private sale.
Last, but not least - you can transport your firearm from your state of residence to CT under FOPA; and a key component of FOPA is that you must be legal in both origin and destination states. So, make sure you're legal in CT before relying upon FOPA.
I *think* you're legal; but I'm going on what you said - and - I'm a code monkey, not an attorney. You get your ass in a crack, I'm sitting on the sidelines watching - not the one getting hurt. Always verify what you read on the internet when it's your ass on the line.
no idea how I made that up then lol....good to know though.Nope. Not the case.
Nothing.Purely out of curiosity, what was to stop folks from declaring one or two mags, while conveniently forgetting about the other ten or twelve?
Nope. Not the case.
You will note this is a CONNECTICUT law forum.I thought you have to FA10 guns when you moved into MA? is that not the case?
If not required then I'd definitely not do it.
I agree with you 1000%. The useless comments are really annoying and just create crap that people have to wade through to get to the info.Thank you Allen-1 for the very detailed and thoughtful response you provided to Mikey7789. He asked a very straightforward question and he deserved an informed answer. If a person can't provide one, they should just hold their posts until someone who can provides a helpful response.
I don't know where the moderators are in these situations and why they let this nonsense go on. I've been a member here for a long and have recruited many others to join up as green members. However, the wise ass comments we witnessed above now seem to be the norm and it's down right embarrassing. This is especially so when it involves a recently joined member. So, for goodness sake, if you can provide an accurate and responsive answer to an honest question, well just shut the bleep up and screw around on some other forum if uou're so eager to play with yourself!
Mikey 7789: About the Connecticut Non Resident license....that was a good suggestion and I highly recommended it. I'm pretty sure it can still all be done by mail as long as you have a valid Texas CHL. It would be cheap insurance and, in any event, it would allow you to excercise your rights as soon as you hit the ground in the Nutmeg State. And a caution if you're driving up from Texas to Connecticut... be aware of the potential perils when passing through Maryland, New Jersey and New York. They generally don't honor the provisions of FOPA up front but, rather, only as an affirmative defense in court after you've be arrested and charged. So, don't stop or do anything to get stopped in those states. With Texas plates or your car or truck some trooper might pull you over and think he can "smell a gun" then decide to toss your car. Yes, I know that kind of fishing is not lawful but it happens.
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yup I'm well aware of that.You will note this is a CONNECTICUT law forum.
Nothing.
But that served no purpose. Mags aren't serialized, so you were just declaring a quantity.
The REAL question is what was to stop folks from declaring FIFTY mags when they only had one or two. So they could buy more later.
It looks like I stand corrected. My statement was based on something I had heard about 12 or 15 years ago when I took a shooting course in Westbrook, CT. It was also attended by a Westchester County Parkway Police "Trooper" who was very pro gun. At the time he expressed outraged over the fact the Westchester County DA had standing orders for law enforcement to arrest any through travelers found to be in possession of a unlicensed handgun even if it was properly stored and in compliance with the McClure-Vollkmer Act of 1986, more commonly known as FOPA. He said the intent was pure harrassment since any charges would always lead to an aquittal but at a cost of thousands of dollars of legal fees. Accordingly, he cautioned anyone any returing home from the course to be extra careful if they had to travel throug New York. By the way, York aslo has very onerous laws based on the number of guns found to be in possession. If you have five or more guns in your possession it's taken as prima facia evidence of felony gun trafficking which is an upgraded charge separate from simple possession. Glad I left that state 40 years ago! I don't even want to go back and visit it again!!Re FOPA and the states you mentioned, the issues you described have only occurred with people FLYING into NY specifically Port Authority airports. Newark, LaGuardia, and JFK.
There have been NO known instances of people being arrested and prosecuted in any of those states when traveling in compliance with the safe passage portion of FOPA.