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@firepolock


And there are some folks who are in purgatory.

I'm becoming increasingly more content by the minute that I did not bring my Norinco home.

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WHAT A DOUCHE BAG!  That store has the info on the people who bought Pre bans from them, and if they don't then they seriously need to fire some people.  They want to jack the prices up even higher and cause more panic.

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Hey, isn't the Bushmaster Auto Rifle different then the Bushmaster XM15? Would have to be because I wouldn't been able to purchase it as a Preban right? So, I don't have to register right?

You know, all this after speaking with Officer Damato. Will be calling in the am.

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WHAT A DOUCHE BAG!  That store has the info on the people who bought Pre bans from them, and if they don't then they seriously need to fire some people.  They want to jack the prices up even higher and cause more panic.

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But then again I have not seen anything official from DPS or anything on the website.

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Not happy, my FFL just refused to transfer several firearms I had just purchased prior to this.  Now, I am left to contact the sellers and ask for a refund.

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Well I think the state wants to use the old list but the law does not read that way. So I think they are conferring with the AG's office to see if they can enforce the old list. If you go by the old list I think you are safe but time is running out for registering. You have exactly one week to get them mailed.

Yesterday I went and had forms notarized for the 3 pre-bans I own. I am looking at them here in my office and am debating on sending them in or not.

Scott Hoffman
Just in
The “Official Position” of the DESPP SLFU AT THIS TIME is that dealers may continue to sell, lawfully, ANY assault weapon, whether banned by specific name or features, that was manufactured prior to September 13, 1994. The “Official Word” is that this subject will be revisited sometime after the 1st of the year with a possible request for a formal letter of opinion from the AG’s office.

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My head is going to explode.  Hopefully the ATF doesn't see that as a destructive device.

Ehhh, I have what the antis hate, an AKR4715

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I'm not a lawyer, just a regular guy trying to make sense of what these sections say in plain and simple english.

 

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This is going to be a wall of text. My apologies, I'll use paragraphs.

So I looked carefully at what the law says exactly this morning. Lets break it down section by section.

I'm not a lawyer, just a regular guy trying to make sense of what these sections say in plain and simple english.

First up the section we all know and love Sec. 11. and see what it says in plain english and break it down:

The words highlighted in red as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary

Sec. 11. Section 53-202m of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):


Notwithstanding (in spite of) any provision of the general statutes, sections 53-
202a to 53-202l, inclusive (covering or including everything), as amended by this act,



shall not be
construed (understood) to limit the transfer or require the registration of an assault
weapon as defined in subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section
53-202a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1,
2013, provided such firearm was legally manufactured prior to
September 13, 1994.



Ok. So what does subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53-202a actually say about defining assault weapons. It says nothing because its been repealed.

Sec. 25. Section 53-202a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

Section 3 has been replaced by subparagraph E which says  Any semiautomatic firearm [not listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection] regardless of whether such firearm is listed in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this subdivision, and regardless of the date such firearm was produced, that meets the following criteria: (and we all know the criteria ie: accepts detachable mag, flash hider,etc.)

Section 4 has been replaced by subparagraph F, (the part or any part designed to convert into an assault weapon, etc.)

the part in red might be confusing to folks. I take it to mean old language in the law superseded by the part in blue

So any semiautomatic firearm meeting known criteria, whether or not its included in subparagraphs (A) to (D), no matter when it was produced.

This leads us to the new question: what's in subparagraphs A through D?

