The modern reference for Connecticut firearms law.
Every statute tracked, every change documented, every source cited.
Essential overview of Connecticut firearms law for new gun owners covering permits, storage, carry rules, and prohibited items.
How to comply with Connecticut's ghost gun registration and serialization requirements, including deadlines and penalties.
How to legally transport firearms when traveling between Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts -- three states with no reciprocity.
Connecticut concealed carry reciprocity explained -- how non-residents can carry in CT.
How to legally transport firearms in Connecticut, covering vehicle carry rules for permit holders and non-permit holders.
Practical compliance guide for Connecticut's safe storage law (Ethan's Law), including what qualifies as secure storage.
HB 5436 would classify firearm components (barrels, slides, frames, receivers) as "firearms" under Connecticut law, requiring background checks and storage compliance for parts. Also includes a provision allowing transfer of grandfathered assault weapons and LCMs.
HB05291 was enacted as Public Act 26-45. Its two-year risk-protection retention period and 90-day written destruction notice took effect October 1, 2026.
Public Act 26-41, as amended by Public Act 26-68, allows voluntary firearm and ammunition surrender for safekeeping, with return requests from day 15 through one year if eligibility conditions are met. The amended surrender provision took effect October 1, 2026.
Connecticut's Public Act 26-41 makes firearm permit fees refundable when a permit is not issued or renewed, or when the local permitting authority misses statutory deadlines. Fees for a permit that was not issued or renewed are refunded minus the portion spent on the national criminal history records check. A missed statutory deadline requires a seventy-dollar refund. Effective October 1, 2026.
The April 1 substitute for House Bill 05451 would allow certified police officers to carry firearms on school grounds at any time. The existing exception for peace officers performing official duties would remain.
A 2025 state audit reported 1,203 unheard Board of Firearms Permit Examiners cases as of March 13, 2024, with hearings scheduled through March 2026, raising constitutional concerns.
NAGR v. Lamont challenges Connecticut's bans on assault weapons and magazines over 10 rounds; the Second Circuit upheld the bans in August 2025.
Grant v. Higgins challenges Connecticut's assault weapons ban. The Supreme Court granted review June 30, 2026, with argument set for December 2, 2026.