Sec.29-161z-2. Permit to carry firearms

(a) An employee of a licensed security service or firm or corporation hired to perform security services, who will carry a pistol, revolver or other firearm in the course of or while traveling to or from such employee's employment, shall successfully complete a course of instruction in firearms training and obtain from the commissioner the permit provided in section 29-161z of the Connecticut General Statutes. Such employee also shall complete an annual four-hour refresher course, the contents of which shall be determined by the commissioner.

(b) An applicant for the permit provided in subsection (a) of this section shall achieve a minimum score of 70 per cent on a written examination.

(c) When an employee of a licensed security service or firm or corporation hired to perform security services carries a pistol, revolver or other firearms in the course of or while traveling to or from such employee's employment, the permit provided in this section shall be carried on such employee's person and shall be displayed to any sworn member of the Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police, or organized municipal police department.

(Adopted effective June 29, 2007)