Sec. 53-202f. Transportation of assault weapon. Authorized actions of gun dealer.
Sec. 53-202f. Transportation of assault weapon. Authorized actions of gun
dealer. (a) While transporting an assault weapon between any of the places mentioned
in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (d) of section 53-202d, no person
shall carry a loaded assault weapon concealed from public view or knowingly have, in
any motor vehicle owned, operated or occupied by him (1) a loaded assault weapon, or
(2) an unloaded assault weapon unless such weapon is kept in the trunk of such vehicle
or in a case or other container which is inaccessible to the operator of or any passenger
in such vehicle. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be fined
not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three years or both.
(b) Any licensed gun dealer, as defined in subsection (d) of this section, who lawfully possesses an assault weapon pursuant to section 53-202d, in addition to the uses
allowed in section 53-202d, may transport the assault weapon between dealers or out
of the state, display it at any gun show licensed by a state or local governmental entity
or sell it to a resident outside the state. Any transporting of the assault weapon allowed
by this subsection must be done as required by subsection (a) of this section.
(c) (1) Any licensed gun dealer, as defined in subsection (d) of this section, may
take possession of any assault weapon for the purposes of servicing or repair from any
person to whom has been issued a certificate of possession for such weapon pursuant
to sections 29-37j and 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, and subsection (h) of section
53a-46a.
(2) Any licensed gun dealer may transfer possession of any assault weapon received
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, to a gunsmith for purposes of accomplishing service or repair of the same. Transfers are permissible only to the following persons:
(A) A gunsmith who is in the dealer's employ;
(B) A gunsmith with whom the dealer has contracted for gunsmithing services,
provided the gunsmith receiving the assault weapon holds a dealer's license issued
pursuant to Chapter 44, commencing with Section 921, of Title 18 of the United States
Code and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(d) The term "licensed gun dealer", as used in sections 29-37j and 53-202a to 53-202k, inclusive, and subsection (h) of section 53a-46a means a person who has a federal
firearms license and a permit to sell firearms pursuant to section 29-28.
(P.A. 93-306, S. 6.)
History: (Revisor's note: In Subdiv. (2)(B) of Subsec. (c) the words "with whom" were substituted for "who" editorially
by the Revisors for grammatical accuracy).
Cited. 234 C. 455. Cited. 242 C. 143.