Stratford Police Dept. v. Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Summary

The court held that an out-of-state misdemeanor conviction equivalent to one of the offenses listed in the pistol-permit statute is not an automatic disqualifier because the statute does not expressly include out-of-state equivalents. The conviction may nevertheless be considered in determining whether the applicant is suitable, and the Board's suitability determination was supported by substantial evidence and was not unreasonable, arbitrary, illegal, or an abuse of discretion. The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded with direction to sustain the applicant's appeal.