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Connecticut minimum age long gun Restrictive

CT1021 — purchase and sale

Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37a(b)

(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no person, firm or corporation may sell, deliver or otherwise transfer, at retail, any long gun to any person under eighteen years of age.

Effective: 2013-04-04
Connecticut minimum age handgun Restrictive

CT1096 — youth possession

Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-36f

(a) Any person who is twenty-one years of age or older may apply to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection for an eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver.

Effective: 1995-10-01
Connecticut minimum age handgun Restrictive

CT1019 — purchase and sale

Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-34(b)

No person shall sell, barter, hire, lend, give, deliver or otherwise transfer to any person under the age of twenty-one years any pistol or revolver, except that a pistol or revolver may be temporarily transferred to any person only for the use by such person in target shooting or on a firing or shooting range, provided such use is otherwise permitted by law and is under the immediate supervision of a person...

Effective: 1994-10-01
Connecticut minimum age long gun Restrictive

CT1086 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

Effective: 1994-09-13
Connecticut minimum age handgun Restrictive

CT1087 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 21 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)

(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

Effective: 1994-09-13
Connecticut minimum age handgun Restrictive

CT1088 — minimum age possession - federal

Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

Effective: 1994-09-13
Connecticut minimum age handgun Restrictive

CT1018 — purchase and sale

Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-34(b)

No person shall sell, barter, hire, lend, give, deliver or otherwise transfer to any person under the age of eighteen years any pistol or revolver, except that a pistol or revolver may be temporarily transferred to any person only for the use by such person in target shooting or on a firing or shooting range, provided such use is otherwise permitted by law and is under the immediate supervision of a person eligible...

Effective: 1949-01-01 Superseded: 1994-10-01