CT now has a hand gun hunt but I think what went on the books is not what was originally intended please read on.
How did the bill introduced as:
sSB 207: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HUNTING OF DEER BY PISTOL OR REVOLVER
Change to:
PA 10-99—sSB 207: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HUNTING OF DEER BY REVOLVER AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CREDITS TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
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The answer is here,in amendment A, they were led to believe a revolver and a pistol are the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!
Amendment A:
"*Senate Amendment “A” eliminates pistol from the types of handgun hunting permitted, however, the definition of revolver is the same as the definition of pistol. "
Chapter 529 of the State police statute 29-27(A) is where they take the text of their definition of a revolver from, but the statutes the definition pertain to are all talking about "legal concealed carry", transference of ownership and shipping of firearms and in the context of those statutes they are the same thing from a legal standpoint, but by no means are they the same by definition.
A):
CT CHAPTER 529* DIVISION OF STATE POLICE statute 29-27 : "Pistol" and "revolver" defined. The term "pistol" and the term "revolver", as used in sections 29-28 to 29-38, inclusive, mean any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length."
From:
http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsearch_pub_statutes.html But I don't think the legislature wanted to exclude pistols,as the DEP clearly does:
{Semi-automatic pistols and single shot pistols (i.e. TC Contender or Encore) are NOT permitted.}.( from:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?Q=466902&A=3847)
Below is part of the Bill to authorize Handgun hunting in CT in its original proposed form (1)and the form in which was passed(2).
I am including all the links that these Quotes were copied from at the end of this.
1):
General AssemblyFile No. 616
February Session, 2010Substitute Senate Bill No. 207
Senate, April 22, 2010
The Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding reported through SEN. DAILY of the 33rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HUNTING OF DEER BY PISTOL OR REVOLVER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The commissioner shall issue, upon payment of a five-dollar fee, to the owner of ten or more acres of private land or a resident of this state, who has the consent of the owner of ten or more acres of private land, a private land pistol or revolver permit that allows the use of a pistol or revolver, as defined in section 29-27 of the general statutes, to hunt deer from November first to December thirty-first, inclusive, pursuant to the bag limit established for a private land deer permit under subsection (a) of section 26-86a of the general statutes. Any person authorized to hunt deer by pistol or revolver pursuant to this section shall use a cartridge of .357 caliber or larger for such purpose.
2):
Substitute Senate Bill No. 207
Public Act No. 10-99
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HUNTING OF DEER BY REVOLVER AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CREDITS TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The commissioner shall issue, upon payment of a five-dollar fee, to the owner of ten or more acres of private land or a resident of this state, who has the consent of the owner of ten or more acres of private land, a private land revolver permit that allows the use of a revolver, as defined in section 29-27 of the general statutes, to hunt deer from November first to December thirty-first, inclusive, pursuant to the bag limit established for a private land deer permit under subsection (a) of section 26-86a of the general statutes. Any person authorized to hunt deer by revolver pursuant to this section shall use a cartridge of . 357 caliber or larger for such purpose. Approved June 2, 2010
(notice the absence of the word pistol).
Single shot "hunting" pistols ie T/C Contender or Encore and others like them are designed for single shot kills , which is what we as ethical hunters strive for. Why would they want to limit this new hunting opportunity only to revolvers, which by the way have 5 or 6 cartridge's in the cylinder when they only allow 3 rounds in a shotgun while upland or waterfowl hunting. With only a single shot to take your game the shot you place is going to be made much more carefully then if you had 4 or 5 more in the "ready". I can understand not wanting a semi automatic pistol but the single shot pistols should have been included for use while hunting.
I am sorry for such a long rant but I am hoping when I send this out it will get the attention of someone who will understand the difference between what was proposed and what ultimately went into the rule books, and possibly getting it back as originally proposed. The deer heard in the state is out of control with more and more towns hiring or considering paid sharpshooters to thin the heard it makes more economic sense for hunters paying ,in permit and license fees, for the privilege of taking a deer. Not letting hunters use a tool made for this exact purpose seems counter-productive.
(Don't get me started on why they limit barrel length to 12" eliminating all 14" hunter barrels made for hunting).
Please feel free to forward this to as many people that may be able to help as you can and make corrections if needed.
I will be posting this on multiple websites(with the same title) to get as much exposure as possible.
ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2010/cbs/s/SB-0207.htm ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2010/TOB/s/pdf/2010SB-00116-R01-SB.pdf http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/BA/2010SB-00207-R010616-BA.htm http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/SUM/2010SUM00099-R03SB-00207-SUM.htm http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/BA/2010SB-00207-R000244-BA.htm http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/BA/2010SB-00207-R02-BA.htm http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?Q=466902&A=3847Off my soapbox for now.
Thank you for your patience.
Don
