760 A.2d 155 | Conn. Super. Ct. | 1999
The plaintiff, Anthony E. Basilicato, appeals *551
from the denial by the state board of firearms permit examiners (board) of his application for a pistol permit pursuant to General Statutes §
The plaintiff, desiring to carry a pistol, first applied to the chief of police of the town of West Haven pursuant to General Statutes §
Following notice that the chief of police was withholding the permit because of the plaintiff's failure to provide the requested information, the plaintiff appealed to the board, as provided by General Statutes §
The plaintiff in his application to the board again set out his involvement with stress management activities, and the board thereafter held the de novo hearing on *552 August 7, 1996, with the plaintiff presenting his evidence. The board determined that the chief of police appropriately withheld the permit on the basis of the plaintiff's failure to furnish the chief of police with the requested information. The board found that the consideration of an applicant's mental and emotional stability is relevant to determine suitability to possess a pistol permit.
It should be noted that the court's function in determining appeals from administrative agencies is sharply circumscribed. The court does not try the matter de novo. It is not the function of the court to adjudicate questions of fact, nor may it substitute its own conclusions for those of the appeals referee or the board of review. It may go no further than to determine whether said administrative officer or board acted unreasonably, arbitrarily or illegally. Guevara v. Administrator,
As to the plaintiff's claims for damages arising out of the denial of his application, the court notes that under the statutes providing for appeals from administrative agencies, the court's authority is limited solely to the determination of whether the agency lawfully applied the statutes applicable to the agency's action.
The court finds that the record herein supports the conclusion of the board, and the appeal accordingly is dismissed.