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Rookie from CT checking in.
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I live in RI but I work in New London CT...haven't been out to Danbury ever. It's tough to find a place to shoot from too far out in New England but I have heard rumors that the Groton Club is planning on building a 1000 yard range by next year. If this is true it may put me in a tough situation...do I stay in RI where the "assault" rifles are legal or get a membership in Groton to have a longer range.
Do you know if it's legal for me to go into CT with a legally owned AR from RI? Is the ban just for purchasing or also possessing in the state? The local police department didn't seem too helpful and I don't know who I could get a reliable response from.
Not sure... I will find out for you tomorrow. I'm a LEO in CT, I will check with the state police firearms unit.
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Not legal for civilians unless you have a "pre-ban" as in pre 1994.
despp: Firearms
From the state website:
I just moved into Connecticut and I possess an Assault Weapon. May I keep the weapon or if not what are my options?
Within 90 days of moving to Connecticut, you may sell the weapon to any licensed gun dealer, or you must do one of the following;
1) render the weapon permanently inoperable,
2) sell it to an out of state dealer,
3) relinquish the weapon to a law enforcement agency.
If you choose to keep the weapon you risk felony arrest.
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Also for LEOs:
Law enforcement and military personnel may possess Assault Weapons in connection with their official duties.
So I'm not so sure about an LEO moving to CT with personal "assault weapons"?
I'm sure ArmorTac will find out.
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I don't know if that would apply to me though, it only talks about CT residents with AR's and doesn't mention nonresidents. I would assume it is like MA where it is illegal to bring a banned gun into the state without permission. But given the fact that CT residents had the opportunity to legally register their AR's, it makes me think that there is a possibility I can join a club in CT and bring my legally owned and registered in RI AR to the range
I just put a call into the CSP firearms unit in regards to a non-resident bringing an AR into CT for the purpose of training/repair/gunshop/etc... Waiting for the answer.
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Ok... Sorry for the delay but CSP took a while to respond. The official word from CSP Firearms Unit is NO out of state assault rifles for any reason ... Period.
The way we believe it to be, you would have had to register it by Jan 1 in order to legally possess it within the iron curtain of CT. There were out of state individuals who obtained registration certificates even using an out of state address for the specific purpose of bringing their rifles into CT to shoot.
Short answer, no. You cannot bring it in state legally. The up side is that most Leo's don't know the laws (or don't care). Case and point above (no disrespect meant).
If Groton builds a 1k range, I would die to get a membership.
Thanks for digging up the answers for me, unfortunately I'll have to seek isolation in my little state for the time being
Consider yourself lucky that you can buy modern sporting rifles still! I loaded up before the ban but there isn't a week that goes by that I don't find some product that I want to buy and can't.
And as a State's Attorney here in CT, I can tell you that you are wrong on both accounts. There has been significant training regarding the new laws and I assure you they care whether you believe it or not.
As mentioned given the person's question, you cannot bring an unlicensed "assault weapon" as defined by the statutes into the state. There are some exceptions for LEO training and a few other things.
And because I know some would be curious: 1. I am NOT exempt from the new laws and 2. I think they're stupid too.
I am trying to picture where 1000 yds in Groton would be without shooting over the sub base. =) I'm in the greater Shithole (Hartford) area and I would gladly join such a place as owning a .408 Cheytac in CT is pretty damn dumb as I am realizing.
The Groton club is actually located in north Stonington so they have some open space out there. And I'd think preban guns would still have to be registered
No disrespect to you and your job, but my multitude of friends in the state and local police from multiple towns/cities/barracks said that the in-service they received on the new laws, and I quote quite literally, "left them with more questions than before they started."
And according to how most are interpreting it, prebans aren't assault weapons anyways. Pre September 1994 that is.
So I obey the laws, registered my guns and mags.
I am a NRA Basic Pistol Instructor.
I have been shooting pistol competitions in the Northeast since 2002 (many IDPA matches at S&W in Springfield) and 3 gun for 5 or so years, I have/do shoot with several cops/retired cops.
I've trained with COPs at the SIG Academy on several occasions (Patrol Rifle instructor, shotgun instructor, full of cops, I was normally the only CIV)
Based on shooting in and around Mass with Mass cops/cops from surrounding states, my experience tells me they either don't know the laws and the ones that do are shooters and know the laws are useless/don't care. The cops I have spoken to say the weapons charges are "add on" charges when they need to pile on something for say a wife beater. They find the guys AR or high caps and charge them.
The Mass gun laws have been in effect a long time but I can't imagine the CT police will enforce the new CT laws any differently? Why would they?
ArmorTac is a perfect example of LEO gun law knowledge and he is a gun guy, no offense. Unless he just moved to CT and the laws are new to him.
Not trying to start a battle here but the laws are hard to get a grip on much less enforce.
David E.
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