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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-27 (2026)

“Pistol” and “revolver” defined

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The term “pistol” and the term “revolver”, as used in sections 29-28 to 29-38, inclusive, mean any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length.

(1949 Rev., S. 4157; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 14.)

History: July Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made no substantive change.

Cited. 173 C. 254; 205 C. 370; 211 C. 258; 242 C. 318.

Cited. 3 CA 289; 7 CA 367; 9 CA 169; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 370; Id., 330; 11 CA 621; 24 CA 737; 25 CA 433; Id., 578; 30 CA 68; 36 CA 805; 43 CA 252.

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Cited in 65 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: State v. Delossantos, 559 A.2d 164 (Conn. 1989).
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State v. Delossantos, 559 A.2d 164 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 10× “General Statutes § 29-27 provides: “ ‘pistol’ and ‘revolver’ defined.”
State v. Banks, 755 A.2d 951 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 13× “” General Statutes § 29-27 provides: “The term ‘pistol’ and the term ‘revolver’, as used in sections 29-28 to 29-38, inclusive, mean any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length.”
State v. Allen, 517 A.2d 1043 (Conn. App. Ct. 1986). · cites it 14× “The applicable statute, General Statutes § 29-27, defines a pistol as a firearm having a barrel of less than twelve inches in length.”
State v. Allen, 533 A.2d 559 (Conn. 1987). · cites it 5× “Under General Statutes § 29-27, 4 which controls § 29-38, a pistol or revolver is a firearm having *374 a barrel of less than twelve inches in length.”
State v. Hamilton, 618 A.2d 1372 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 6× “While the defendant may have conceded at trial that the state had presented a prima facie case on the charge of carrying a pistol without a permit, he did not concede that the state had proven each and every essential element of that crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”
State v. Knight, 835 A.2d 47 (Conn. 2003). · cites it 4× “” General Statutes § 29-27. The Penal Code provides the same definition for pistol and revolver; see General Statutes § 53a-3 (18) ; and defines “firearm” as “any sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other weapon, whether loaded or unloaded from…”
State v. Bruny, 269 A.3d 38 (Conn. 2022). · cites it 3× “’’ General Statutes § 29-27 defines ‘‘pistol’’ or ‘‘revolver’’ as ‘‘any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length.”
State v. Covington, 194 A.3d 1224 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 5× “" General Statutes § 29-27. In cases in which a violation of § 29-35 is charged, "the length of the barrel is .”
State v. Trotter, 793 A.2d 1172 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “General Statutes § 29-27 provides: “The term ‘pistol’ and the term ‘revolver’, as used in sections 29-28 to 29-38, inclusive, mean any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length.”
State v. Williams, 709 A.2d 43 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 4× “Specifically, the defendant claims that the state presented insufficient evidence regarding whether the size of the barrel of the gun used by the shooter was less than twelve inches in length, as provided in General Statutes § 29-27.”
State v. Hair, 792 A.2d 179 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “” General Statutes § 29-27, which applies to § 53a-217c, defines the term “pistol or revolver” as “any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length.”
State v. Gonzalez, 596 A.2d 443 (Conn. App. Ct. 1991). · cites it 4× “General Statutes § 29-27. Although the victim did not see the gun, a bullet was taken from his neck and a bullet shell casing was found at the scene on the evening of the shooting.”
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