HARTFORD — Connecticut lawmakers are retooling a bill that would compel individuals to produce their permit to carry a firearm at the request of police.
The legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee on Thursday forwarded the updated bill to the House of Representatives for further consideration.
Under the new proposal, a pistol permit holder must produce their permit upon request of a police officer, so long as that officer personally observes the person carrying a gun in the open. The original bill required permit-holders to produce the document if the officer had “reason to believe” they were carrying a pistol or revolver.
Republican Sen. Tony Guglielmo, likened the legislation to “hitting a flea with a sledgehammer.” He said only a few “provocateurs” have refused to provide police with their permits.
