Adults 18 years and older can begin applying for the long gun eligibility certificates, which require completion of an instructional course and state and federal background checks. Those certificates or a valid state-issued gun permit will be required as of April 1, 2014, for anyone who buys or receives a long gun. The certificate will be good for five years.Well, that's a little more like it. What do you think?
Beginning Monday, adults 18 years and older can apply for the new ammunition certificate, which will require a national criminal background check. Starting Oct. 1, the sale of ammunition and ammunition magazines will be generally prohibited unless the buyer shows an ammunition certificate and a driver's license or other valid identification or has a handgun permit, gun dealer sale permit or long gun or handgun eligibility certificate.
People who've been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, however, will now have to wait longer for such permits. Mary Kate Mason, a spokeswoman for the Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, said the agency has always reported involuntary commitments to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that occurred over the last 12 months. Under the new law, that review period will be extended to the previous 60 months.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Connecticut Gun Control Laws
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"Mason said the department is working on meeting another part of the law that will require the agency to report voluntary psychiatric admissions starting Oct. 1. She said a committee of attorneys and experts is working on a way to provide the information confidentially."
ReplyDeleteI imagine this will do a great job of reducing the costs of treatment facilities in the state. Once people find out that any treatment choices they make can come back and result in a loss of rights do you think they'll seek such treatment on their own? Or will they try to tough it out on their own.
You just posted an article from a psychologist who spoke of the effectiveness of treatment in prevention of suicide.
I predict that soon after the laws about ammunition and magazines go into effect, there will arise wails of frustration when people just drive out of state to buy ammo to avoid the bureaucratic BS and additional cost. Much like a friend of mine in Jersey does when she drives to Deleware to avoid tobacco taxes.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they'll coin a catchy name like the gunpowder highway since there are no federal restrictions to ammunition purchases by nonresidents. At least so far. This will also effectively outlaw visitors from other states from buying ammunition.
Connecticut was iffy before. Now, it's gone full idiot.
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