CT Pistol Permit Issues

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Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state , Article 1: Section 15 CT Constitution Store Owner Pulls Gun On Armed RobberBridgeport, CT Bridgeport police are asking the public for help in identifying the person that robbed a liquor store Madison Avenue last Wednesday.At 8:23 p.m. on December 2nd, the robbery suspect entered the Madison Wine Spirits shop at 917 Madison Avenue. Surveillance video provided by Bridgeport police shows the suspect taking a gun out of a sweatshirt, pointing it at a clerk, and demanding money.Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=42f_1449524664#e04T3h8YRQvd1eoz.99 This article is sadly mistaken in the pacification of the incident.  It is NOT common with proper training.  If this was a normal citizen with a permit or an armed guard, they d have no permit until an appeal.Another reason officers should have to have pistol permits to do their job.  This is happening a lot more with trained law enforcement over citizens with a permit.According to the neighbor’s account, confirmed by Emerman, Detective Shirley Conyers was in her home on Sept. 24 cleaning her firearm when it accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through the window of the neighbor’s home.No one was injured during the incident. The neighbor, who asked to not be identified, said he will not press charges.Sadly, you get idiotic statements like:“Very often weapons are presented, usually every day at roll call, so it comes into the holster and out of the holster at least once a day and it adds to the fact that there is an accidental discharge,” said DeCarlo.Original article here:http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20151004/east-haven-police-investigate-after-detective-accidentally-fires-weapon Interesting case revolves around road rage.  One persona attacks another and then the person being attacked has a wife that levels a revolver at him where he then backed off.HE then calls the police.  One reason we say, even if you don t fire a shot, yet have to reveal your firearm, call the police and file a report.  Luckily, logic prevailed and the attacker still ended up getting charged.More details below:http://www.middletownpress.com/general-news/20150925/cromwell-police-arrest-1-man-after-road-rage-incident?utm_source=www.ccdll.us Here is a link to the full PDF of the public act.Essentially, this is the information sharing portion of the new laws between parole officers and access to the state firearms database.  There is language pertaining to official duties , but at a quick glance, I didn t see any penalties for improper use of said information. A man accused of robbing a group of people at gunpoint in Milford and shooting one of the victims in the neck is hospitalized after one of the victims shot back, according to police.The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday in the parking garage at 1 New Haven Avenue.More can be read on the WVIT website at the link below:http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Victim-of-Armed-Robbery-Shoots-Robber-Cops-294872921.html According to Kneeland, police were flagged down and told that two men — one armed with a rifle — tried to rob two people in a hallway.A female victim took a handgun from her purse and fired at one of the men, shooting him in his arm, Kneeland said.And she had a permit.  Sounds good to me.Original article:  Woman Thwarts Holdup By Shooting Would-Be RobberCase 14-182D, Denial from East Hampton Chief Sean CoxChief Cox is a relatively new Chief in East Hampton. East Hampton doesn t have a history of being a town that violates citizens rights. One would have to wonder if this is a new direction. Former CT State Trooper of 20 plus years, seems to not want to issue a permit.The appellant had added arrests listed on his application. Voluntary admission for which he DID NOT have to include. Those charges were:A DUIB Drug possession.Interesting fact: AT 3:50 into the video, Secretary Fishbein asks clearly You would agree that you have no facts about the underlying cases for which you ve denied this gentleman a permit . Further adds no convictions and asks why he was denied.The Chief says the two arrests and said this case he wanted to take to the board. He was asked by the board if he asked the appellant about these charges. Chief admits he did not. Further gives a really weird answer of he wanted to have him answer these questions at the firearms board under oath. This, is a new one. Make an appellant wait for a hearing to ask a question under oath, rather than in his own department makes absolutely zero sense.Midway through the video, Secretary Fishbein makes a motion to find for the appellant because he was baffled that the town has ZERO issues to deny this appellant. Chairman Blando correctly states that he doesn t believe that the appellant should have to testify against himself.Boardmember Greer, as usual, feels the town does nothing wrong. No problem with the chief making a citizen wait for a permit and appear in front of the board even when he hasn t done anything wrong. Greer often feels that the permit process is too easy. Hilarious, in that CT has one of the most onerous pistol permit processes in the nation.Secretary Fishbein admits that the Chief simply did not do enough to ascertain whether the appellant was suitable or not.Motion gets voted on and the board votes in favor of the motion except for Attorney Greer. Think about that bias for a moment: Attorney Greer sees no problem with a town dragging a citizen in front of the board for the sole purpose of having him testify against himself.Lessons learned:1. Fill out the application correctly. In a firearms board hearing or on paper, answer questions truthfully while paying attention to the law. Simply put, pay attention to the statutes and answer the questions asked. Get a copy of a criminal record (there are fees to pay, but it s worth it to not wait up to two years for a hearing!). A person knows if they ve been arrested or not. Track back and find out what the outcome was of each case.2. Remember, it s the job of the issuing authority to find an appellant unsuitable. It is NOT the job of the appellant to help the issuing authority find them