Connecticut

Contact Info:

Connecticut State Police
Special Licensing & Firearms Unit
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
(860) 685-8000

Reciprocity:

States that Honor Connecticut’s CCW Permit:
Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont

State CCW Permits that Connecticut Honors:
Connecticut

Requirements:

Is twenty-one years of age
Is a resident of the United States
Intends to use the handgun for only lawful purposes
Is a “suitable person” to receive a permit
Has not been discharged from custody within the preceding twenty years after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease or defect
Has not been convicted as a delinquent for the commission of a serious juvenile offense
Has successfully completed an approved handgun safety course
Is not prohibited from possessing a firearm for having been adjudicated as a mentally incompetent under federal law
Has a residence or business in the jurisdiction in which they are applying
Has not been convicted of a felony or a violation of;
Is not subject to a restraining or protective order issued by a court in a case involving the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person;

Is not subject to a firearms seizure order issued for posing a risk of personal injury to self or others after a hearing;

a. Criminal possession of a narcotic substance;
b. Criminally negligent homicide;
c. Assault in the third degree;
d. Reckless endangerment in the first degree;
e. Unlawful restraint in the second degree;
f. Riot in the first degree;
g. Stalking in the second degree;

Car carry:

Individuals not licensed to carry handguns in Connecticut may not possess firearms in their vehicles.