General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5571
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1209
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARMS DURING A CIVIL PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 28-9 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the Governor or any municipality from modifying or suspending any statute or regulation with regard to the ownership, use, purchase, sale, storage, display, transportation or transfer of firearms or ammunition for firearms during a civil preparedness emergency.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit the Governor or any municipality from restricting lawful possession of a firearm or ammunition during a civil preparedness emergency.