What happened in CT with their AWB and magazine ban? Weren’t there tens of thousands owners that weren’t complying? Never heard what happened.
Iirc there was 85% noncompliance; 300,000 weapons in the hands of 100,000 owners who decided not to play.
The state actually sent out preliminary confiscation letters. To people who’d started the registration process (getting their names into the system) but didn’t complete it by the deadline. A good number of pro-2A groups threatened to come into the state to stage acts of armed (but non-violent and not directly threatening) civil disobedience, at which point the state and local cops stepped in and told the politicians to C&D with the insanity before they got people killed.
As a CT resident, now with an unconstitutional 5-year long gun certificate, it is well determined no one dares arrest anyone under this CT law because that defendant will attain standing. Once there is standing the NRA and other organizations have all their ducks in a row to take this all the way to SCOTUS. The CT law WILL be tossed as clear infringement. The state doesn't dare stir the waters on this one.