Connecticut: Proposal to ban private sales spiked

[buketduder]

Still got work to do to kill some more parts of this bill..but we can do it..and FYI I do not agree with Robert Crook's statement about Handguns.

http://ccdl.us/

http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2010/02/19/news/local/467738.txt

HARTFORD — State police are dropping a proposal that critics complained would have banned private sales of rifles and shotguns in Connecticut.

The short-lived recommendation from the Department of Public Safety angered gun owners and organizations that support gun ownership.

The commissioner of public safety agreed Thursday to drop the controversial proposal from an omnibus bill that suggested a number of changes to firearms laws.

The decision was announced during a public hearing on the department's legislation before the legislature's Public Safety and Security Committee.

Robert Crook, director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, feared the proposed change would have led to a requirement to register longarms and would lay the groundwork for confiscating rifles and shotguns.

He and others argued the proposal was also misdirected because handguns are the preferred weapon of most criminals.

"We think pistols ought to be strictly controlled, but long guns are not used by criminals," Crook said after the hearing.

Despite the welcomed deletion, gun owners and their advocates still strongly oppose remaining provisions of the bill, including ones that would require additional notification for gun shows and reduce the time for reporting handgun sales.

Gun show promoters must now notify local police departments of the time, place, duration and location of a show within 30 days of the event. The legislation adds the commissioner of public safety.

State law now requires private individuals and retailers to report handgun sales or transfers within 48 hours. The legislation proposed to halve the reporting deadline to 24 hours.

 

[OnTheRoad]

"We think pistols ought to be strictly controlled, but long guns are not used by criminals," Crook said after the hearing.

Fudd. Get your way and see who's next.

 

[Pilgrim]

"We think pistols ought to be strictly controlled, but long guns are not used by criminals," Crook said after the hearing.

so there's no need for an AWB.

 

[Admin]

so there's no need for an AWB.

According to his extremely flawed logic, nope.

 

[LoginName]

so there's no need for an AWB.

According to his extremely flawed logic, nope.

Actually, he is against an AWB...

http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsea...dex\2009&HitCount=0&hits=&hc=0&req=&Item=9841

Steven Loban, Hans D. Justus, Thomas R. Walker, and Robert T. Crook, Director, Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen Opposed the Committee Bill because it prohibited the transfer, sale or receipt of an “assault weapon” by a minor.

State looks to amend gun control law

Congressmen pushing gun control legislation in Washington, D.C. may be locked in an ideological stalemate with no end in sight, but in Connecticut, lawmakers keep throwing the punches.

Connecticut passed a groundbreaking ban on assault weapons eight years ago, establishing Connecticut as a pioneer in gun control. Now, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Democratic legislators think the law needs fixing. Last week, they proposed measures that would close loopholes and usher in a new era of more stringent gun regulation.

"We've seen some improvements as a result [of the 1993 ban]," Blumenthal said, "but there's still an awful lot of work to be done in making guns safer and keeping them out of the hands of criminals and children."

Connecticut legislators want to revisit the ban, now eight years old, which they feel leaves much to be desired.

On the heels of the 1993 ban, which outlawed specific assault weapon models, gun manufacturers designed look-alike weapons with new names but similar functions. The new proposal would define gun restrictions by weapon characteristics, not by name.

Also included in the proposal is a regulation that law enforcement officers have the right to confiscate any kind of gun from anyone under a restraining order. Connecticut passed a similar law in 1999 that allowed police to seize weapons from any person deemed by a judge to be potentially harmful to himself or others.

In addition, Connecticut would conduct safety tests on handguns before they could be sold in the state. The government would also urge law enforcement agencies to purchase weapons that followed a given set of safety guidelines.

Gun rights activists are crying foul.

"Most of it is eyewash for the public," said Bob Crook, executive director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen. "This is a media show. [Lawmakers] like to get a lot of publicity. They like to get their face on TV. This happens every year."

Crook questioned the credentials of those writing the gun control laws, adding that semi-automatic weapons are used recreationally and not just by criminals.

"If you don't know about what you're talking about, you certainly can't write a law about it," Crook added.

Blumenthal scoffed at the idea that assault weapons should be used recreationally.

"The only purpose of assault weapons is to kill or harm other human beings," Blumenthal said. "They have no common recreational or hunting or sporting purpose. [Their] predominant purpose is for criminal misconduct."

But Crook said criminals who want to obtain weapons will find a way to serve their needs -- with or without stricter laws.

Gun control advocates disagree.

"That's a fatalistic argument they use because they don't have any other argument," said Nancy Hwa, spokeswoman for the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, who compared gun control measures to speed limits. "We don't think there's a place in our society for guns that fire hundreds of rounds in a minute. Okay, so you like to shoot them, but that doesn't outweigh public safety. People may want to play with hand grenades, but we don't let them do that."

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2001/02/21/state-looks-to-amend-gun-control-law/

 

[buketduder]

In addition, Connecticut would conduct safety tests on handguns before they could be sold in the state. The government would also urge law enforcement agencies to purchase weapons that followed a given set of safety guidelines.

Our stupid AWB passed with an 18-18 tie vote with the Lt Governor tie breaking.

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/28/nyregion/weapons-ban-is-approved-by-connecticut-senate.html?pagewanted=1


Ya..they tried handgun safety tests and they were mad because people were just buying AK-74's and that there are no "large" capacitiy magazine ban..none of it ever passed..