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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:00am

165 Capitol Ave., Conference Room D-E

Hartford, CT 06106

 

AGENDA

 

 

 

A. Call to Order:

1) Introductory Statement

2) Roll Call, Board Members

3) Roll Call, Appellants

4) Administer Oath

 

 

B. Hearings: Cases scheduled for 10:00am or AS soon thereafter as the matter may be reached:

 

 

1) Case #24-201-R, represented by Michael Brown, Esq.

vs. Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection    Revocation

 

 

 

 

2) Case #24-195-R,

vs. Commissioner Ronnell A. Higgins, Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection    Revocation

 

 

 

 

3) Case #24-538-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Stephen Pugner, Bethel Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

4) Case #26-039-CD,

vs. Chief Fernando Spagnolo, Waterbury Police Department       Constructive Denial

 

 

 

 

5) Case #24-480-D,

vs. Chief Stephen Pugner, Bethel Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

6) Case #24-162-D, represented by Ralph D. Sherman, Esq.

vs. Chief Stephen Pugner, Bethel Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

7) Case #24-678-D,

vs. Chief Roderick Porter, Bridgeport Police Department       Denial

 

 

 

 

 

8) Case 24-608-D, represented by Gregory J. Miller, Esq.

vs. Chief Louis Fusaro, Jr., Town of Groton Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

9) Case 24-634-D,

vs. Chief Louis Fusaro, Jr., Town of Groton Police Department        Denial

 

 

 

 

10) Case #24-551-D,

vs. First Selectwoman Barbara Perkinson, Woodbury Town Hall      Denial

 

 

 

 

11) Case 24-738-D,

vs. Chief Edward Reynolds, Hamden Police Department      Denial

 

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

 

 

1) Approval of November 20, 2025 minutes

 

 

D. 48 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

24-681-R

state reissued 11/17/2025

24-658-R

state reissued 11/17/2025

24-641-D

Bridgeport issued 11/17/2025

24-694-D

Bridgeport issued 11/17/2025

24-690-D

Bridgeport issued 11/17/2025

24-741-D

Bridgeport issued 11/20/2025

24-436-R

state reissued 11/21/2025

26-294-CD

Hartford issued 11/24/2025

26-216-CD

Stamford issued 11/24/2025

25-186-R

state reissued 11/24/2025

25-435-R

state reissued 11/24/2025

24-691-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

24-719-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

24-659-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

24-720-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

25-746-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

25-766-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

24-656-D

Manchester issued 11/25/2025

24-674-R

state reissued 11/25/2025

24-642-D

Farmington issued 11/26/2025

26-198-CD

Waterbury issued 11/26/2025

26-199-CD

Waterbury issued 11/26/2025

24-347-D

Stafford issued 11/26/2025

25-270-D

withdrew-moved 12/1/2025

24-624-D

withdrew 12/1/2025

24-533-R

state reissued 12/1/2025

24-613-R

state reissued 12/1/2025

24-637-D

New Britain issued 12/2/2025

25-055-R

state reissued 12/3/2025 (11/4/25)

25-153-R

state reissued 12/3/2025 (7/1/25)

24-268-R

state reissued 12/4/2025

25-414-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (11/14/25)

25-473-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (11/18/25)

25-761-R

state reissued 12/4/2024 (9/12/25)

25-769-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (8/7/25)

25-773-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (9/19/25)

26-002-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (11/6/25)

26-007-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (10/17/25)

26-030-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (9/11/25)

26-036-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (7/24/25)

26-046-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (10/15/25)

26-052-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (9/16/25)

26-077-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (10/27/25)

26-088-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (11/21/25)

26-062-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (11/17/25)

26-195-R

state reissued 12/4/2025

26-129-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (10/8/25)

26-131-R

state reissued 12/4/2025 (10/8/25)

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases:

 

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

H. Adjournment