Connecticutt - gun friendly?

[greyhound]

Connecticut - gun friendly?

Just got back fron the grocery store and saw a car with Connecticut plates.
Looks like the state motto (at least on the plates) is "The Constitution State". So of course, being a High Roader, my thought was, "What's the gun culture like in Connecticut if they call themselves 'The Constitution State'? "

I know Conn. is sandwiched between New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, so anyone care to opine on how Constitutional gun rights are treated in "The Constitution State"?

(I cast no judgement here, I live in Maryland myself!)

 

[Smiley]

CT is not as bad as some would like to make it out ot be. however, it is far from openly friendly. I would say that you can get a good mix but with the antis edging out in the amount of noise they make if not actual numbers. i hang out with a lot of openly pro gun people so my view may be tainted. There are a lot of people that just have simply no need for guns and therefore put themselves into the default of if I dont need one then you dont either.

We have quite a few gun stores and only a few ranges. We also have (IMHO) a lot of people that might buy one gun and then totally forget about it. For the most part I would say that the majority of people I experience just dont give the subject much thought other the light the media puts guns into. Then you have a few that are very loud in their disgust for guns and then a significant number of people that like firearms but don't actual believe that they can change how they are viewed so we just enjoy our hobby and dont bring it up in front of people that aren't in the loop.

This is actually our biggest problem I think. We tend to segregate ourselves into groups and hardly ever try and recruit from "the other side"

 

[280PLUS]

i got no problems,,,

the statey who signed my licenses was more than happy to yuk it up over a few gun stories while we did the paperwork,,,

as smiley said, i dont bring it up too much around the sheeple, unless i want to have some fun, of course.

there is a very active shooting community here in ct

funny though, i got the SO one of those "kalshnikitty" tee shirts, she wore it to the grocery store and reports receiving more than her share of peculiar looks



what town ya from smiley?

i'll tell you what ticks ME off, no reciprocity with any of those states you mention, so if i leave the state i must disarm, unless i/m passing through or headed to a match. even then theyre supposed to be locked in the trunk.

no one has explained to me how i'm supposed to protect these guns should someone decide to take them or my car with them locked in the trunk

its all so ridiculous, if i havent shot anyone in ct after all these years, why the would i go to ny to do so...



you know new yorkers move faster than most others, they'd be much harder to hit anyways...

 

[MountainPeak]

Happy to hear "the statey that signs your LICENCES" has a sense of humor. I've found over my lifetime, that when one has an ability to control others rights, they DO often feel gleefull!

 

[AZgunstudent]

In terms of gun ownership, Connecticut isn't as bad as Massachusetts or Rhode Island, I suppose. That's about all I can say about it. It's better than Maryland, too. But...

Can't transfer many pre-ban "assault weapons" (as defined by a long list of named models) into the state, or even in-state. CT has it's own AW ban, enacted before the federal ban, with no possibility of sunset.

Pre-ban "AWs" have to be registered (grandfathered in before the state ban) and you have to carry the registration paperwork with the gun wherever it goes. Also can't loan "AW" to anyone.

AK copies are seriously, a-hem, "discouraged" by state police. Backed up by recent ruling of AG's office.

Richard Blumethal is AG, and about as anti-gun as they come.

Lots of hoops to jump to get a carry permit. It's only sort of "shall issue," since the cops can deny you, so long as it isn't for an "arbitrary and capricious" reason. You can appeal, though.

Can't buy handgun without carry permit or "certificate of eligibility" (which requires the same training as CCW). Period.

Can't take handgun out of home without carry permit -- not to range, competition, or anything but a gun shop to sell or your new home when you move.

Long gun transfers between individuals are technically free of paperwork, but the state police "encourage" you to report such sales.

Private sales of handguns require asking state police for permission, in the form of a "sales authorization number" to be requested by seller on the phone. Naturally, the phone often goes unanswered at the Department of Public Safety.

Anti-gun climate in general. Governor Rowland is a Republican in name only. I've seen protesters at gun clubs, etc. Constant lawsuits directed at gun clubs.

God Himself, partnered with the ghost of Clarence Darrow, won't be able to help you if you have to shoot someone with your (politically sanitized) AR. The cops will most likely show up if you just walk to your car with one.

State rapidly becoming dominated/polluted by "citiots" -- immigrants/refugees from NYC. They bring their anti-gun attitudes with them, and sneer at the working-class folks who were born in the state.

No reciprocity of carry permits, as noted earlier.

Many gun owners in CT are just waiting for the other shoe to drop. They will be forced to grimace in pain as the "Constitution State" goes down the same path as Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, California, Illinois, and all the other People's States.

Man, looking at this list, I sure am glad I moved to Arizona from Connecticut last month. Adios, People's State!

Mike