Permit holder holds suspect at gunpoint in Hartford

Leverdude said:

You are quite right. I thought it obvious we were talking about handguns. However it is not true that we need a permit to own or posess a handgun either. Only to buy one or have it legally transferred to you, or of course to carry it.

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That is correct.

Rich B and Leverdude, you are both very knowledgeable. But you are missing points in this discussion.

Since 1995 you have needed to have a pistol permit or eligibility cert to have a handgun transfered to you. This leaves many ways to own a handgun legally without a permit:

1) you owned the handgun before 1995
2) you had a pistol permit or eligibility cert and legally bought a gun, then you let the permit expire
3) you owned guns while the resident of another state and moved to CT.


Don

ESCH said:

I guess we might just have to disagree.
I don't see how a civilian attempting to stop someone from fleeing from a larceny, warrants the threat of deadly force.
What we are talking about is a civilian chasing someone who stole something and threatening to shoot them (a gun pointed at someone is a threat of shooting them) while they are fleeing, if they don't stop retreating. Maybe I am alone in thinking that may be over the line.

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I agree with you. This would not have been a "good shoot" if it happened as described. Like you said, someone outside the home, fleeing with a VCR in their arms does not warrant the use of deadly force.

dcmdon said:

This leaves many ways to own a handgun legally without a permit:

1) you owned the handgun before 1995
2) you had a pistol permit or eligibility cert and legally bought a gun, then you let the permit expire
3) you owned guns while the resident of another state and moved to CT.

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I don't see how either of us missed this at all. This was never the topic of discussion.