unsuitable. Suitability is a very vague word and no need to give the issuing authority any reason to hold up the permit process.3. Pay close attention to any documents you sign and declare under oath that they are true to the best of your knowledge. If you fail to disclose anything on your application, you legally are lying under oath. You are signing a document in front of a notary and it should be taken with the appropriate level of seriousness. If you fail to disclose anything, the board can draw adverse inference and assume that there is a reason you are trying to hide something. Once that happens, it s difficult to get them to see you in an honest light.Remember this part of the pistol permit application regarding arrests.Notice:You are not required to disclose the existence of any arrest, criminal charge or conviction, the records of which have been erased pursuant to C.G.S. 46b-146, 54-76o, or 54-142a. If your criminal records have been erased pursuant to one of these statutes, you may swear under oath that you have never been arrested.Criminal records that may be erased are records pertaining to a finding of delinquency or that a child was a member of a family with service needs (C.G.S. 46b-146), an adjudication as a youthful offender (C.G.S. 54-76o), a criminal charge that has been dismissed or nolled, a criminal charge for which the person has been found not guilty, or a conviction for which the person received an absolute pardon (C.G.S. 54-142a).With regard to criminal history information arising from jurisdictions other than the State of Connecticut: You are not required to disclose the existence of any arrest, criminal charge or conviction, the records of which have been erased pursuant to the law of the other jurisdiction. Additionally, you are not required to disclose the existence of an arrest arising from another jurisdiction if you are permitted under the law of that jurisdiction to swear under oath that you have never been arrested.Bottom line:  Be honest, but don t do the issuing authorities job for them.  They have a LOT more leeway than an appellant when they appear in front of the board.  The board will NOT draw adverse inference from a town that doesn t follow the statutes when processing pistol permit applications.  I know it s not fair, but it is what I have observed in over 4 years attending Board of Firearms Permit Examiners hearings.Here is the video of the hearing. They say that attack awakened the upstairs roommate, who came downstairs armed with a handgun and confronted the teen.Wish I was able to legally obtain a firearms at fifteen sarcasm off .http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20140723/News/140729817#ixzz38IL8L88Q On Saturday, March 8th 2014, a Naugatuck officer had a negligent discharge when he grabbed a shotgun in his cruiser and discharged a round through the roof and also damaged the sally port at the PD.  The incident occurred just after 11:00 AM at the Naugatuck police department.Reporters from the Citizens news made Freedom of Information Act Requests and contacted the department spokesman.  According to Lt. Bryan Cammarata, the department’s spokesman:The shotgun that was discharged was located on a gun rack inside a newer police vehicle, he said.Cammarata said the shotguns are normally left in a state called “cruiser ready.” Rounds are in the tube, but none are “chambered.” They must be jacked into the chamber upon removing the gun for use.If the round is not used, the round is to be removed from the chamber and placed back into the tube before placing the gun back into the vehicle in the cruiser ready state, he said. The department has opened an internal affairs investigation into the incident to determine how the shotgun went off, he said.So, bottom line:  Improper storage and handling of a firearm.http://www.mycitizensnews.com/news/2014/03/police-investigating-officers-accidental-discharge/ And, we go back.There are serious issues with the way the Bridgeport PD sweeps firearms negligence under the rug when it s their own.  If you look at my other post on the topic, you ll note that Officer Santiago was getting off light, then after we announced our protest with media present, they decided to hand the case off to the State Police.That part of the case is at a standstill.  The Bridgeport police chief swears that there was no special treatment or sweeping it under the rug , but we disagree.  Six weeks later, a private citizen had a similar discharge, but in a not as dangerous situation (in a home).  Now, as a firearms instructor, I m not discounting one over the other, they were both pitiful in regards to safety.  I will, however, fight for equal application of the law.  And it simply wasn t done in this case.  Here is a brief outline of the differences:DamageBullet hits the leg of officer Santiago, leaves a bowling ball sized hole in a window and don’t know where the bullet went.Bullet went through the wall, had contact with the next building over.Errors in judgmentShouldn t handle a gun and/or pull the trigger in a public place.  Didn t remove the magazine before racking the slide back and loading a round in the chamber.  NEVER clear a gun by pulling the trigger (unless you are using the safety of a range).Improper techniques when cleaning a firearm.  Quite possibly the EXACT same mistake Officer Santiago madeNone.  Still.Bridgeport PD could have done the same, but chose to sweep it under the rug.  Only after we had our first protest on December 23rd was it handed over to the state police for investigationUnlawful discharge of a firearm,Second-degree reckless endangermentCriminal mischief in the third degree.He was released after posting $1,500 bond.Here is a link to an interview I gave to the CT Post on the return to the Bridgeport PD to once again demand equal application of the law.There is a facebook event dedicated to Monday, February 3rds event:https://www.facebook.com/events/640834905976595/Donations will help cover site costs as well as fund postage, printing, etc. for our big project - the suitability study. We are currently looking for help to offset costs of getting local issuing authority paperwork where citizens haven't submitted copies of the applications. Our target goal is all 169 towns! CCDL

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