Subparagraph A is the old banned by make/model list
(A) (i) Any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the user or any of the following specified semiautomatic firearms: Algimec Agmi; Armalite AR-180; Australian Automatic Arms SAP Pistol; Auto-Ordnance Thompson type; Avtomat Kalashnikov AK-47 type; Barrett Light-Fifty model 82A1; Beretta AR-70; Bushmaster Auto Rifle and Auto Pistol; Calico models M-900, M-950 and 100-P; Chartered Industries of Singapore SR-88; Colt AR-15 and Sporter; Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max-1 and Max-2; Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and MP-45; Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FN/FNC; FAMAS MAS 223; Feather AT-9 and Mini-AT; Federal XC-900 and XC-450; Franchi SPAS-12 and LAW-12; Galil AR and ARM; Goncz High-Tech Carbine and High-Tech Long Pistol; Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, HK-94 and SP-89; Holmes MP-83; MAC-10, MAC-11 and MAC-11 Carbine type; Intratec TEC-9 and Scorpion; Iver Johnson Enforcer model 3000; Ruger Mini-14/5F folding stock model only; Scarab Skorpion; SIG 57 AMT and 500 series; Spectre Auto Carbine and Auto Pistol; Springfield Armory BM59, SAR-48 and G-3; Sterling MK-6 and MK-7; Steyr AUG; Street Sweeper and Striker 12 revolving cylinder shotguns; USAS-12; UZI Carbine, Mini-Carbine and Pistol; Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson "Linda" Pistol;
Subparagraph B is the new banned make/model list for rifles




B) Any of the following specified semiautomatic centerfire rifles, or copies or duplicates thereof with the capability of any such rifles, that were in production prior to or on the effective date of this section: (i) AK-47; (ii) AK-74; (iii) AKM; (iv) AKS-74U; (v) ARM; (vi) MAADI AK47; (vii) MAK90; (viii) MISR; (ix) NHM90 and NHM91; (x) Norinco 56, 56S, 84S and 86S; (xi) Poly Technologies AKS and AK47; (xii) SA 85; (xiii) SA 93; (xiv) VEPR; (xv) WASR-10; (xvi) WUM; (xvii) Rock River Arms LAR-47; (xviii) Vector Arms AK-47; (xix) AR-10; (xx) AR-15; (xxi) Bushmaster Carbon 15, Bushmaster XM15, Bushmaster ACR Rifles, Bushmaster MOE Rifles; (xxii) Colt Match Target Rifles; (xxiii) Armalite M15; (xxiv) Olympic Arms AR-15, A1, CAR, PCR, K3B, K30R, K16, K48, K8 and K9 Rifles; (xxv) DPMS Tactical Rifles; (xxvi) Smith and Wesson M&P15 Rifles; (xxvii) Rock River Arms LAR-15; (xxviii) Doublestar AR Rifles; (xxix) Barrett REC7; (xxx) Beretta Storm; (xxxi) Calico Liberty 50, 50 Tactical, 100, 100 Tactical, I, I Tactical, II and II Tactical Rifles; (xxxii) Hi-Point Carbine Rifles; (xxxiii) HK-PSG-1; (xxxiv) Kel-Tec Sub-2000, SU Rifles, and RFB; (xxxv) Remington Tactical Rifle Model 7615; (xxxvi) SAR-8, SAR-4800 and SR9; (xxxvii) SLG 95; (xxxviii) SLR 95 or 96; (xxxix) TNW M230 and M2HB; (xl) Vector Arms UZI; (xli) Galil and Galil Sporter; (xlii) Daewoo AR 100 and AR 110C; (xliii) Fabrique Nationale/FN 308 Match and L1A1 Sporter; (xliv) HK USC; (xlv) IZHMASH Saiga AK; (xlvi) SIG Sauer 551-A1, 556, 516, 716 and M400 Rifles; (xlvii) Valmet M62S, M71S and M78S; (xlviii) Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine; and (xlix) Barrett M107A1;
Subparagraph C the new make/model list for pistols, etc.


Putting it all together in plain English,

No provision of the general statutes sections 53-202a through 53-202l amended by the new laws shall be understood to limit the transfer or require the registration of any semiautomatic firearm meeting the known criteria whether or not its listed on any ban list as long as its was manufactured prior to Sept. 13, 1994.

Hope that helps and it wasn't too confusing. Thats my take on it anyway.










 

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Ok. So what does subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 53-202a actually say about defining assault weapons. It says nothing because its been repealed.