Connecticut generally prohibits any person from carrying a “BB gun.”¹ Connecticut also generally bans the knowing possession of a BB gun in a vehicle.²

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1. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-206(a). An exception exists for possession on the person’s own property or on the property of another with authorization from that person or party. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-206(b)(6).[↩]
2. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-38(a). This prohibition does not apply if the BB gun is unloaded and stored in the trunk of such vehicle or in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-38(b).[↩]