Connecticut HB05459 allows individuals to voluntarily relinquish firearms to police or the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
Connecticut HB05459 amends the state's statutes to allow any individual to voluntarily relinquish any firearm to a police department or the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection at any time. The bill specifies that assault weapons cannot be sold or transferred to individuals within the state except to licensed gun dealers, by bequest or intestate succession, or from a trust to an eligible beneficiary. The provisions of the bill take effect on October 1, 2026.
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