(a) A person is guilty of criminally negligent storage of a firearm when such person violates the provisions of section 29-37i and a minor or, a resident of the premises who is ineligible to possess a firearm under state or federal law or who poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals, obtains the firearm and causes the injury or death of such minor, resident or any other person. For the purposes of this section, “minor” means any person under the age of sixteen years.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the minor obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry to any premises by any person.
(c) Criminally negligent storage of a firearm is a class D felony.
(P.A. 90-144, S. 2; P.A. 13-3, S. 56.)
History: (Revisor's note: In codifying public act 90-144 the internal reference in Subsec. (a) to “section 29-37c” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 29-37i” for accuracy); P.A. 13-3 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re injury or death caused by resident of premises who obtains firearm while ineligible to possess firearm or while posing a risk of imminent personal injury to self or others and make technical changes.
Section not vague as applied to defendant's conduct; he cannot mount a facial challenge to the statute. 242 C. 211.
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