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ASSAULT WEAPON
"Assault weapon"
means any one of the following:
1. Any selective-fire firearm capable
of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the
user or any of the following specified semiautomatic firearms: Algimec
Agmi; Armalite AR-180; Australian Automatic Arms SAP Pistol;
Auto-Ordnance Thompson type; Avtomat Kalashnikov AK-47 type; Barrett
Light-Fifty model 82A1; Beretta AR-70; Bushmaster Auto Rifle and Auto
Pistol; Calico models M-900, M-950 and 100-P; Chartered Industries of
Singapore SR-88; Colt AR-15 and Sporter; Daewoo K-1, K-2, Max-1 and
Max-2; Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and MP-45; Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR,
or FN/FNC; FAMAS MAS 223; Feather AT-9 and Mini-AT; Federal XC-900 and
XC-450; Franchi SPAS-12 and LAW-12; Galil AR and ARM; Goncz High-Tech
Carbine and High-Tech Long Pistol; Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, HK-94
and SP-89; Holmes MP-83; MAC-10, MAC-11 Carbien type; Intratec TEC-9 and
Scorpion; Iver Johnson Enforcer model 3000; Ruger Mini-14/5F folding
stock model only; Scarab Skorpion; SIG 57 AMT and 500 Series; Spectre
Auto Carbine and Auto Pistol; Springfield Armory BM59, SAR-48 and G-3;
Sterling MK-6 and MK-7; Steyr AUG; Street Sweeper and Striker 12
revolving cylinder shotguns; USAS-12; USI Carbine, Mini-Carbine and
Pistol; Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson "Linda" Pistol.
2. A part or combination of parts
designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon as
defined in subdivision (1) or any combination of parts from which an
assault weapon as defined in subdivision (1) may be rapidly assembled if
those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same
person.
3. Any semiautomatic firearm not
listed in subdivision (1) that meets the following criteria:
(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has an
ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the
following:
i. a folding or telescopic stock;
ii. a pistol grip;
iii. a bayonet mount;
iv. a flash suppressor or threaded
barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; and
v. a grenade launcher.
(B) A semiautomatic pistol that has an
ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the
following:
i. an ammunition magazine that
attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
ii. a threaded barrel capable of
accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or
silencer;
iii. a shroud that is attached to, or
partially or completely encircles, the barrel and permits the shooter to
hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned;
iv. a manufactured weight of fifty
ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and
v. a semiautomatic version of an
automatic firearm.
(C) A semiautomatic shotgun that has at
least two of the following:
i. a folding or telescoping stock;
ii. a pistol grip that protrudes
conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;
iii. a fixed magazine capacity in
excess of five rounds; and
iv. an ability to accept a detachable
magazine.
4. A part or combination of parts
designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, as
defined in subdivision (3), or any combination of parts from which an
assault weapon, as defined in subdivision (3), may be rapidly assembled
if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same
person.
Source:
General Statutes § 53-202a (a) (applies to §§ 53-202b -- 202k).
Commentary:
The term "assault weapon" does not include any firearm modified to
render it permanently inoperable. General Statutes § 53-202a (b).
Glossary
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