Connecticut Statutes
§ 53a-16a — Affirmative defense in certain situations involving firearms; exceptions.
Connecticut·Title 53a Penal Code·Ch. 951 Penal Code: Statutory Construction; Principles of Criminal Liability
In any prosecution for an offense under section 53a-55a, 53a-56a, 53a-60a, 53a-92a, 53a-94a, 53a-102a or 53a-103a, it shall be an affirmative defense that the pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm was not a weapon from which a shot could be discharged, but it shall not be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under section 53a-55, 53a-56, 53a-60, 53a-92, 53a-94, 53a-102 or 53a-103.
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Legislative History
(P.A. 75-380, S. 2; P.A. 81-27, S. 4; P.A. 92-260, S. 1.) History: P.A. 81-27 removed references to prosecutions under repealed sections 53a-72, 53a-75 and 53a-78; P.A. 92-260 made technical changes. Defendant is entitled to a theory of defense instruction as a matter of law when evidence under section is before jury. 178 C. 704. Cited. 198 C. 190; 209 C. 75. Cited. 23 CA 615; 24 CA 195; 45 CA 390.
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