Legislature Passes SB358

The CT General Assembly passed a new gun safety bill in this session intended to prevent the kind of tragedy whereby an 8-year-old boy from Ashford CT died after accidentally shooting himself while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision at a Massachusetts gun fair.

The bill, SB 358, An Act Prohibiting the Transfer of Machine Gun to Minors, prohibits any transfer of a machine gun to children under 16 years of age, even temporarily, such as under supervision at a firing range. Violation caries a $1,000 fine, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both. The House vote was unanimous.

The bill becomes law on October 1, 2009.