(a)(1) No person shall carry any pistol or revolver upon such person’s person, except when such person is within such person’s dwelling house, on land leased or owned by such person or within the place of business of such person, without a permit to carry the same issued as provided in section 29-28.

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(2) No person shall knowingly carry any firearm with intent to display such firearm, except when such person is within such person’s dwelling house, on land leased, owned or otherwise possessed by such person or within the place of business of such person, or such person is engaged in firearm training or bona fide hunting activity, or such person has been explicitly permitted by another person to carry such firearm with intent to display such firearm while within such other person’s dwelling house, on land leased, owned or otherwise possessed by such other person, or within the place of business of such other person. For the purposes of this subdivision, a person shall not be deemed to be carrying a firearm with intent to display such firearm if such person has taken reasonable measures to conceal the fact that such person is carrying a firearm. Neither a fleeting glimpse of a firearm nor an imprint of a firearm through such person’s clothing shall constitute a violation of this subdivision. If a person displays a firearm temporarily while engaged in self-defense or other conduct that is otherwise lawful, such display shall not constitute a violation of this subdivision. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any (A) security guard or other person employed to perform the duties of protecting public or private property while in the performance of such duties or traveling to or from such duties, (B) person carrying a firearm as a necessary part of participation in an honor guard or an historic reenactment, or (C) bail enforcement agent licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i, inclusive.

(3) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the carrying of any firearm by any:

(A) Parole officer or peace officer of this state;

(B) Parole officer or peace officer of any other state while engaged in the pursuit of official duties;

(C) Department of Motor Vehicles inspector appointed under section 14-8 and certified pursuant to section 7-294d;

(D) Federal marshal or federal law enforcement agent;

(E) Member of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103, or of the state, as defined in section 27-2, when on duty or going to or from duty;

(F) Member of any military organization when on parade or when going to or from any place of assembly;

(G) Person transporting or inspecting a firearm as merchandise;

(H) Person transporting a firearm contained in the package in which such firearm was originally wrapped at the time of sale and while transporting the same from the place of sale to the purchaser’s residence or place of business;

(I) Person transporting a firearm as part of the process of removing such person’s household goods or effects from one place to another;

(J) Person transporting a firearm from such person’s place of residence or business to a place or person where or by whom such firearm is to be repaired or while returning to such person’s place of residence or business after the same has been repaired;

(K) Person transporting a firearm in or through the state for the purpose of taking part in competitions, taking part in firearm training, repairing such firearm or attending any meeting or exhibition of an organized collectors’ group if such person is a bona fide resident of the United States and is permitted to possess and carry a firearm in the state or subdivision of the United States in which such person resides;

(L) Person transporting a firearm to and from a testing range at the request of the issuing authority; or

(M) Person transporting an antique pistol or revolver, as defined in section 29-33.

(4) For the purposes of this subsection, “firearm training” means firearm training at a firing range, training facility or fish and game club or sporting club, and “transporting a firearm” means transporting a firearm that is unloaded and, if such firearm is being transported in a motor vehicle, is not readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the vehicle or, if such firearm is being transported in a motor vehicle that does not have a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, such firearm shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the carrying of a firearm during firearm training or repair.

(b) The holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 29-28 shall carry such permit upon one’s person while carrying such pistol or revolver. Such holder shall present his or her permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable suspicion of a crime for purposes of verification of the validity of the permit or identification of the holder, provided such holder is carrying a pistol or revolver that is observed by such law enforcement officer.

(c) Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, shall prepare and submit a report to the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut concerning any stops conducted on suspicion of a violation of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section during the preceding calendar year, except that the initial report shall be based on the fifteen months preceding January 1, 2025. Such report shall be submitted electronically using a standardized method and form disseminated jointly by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council. The standardized method and form shall allow compilation of statistics on each incident, including, but not limited to, the race and gender of the person stopped, provided the identification of such characteristics shall be based on the observation and perception of the police officer. The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council may revise the standardized method and form and disseminate such revisions to law enforcement units. Each law enforcement unit shall, prior to submission of any such report pursuant to this subsection, redact any information from such report that may identify a minor, witness or victim.

(d) The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut shall, within available appropriations, review the incidents reported pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Not later than December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the institute shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, the results of any such review, including any recommendations, to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, public safety and municipalities.