Bill Text: CT HB05972 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Nonlethal Defensive Instruments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05972 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05972-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5972 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 1832 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist. REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77th Dist. |
AN ACT CONCERNING NONLETHAL DEFENSIVE INSTRUMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 29-38, 53-206 and 53a-217 of the general statutes be amended to remove nonlethal electronic defense weapons from the list of prohibited weapons.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow persons to protect themselves using nonlethal defensive instruments in conformity with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Caetano v. Massachusetts.