Sec.29-36m-3. Applications for the sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver

(a) When application required. No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any pistol or revolver except on written application.

Exemptions. The requirements of sections 29-36m-3 to 29-36m-6 of these regulations shall not apply to the following:

(1) Antique pistols or revolvers as defined in section 29-36m-2 of these regulations.

(2) The sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver between:

(A) A federally licensed firearm manufacturer and a federally licensed firearm dealer; or

(B) A federally licensed firearm importer and a federally licensed firearm dealer; or

(C) Federally licensed firearm dealers.

(b) When sale, delivery or other transfer is prohibited. No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver or otherwise transfer any pistol or revolver to any person who:

(1) Has been convicted of a felony or a violation of subsection (c) of section 21a-279, section 53a-58, 53a-61, 53-61a, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-96, 53a-175, 53a-176, 53a-178, or 53a-181d of the Connecticut General Statutes; or

(2) Has been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty (20) years after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or

(3) Has been confined in a hospital for mental illness, as defined in section 17a-495 of the Connecticut General Statutes, within the preceding twelve (12) months by order of a probate court; or

(4) Knows that he is subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a court, after notice and an opportunity to be heard has been provided to such person, in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person; or

(5) Is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States.

(c) Application.

(1) The application form for the sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver shall be on the form prescribed by and obtained from the commissioner.

(2) The application for the sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver shall be made in writing, under oath, and shall be completed legibly and in its entirety and in accordance with the directions on the form. Post office boxes shall not be an acceptable form of address.

(d) Manner of submission. The person, firm or corporation shall send, by first class mail on the day of receipt of such application, a copy of such application to the following:

(1) To the chief of police department of the municipality wherein the applicant resides or, where there is no chief of police, the first selectman or warden of such municipality; and

(2) To the commissioner.

(e) Retention period. The person, firm or corporation receiving the application shall retain such application for a minimum of five (5) years.

(f) Notification of possession prohibition. If either the municipal authority or the commissioner determines the existence of any reason that would prohibit the applicant from possession of a pistol or revolver, he shall send written notification to the person, firm or corporation to whom the application was made.

(Adopted effective September 26, 1995)