Posted: 11/18/2004 3:55:25 PM EDT
| I have a question on the Connecitcut AWB. I have been doing some research and a lot of question asking of the local gun dealers lately. I am aware of the list of AW's that are banned by name in this state. I am also aware that Connecticut has adopted the Federal AWB as its own state law. Please correct me if I'm wrong (and someone with the correct answer please let me know), is that the Fed AWB stated that no more then 2 features of an assault weapon could be present on the rifles, aka flash suppres, baya lug, pistol grip, detachable mag and collapseble stock. However all of the people that I ask say that you cant have a collapse stock. If you have the detach mag and the collapse stock, then it should be legal according to the fed ban of no more then 2 features! Can someone answer this for me? |
|
I have taken the law in CT to be as follows Can't have more than 2 evil features or gun becomes illlegal AW A post ban type ar has a pistol grip and ability to take high cap mags,therefore haveing the max allowed number of evil features. I guess if one had a Kali type gun with mo mag well you could legally have a evil stock . The whole situation would be funny if it wasn't so crazy.I have got to believe that the political reallity in our state is such that we have little hope for a positive change,and actually some real fears of change in a negative direction.I think it only a matter of time before some bonehead thinks our state laws need to be like those of states around us |
|
________________________________________________________________________________ Sec. 53-202a. Assault weapons: Definition. As used in this section and sections 53-202b to 53-202k, inclusive, "assault weapon" means: (1) 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; (2) A part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, as defined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, or any combination of parts from which an assault weapon, as defined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, may be rapidly assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person; (3) Any semiautomatic firearm not listed in subdivision (1) of this subsection that meets the following criteria: (A)A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following: (i) A folding or telescoping stock; (ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon; (iii) A bayonet mount; (iv) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; and (v) A grenade launcher; or (B)A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following: (i) An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; (ii) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer; (iii) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned; (iv) A manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and (v) A semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm; or (C) A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least two of the following: (i) A folding or telescoping stock; (ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon; (iii) A fixed magazine capacity in excess of five rounds; and (iv) An ability to accept a detachable magazine; or (4) A part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, as defined in subdivision (3) of this subsection, or any combination of parts from which an assault weapon, as defined in subdivision (3) of this subsection, may be rapidly assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person. (b) As used in this section and sections 53-202b to 53-202k, inclusive, the term "assault weapon" does not include any firearm modified to render it permanently inoperable. (P.A. 93-306, S. 1; P.A. 01-130, S. 1.) History: P.A. 01-130 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 53a-46a(h), make technical changes in Subdiv. (2) and add Subdivs. (3) and (4) re physical characteristics criteria applicable to definition of "assault weapon" and amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to Sec. 53a-46a(h). Cited. 234 C. 455—459, 472, 484, 485, 487. Cited. 242 C. 143 _______________________________________________________________________________ Here's my interpretation: It seems to me that everything starts with the semiauto rifle that has a detachable magazine. (see 3(A)). No detachable mag, and the rest of the definition doesn't apply. I believe that's why the SKS is allowed in CT, since the "factory" mag is techically not detachable, so the definition process ends. (Modify an SKS to accept a detachable mag, however, and you do have an AW by CT definition if you have 2 more evil features, for example, a Yugo 59/66 has both a bayo and a grenade launcher). By the same token, an M-1 Carbine in a standard stock is OK, since it has a detachable mag and may have a bayo lug if it has the Type 3 barrel ring, but that's only one additional evil feature; however, put an M1A1 paratrooper stock on it and you have an AW unless you remove the bayo lug (And if I read A(4) correctly, you had better not get caught in possession of both the folding stock and the Type 3 barrel ring, even if only one is installed on the carbine). And the M-2 Carbine was selective fire, so those are definitely NG because they meet the selective fire definition in paragraph (1). But back to AR's: Since AR's have a detachable mag, add two more evil features and you have a problem, an Assault Weapon. Since the pistol grip is an essential part of the AR design, that's a given. Only one more does it, so any one of a folding/collapsable stock, bayo lug, etc, sends you over the top. Interestingly, CT's law predated the Federal AWB by about a year and a half (Jan 1993, I think), and the mag capacity limit was not included. |