Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Machine Guns & Automatic Firearms in Connecticut.’ Hardware & Ammunition. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 19 November

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Machine Guns and Automatic Firearms in Connecticut

Connecticut prohibits any person from:

1) possessing or using a machine gun for an offensive or aggressive purpose; or 2) transferring, selling or giving a machine gun to a person under age 16, including the temporary transfer of a machine gun to such person for use in target shooting or on a firing or shooting range or for any other purpose.

The possession or use of a machine gun is presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose when:

- The machine gun is on premises not owned or rented, for bona fide permanent residence or business occupancy, by the person in whose possession the machine gun was found;
- In the possession of, or used by, an unnaturalized foreign-born person;
- In the possession of, or used by, a person convicted of a crime of violence in any state or federal court;
- The machine gun has been adapted to use projectiles of any caliber and has not been registered; or
- Empty or loaded projectiles of any caliber which have been or are capable of use in the machine gun are found in the immediate vicinity of such firearm.

Any machine gun adapted to use projectiles of any caliber must be registered in the office of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection within 24 hours after its acquisition and, thereafter, annually, on July first. The application must show the model and serial number of the gun, the name, address and occupation of the person in possession, and from whom and the purpose for which the gun was acquired. Any person who fails to register any gun as required hereby shall be presumed to possess the same for an offensive or aggressive purpose. The registration data shall not be subject to inspection by the public.

Manufacturers of machine guns must keep a register of all such firearms. This register shall show the model and serial number, and the date of manufacture, sale, loan, gift, delivery or receipt of each machine gun, the name, address and occupation of the person to whom the machine gun was sold, loaned, given or delivered or from whom it was received, and the purpose for which it was acquired by the person to whom the machine gun was sold, loaned, given or delivered…

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