Seriously. This is getting outta hand.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-malloy-guns-plan-0222-20130221,0,366674.story
Cliffs notes:
Governor Malloy has put out his proposed list of gun control laws he wants to ram through before,
His proposed legislation includes the following:
1)
Now, these are just his proposals. Not actual law. BUT it's what he is going to try to cram through, and so far he has met with very little resistance.
Considering that we are nestled right in the middle of New York, New Joisy, and Massachusetts, CT has had relatively good (aka relaxed) gun laws. It's one of the reasons I chose to plant my roots here when I had the chance (I was born and raised here but didn't leave when I could have). But the fact that the Sandy Hook shooting happened here in CT has totally changed the tune of our state. Not that it was ever GREAT for gun owners, but it was always certainly quite tolerable.
I saw it coming, but there's nothing like just seeing it written out in a local CT paper. I'm really ticked off. Doing all I can to write, and call everyone who matters. This is an inexcusable situation.
***all quotes taken directly from article in Hartford Courant to which I have linked.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-malloy-guns-plan-0222-20130221,0,366674.story
Cliffs notes:
Governor Malloy has put out his proposed list of gun control laws he wants to ram through before,
" I'll interpret that for those who don't know how to speak fluent politician. What he said in layman's terms is,"we run a risk of letting this crticial moment in history pass us by.
"Everyone is all riled up over the tragedy here in CT. before everyone stops crying and starts thinking logically, I want to get some illogical and unconstitutional legislation passed."
His proposed legislation includes the following:
1)
2)Ban magazines of over 10 rounds...On magazines, gun owners would have until Oct. 1 to sell out of state or turn in to police the magazines they currently own.
3)closing the "gun show loophole" by mandating that anyone buying from a private seller supply proof they have undergone a federal background check, which can be obtained from a federally licensed firearm dealer.
4)The governor would expand the definition of an assault weapon by reducing the number of "military-style features" to one, down from four.
5)Malloy's expanded ban would contain a "grandfather" provision enabling people who legally purchased assault weapons prior to the new law to keep them, but only after a new permitting process that the governor's communications director, Andrew Doba, said would be "intensive" and would require owners to undergo training. If an owner wanted to sell such a weapon, it would have to be out of state.
The governor would require background checks "prior to the transfer of any firearm in any circumstance" ...That would include guns bought at a gun show or in a private sale.
Now, these are just his proposals. Not actual law. BUT it's what he is going to try to cram through, and so far he has met with very little resistance.
Considering that we are nestled right in the middle of New York, New Joisy, and Massachusetts, CT has had relatively good (aka relaxed) gun laws. It's one of the reasons I chose to plant my roots here when I had the chance (I was born and raised here but didn't leave when I could have). But the fact that the Sandy Hook shooting happened here in CT has totally changed the tune of our state. Not that it was ever GREAT for gun owners, but it was always certainly quite tolerable.
I saw it coming, but there's nothing like just seeing it written out in a local CT paper. I'm really ticked off. Doing all I can to write, and call everyone who matters. This is an inexcusable situation.
***all quotes taken directly from article in Hartford Courant to which I have linked.
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