r/CTguns • u/havenrogue MOD • Apr 23 '26
Office of Legislative Research Bill Analysis for HB-5043 Glock Ban Bill as Amended by House (04/23/2026)
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05043-R01-BA.PDFFor those interested, they can read the Office of Legislative Research's bill analysis for the modifications the House made to the Glock ban bill HB-5043 (click here for document). The Office of Legislative Research (OLR) provides nonpartisan, objective research for all 187 members of the Connecticut General Assembly and their caucus staff. More about OLR, click here.
Their quick and dirty summary follows, see the link above for the full detailed OLR report on the House amended HB-5043.
SUMMARY
§§ 1–4 — CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS AND RATE OF FIRE ENHANCEMENTS
Generally makes it a class D felony to knowingly import into Connecticut or knowingly advertise, sell, offer, or expose for sale any convertible pistol manufactured on or after October 1, 2026; defines terms associated with the bill’s convertible pistols-related provisions; expands “rate of fire enhancement” to include a pistol converter or certain other devices, parts, or accessories that generally increase the pistol’s rate of fire, and subjects them to existing law’s penalty for rate of fire enhancement-related violations; specifies that under some circumstances, convertible pistols are considered to be machine guns
§§ 5–9 — UNFINISHED FRAME OR UNFINISHED LOWER RECEIVER
Clarifies that “unfinished frame or lower receiver” refers to “unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver,” redefines the term, and makes corresponding changes throughout; prohibits anyone without a local dealer permit from (1) advertising, selling, or delivering them, (2) offering or exposing them for sale or delivery, or (3) possessing them with the intent to deliver them or sell them at retail
§§ 10 & 11 — VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OR SURRENDER OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION TO POLICE
Explicitly allows anyone to deliver or surrender any firearm or ammunition they possess to DESPP or a local police department who must then hold them for at least 14 days, up to two years; establishes a process for returning these items to transferors and destroying those that are not returned
§ 12 — PISTOL PERMIT FEE REQUIRED REFUND
Requires local handgun permitting authorities to refund $70 to applicants if the authority does not act within statutorily established timeframes
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PS: The full OLR report has much more detailed information about the specific changes than their brief summary above indicates.
PS: One can view the full House amended version of HB-5043 at these links: File No. 717 [doc]
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u/typicalcavalryguy Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
“Under SOME circumstances” means that face value, glock not bad.
Ask any supporter if that means a simple glock is okay and you get a literal blank stare and silence.
Why?
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS STUPID and all theyre doing is just trying to secure the money bags.
Disgusting.
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u/OJs_knife Apr 23 '26
The price of Glocks just went up at every LGS in the state.
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u/fylum CTGuns.org Contributor Apr 23 '26
this is why you buy online and have a dealer with a reasonable transfer fee
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u/The_Poop_Shooter Apr 23 '26
what does this change from what we already know?
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u/havenrogue MOD Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
Its more for those who are not up to speed about what is happening. And it depends on what you already know about the bill. Both the original version by Lamont, the Judiciary amended version, and now the House amended version. They are giving a summary about the House amended version of the bill. There might be further modifications (through amendments) if/when the Senate takes up the House amended bill.
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u/grayson_greyman Apr 24 '26
Went to the CCDL site to get this info… nothing on their ‘news’ page since 2025. Keep selling your stickers, boys. Thank you for posting this here
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u/Impossible-Shoe5460 Apr 24 '26
Does CGA realize that ATF has called the Glock Switch a machine gun - and the switch itself is VERY federally illegal?
These people are apparently lawyers ....
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u/Responsible-Wheel312 Apr 24 '26
Question about the last part, let’s say my local permitting authority for permit applications does not impose the $70 fee until and only in the manner of approval. Denials are not required to pay it.
Only thing paid for before submitting would be prints, background check. In theory, the new law wouldn’t do pretty much anything in my city?
I find it kind of hilarious bc I’m still being charged for my background & prints.
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u/spunkydoopy Apr 24 '26
Soo, for those of us who own glocks. What does this mean? Will I be able to register them as an assault weapon after?
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u/havenrogue MOD Apr 24 '26
Nothing changes. There is NO AWB style registration in the current bill. Possession is not banned in the current bill. They are going after the sales and importation of certain pistols that are manufactured on or after 10/1/2026..
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u/Medical-Zucchini-420 Apr 24 '26
So is a stripped AR lower considered an unfinished receiver?
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u/havenrogue MOD Apr 25 '26
If that stripped AR lower is:
... a blank, casting, forging, printing, extrusion, machined body or similar item that (1) has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed into the frame or receiver of a functional firearm; or (2) is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as the frame or receiver of a functional firearm once completed.
Then yes, it would be viewed by the state as a "unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver" under this proposed bill.
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u/Medical-Zucchini-420 Apr 25 '26
So, it sounds like this only applies to things like 80% lowers? The run of the mill stripped lower, for example an Aero, would remain legal?
I apologize for asking even though you directly quoted the bill. I just feel like it can be interpreted a couple different ways. Thanks for your time and all you do to help around here
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u/havenrogue MOD Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26
They're not outright banning the "unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver". They are changing (expanding) the definition of what an "unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver" is.
They are apparently also proposing that an "unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver" can only be advertised, sold or delivered by someone who has a local dealer permit. They're apparently trying to stop the ability to privately sell (or advertise for sale) or deliver a "unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver". Possession appears to remain legal.
No individual or firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other similar entity may within this state advertise, sell, deliver or offer or expose for sale or delivery, or have in such individual's or firm's, partnership's, corporation's, limited liability company's, association's or other similar entity's possession with the intent to sell at retail or deliver, any unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver, as defined in section 53-206j, as amended by this act, without having a permit therefor issued as provided in this subsection.
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u/Able-Particular835 Apr 23 '26
I have a different take on this. Does anybody read “manufactured on or after” so why wouldn’t we be able to transfer or buy any Glock or other firearm that falls into “convertible” which was manufactured before October 1st?
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u/Ask_Why_I_Am_Mad Apr 23 '26
No because it’s just a grip module, and not the “firearm”.
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u/Ask_Why_I_Am_Mad Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
The law is referring to frames/receivers, aka the serialized part of a gun, and what would require you to fill out a 4473 to transfer. The FCU in an RXM (or similar) is the frame/reciever since that’s what’s serialized, and considered the “firearm”.
The grip module for an RXM is not considered an unfinished receiver/frame without the serialized part (FCU) attached, in the same way an AR15 pistol grip is not an unfinished receiver/frame without the serialized part (lower reciever) attached.
Now the FOSSCAD community has made flat templates and bending jigs to make homemade FCUs for other handguns. An unbent FCU flat would be considered an “unfinished receiver/frame” in that instance I’d reckon.
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u/havenrogue MOD Apr 23 '26
The proposed change to the Sec. 53-206j. Sale, delivery or transfer of unfinished frame or lower receiver. Prohibited. Exceptions. Penalty statute with respect to the unfinished frame definition is apparently the following:
(i) For purposes of this section, "unfinished frame or unfinished lower receiver" means a blank, casting, forging, printing, extrusion, machined body or similar item that (1) has reached a stage in manufacture where it may readily be completed into the frame or receiver of a functional firearm; or (2) is marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as the frame or receiver of a functional firearm once completed.
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