Murphy reflects on 10 years since Sandy Hook, the gun safety bill he championed and the push to pass more reforms in a gridlocked Congress.
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Ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary, a push for assault weapons ban
Gun violence survivors joined CT politicians to call on the Senate to restore the federal assault weapons ban, which is unlikely to pass.
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Sandy Hook survivors call on Senate to pass assault weapons ban
Advocates want the Senate to go beyond the new gun safety bill and renew a federal assault weapons ban. But passage remains a challenge.
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In the wake of yet another mass shooting, Blumenthal says, ‘This time feels different.”
Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said Connecticut’s gun safety measures are working but federal action is needed.
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Blumenthal, Murphy pin hopes on gun control ‘movement’ as gun bills stall in Congress
‘If Republicans aren’t interested in saving public lives they should be interested in saving their own political lives,” Murphy said.
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Murphy says gun deal is possible, despite impeachment and attacks by Trump
Murphy said the White House reached out to him to discuss a new gun background check bill hours after House Democrats announced an impeachment inquiry into the president.
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House panel to cut recess short to take up gun bills
A federal “red flag” bill and another outlawing high-capacity magazines are among the bills to be considered by the House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 4.
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For the first time, Dems running for White House make guns a big issue
For years, Democrats running for the White House have avoided talking about gun control. Not anymore.
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After Trump endorses gun measures, Senate Dems propose a bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will push for tighter background checks and new protective orders, modeled after a program that Connecticut has had in place since 1999, to disarm dangerous individuals.
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Another mass shooting? CT lawmakers say don’t expect Congress to act
WASHINGTON – Once again there’s been a mass shooting, at another school no less, and Washington once again has become the center of the debate on how to respond to these continuing massacres. But few expect any action.
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CT lawmakers hope Orlando is a ‘tipping point’ on gun control
WASHINGTON — Gun control advocates in Congress, with Connecticut’s lawmakers taking a lead, are hoping the massacre in Orlando is a “tipping point” that overcomes the deep resistance in Congress to strengthening the nation’s federal gun law. Political points may be scored, but it’s not likely Congress will budge.
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After Orlando shooting, lawmakers renew push for gun reform
Less than 36 hours after a shooting at an Orlando nightclub left 50 people dead and more than 50 others injured, three Connecticut lawmakers renewed their calls for federal action to combat gun violence, including increased background checks, a ban on the sale of assault weapons and a ban on the purchase of any weapons while on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist.