Who can operate an assault weapon at a Connecticut shooting range?
State law bans assault weapons. But anyone who owned such a weapon before the ban and holds a certificate of possession for it can have such a weapon at a shooting range, and other specified places (CGS 53-202d). Connecticut law defines Uzi carbines, mini-carbines, and pistols as assault weapons (CGS 53-202a (a)). The law bans these weapons. Illegal possession is generally considered a class D felony, punishable by one to five years in prison, and up to a $ 5,000 fine (CGS 53-202c (a)). The ban does not apply to certain law enforcement personnel and members of the military who use the weapon in the course of their official duties (CGS 53-202c (b)). It also does not apply to an individual who applied to the Public Safety Department for a certificate of possession for the weapon before July 1, 1994 and lawfully possessed the weapon before October 1, 1993 (CGS 53-202c (c)). But such an individual may possess the assault weapon only under six specific conditions, which include while on: 1.
