Who Cannot Have a Gun

Criminal possession of a firearm, ammunition or an electronic defense weapon is having one while in any of these situations:

• Convicted of a felony; or of a misdemeanor drug possession charge since 1 October 2015; or of the misdemeanor assault, threatening, stalking and similar offenses the section names, within the preceding twenty years; or of a misdemeanor family violence crime.
• Convicted as delinquent of a serious juvenile offense.
• Released within the preceding twenty years after being found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
• Knowingly subject to a restraining or protective order issued after notice, in a case of physical force.
• Confined in a psychiatric hospital by a probate court within the preceding sixty months, or admitted voluntarily or on an emergency certificate within the preceding six months, other than solely for alcohol or drug dependence.

• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-217StatuteCriminal possession of a firearm, ammunition or an electronic defense weapon: Class C felonyOpens cga.ct.gov ↗

It is a class C felony, two years and one day of the sentence may not be suspended or reduced, and $5,000 of the fine may not be remitted or reduced unless the court states its reasons on the record. The same kinds of history bar a permit to carry, with the misdemeanor convictions counted over the preceding eight years.

• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-217StatuteCriminal possession of a firearm, ammunition or an electronic defense weapon: Class C felonyOpens cga.ct.gov ↗
• Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-28StatutePermit for sale at retail of firearms. Permit to carry pistol or revolver. Confidentiality of name and address of permit holder. Permits for out-of-state residentsOpens cga.ct.gov ↗