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Office of Governmental Accountability

Meeting of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners

Thursday, October 16, 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 #24-564-R,   

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

 

 

2) Case #26-145-R, 

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

 

 

3) Case #24-571-R,

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

 

 

 

4) Case #24-491-D,

vs. Chief James Canon, Suffield Police Department      Denial

 

 

5) Case #24-614-D,

vs. Chief Mack Hawkins, East Hartford Police Department      Denial

 

 

6) Case #24-331-R,

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

 

 

 

C. Secretary’s Report

1) Approval of October 2, 2025 minutes

 

 

 

 

D. 35 Cases resolved or withdrew after review:

24-438-R

state reissued 9/30/2025

24-609-R

state reissued 9/30/2025

24-527-R

state reissued 10/1/2025

24-234-R

withdrew 10/1/2025

24-490-D

Waterbury issued 10/2/2025

24-667-R

state reissued 9/30/2025

24-428-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-573-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-544-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-516-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

25-036-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-549-D

withdrew 10/6/2025

24-592-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-606-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-456-R

state reissued 10/7/2025

24-188-R

withdrew 10/8/2025

24-569-R

state reissued 10/7/2025

26-096-CD

Waterbury issued 10/9/2025

25-311-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

24-648-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

25-620-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

24-603-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

24-523-D

Deep River issued 10/7/2025

25-664-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

25-665-R

state reissued 10/6/2025

24-209-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

23-710-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

24-622-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

24-629-R

state reissued 10/9/2025

26-080-CD

Bridgeport issued 10/9/2025

24-496-D

withdrew 10/11/2025

 

24-371-R

withdrew 10/10/2025

 

24-373-D

withdrew 10/14/2025

 

24-540-R

state reissued 10/14/2025

 

24-594-R

withdrew 10/14/2025

 

 

 

 

E. Dormant cases:

 

 

F. Old Business:

 

 

G. New Business:

 

 

Approval of the 2026 hearing schedule

 

 

H. Adjournment: