The day after the worst school shooting since Sandy Hook, the inevitable question was posed in Hartford and Washington: Will anything change?
Ethan’s Law
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A CT gun safety measure, Ethan’s Law, is before Congress
Connecticut’s congressional delegation launched a new effort Wednesday to pass a federal version of Ethan’s Law.
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A song, and a bill signing, for Ethan
It wasn’t your typical bill signing. A teenaged voice sang “Rise Up,” a song about overcoming despondency, rising up again and again, in spite of an ache that never leaves.
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‘Ethan’s Law’ wins final passage in Senate
Ethan’s Law was one of three gun bills to win final passage Thursday.
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CT lawmakers introduce ‘Ethan’s Law’ to require safe storage of guns
Named after a Guilford teen who accidentally shot himself at a friend’s home, Ethan’s Law has a good chance in the U.S. House, but not in the Senate.
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On gun control, a mother speaks for a dead son
Connecticut resumed the unending conversation about how firearms can or should be regulated in a nation where the the Supreme Court has ruled gun ownership is a right, though not an absolute one.
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Lawmakers take aim at new and revived gun bills
Connecticut lawmakers are pushing an array of firearm bills that highlight issues regarding gun safety, rights, and reforms.
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Blumenthal, Murphy, introduce federal gun storage bill
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal announces a new federal gun storage bill outside Guilford Town Hall on Friday. A federal gun storage bill being sponsored by Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy would mirror a new state proposal to tighten Connecticut’s own current firearm storage law. At a press conference on Friday amid snow showers, Blumenthal […]
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Advocates place gun storage measure among top legislative priorities
A measure to tighten Connecticut’s firearm storage law is expected to be on a shortlist of gun reform bills tackled in the upcoming legislative session. The proposal will likely come amid advocates’ attempts to shepherd other legislation banning untraceable ghost guns and 3D-printed plastic guns through the legislative process.