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Gun Reform

Posted inGovernment

One year later: CT advocates laud gun safety law, but ‘we can’t rest’

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen June 22, 2023 @ 5:00 amJune 22, 2023 @ 12:01 am

After the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed last June, CT advocates say conversations are less divisive and lawmakers are more open.

Posted inGovernment

Biden to visit Connecticut for major gun safety summit

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen June 10, 2023 @ 12:27 pmJune 10, 2023 @ 12:27 pm

The president’s trip coincides with The National Safer Communities Summit to mark one year since the passage of the federal gun safety bill.

Posted inGovernment

CT senators push for federal gun violence prevention office

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen March 22, 2023 @ 6:17 pmMarch 22, 2023 @ 6:17 pm

The bill would create a Justice Department office to address gaps in gun violence prevention research and make policy recommendations.

Posted inPolitics

Lamont would toughen Sandy Hook gun law

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 26, 2023 @ 4:59 pmJanuary 26, 2023 @ 5:01 pm

CT Gov. Ned Lamont wants to ban the sale of all firearms to anyone under age 21 and close loopholes that allow the sale of AR-15 variants.

Posted inPolitics

Q&A with Sen. Chris Murphy on Sandy Hook, future of gun reforms

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen December 14, 2022 @ 7:15 amDecember 14, 2022 @ 10:42 am

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.

Posted inPolitics

Ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary, a push for assault weapons ban

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen December 8, 2022 @ 4:50 pmDecember 8, 2022 @ 4:50 pm

Gun violence survivors joined CT politicians to call on the Senate to restore the federal assault weapons ban, which is unlikely to pass.

Posted inSteady Habits

PODCAST: Growing CT’s economy through science and technology

Avatar photo by John Dankosky November 3, 2022 @ 10:52 amNovember 3, 2022 @ 10:52 am

Hear an outstanding panel of thinkers debate how Connecticut should move forward in the post-pandemic economy.

Posted inPolitics

Murphy launching fundraiser to boost gun safety, help Democrats

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen September 30, 2022 @ 7:15 amOctober 12, 2022 @ 10:54 pm

The CT senator wants to ‘defy the odds’ in a midterm year by protecting Democrats’ majorities and creating a path for more gun-related bills.

Posted inGovernment

Murphy, Blumenthal backing bill to ban guns near election sites

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen September 28, 2022 @ 12:32 pmSeptember 28, 2022 @ 12:32 pm

Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal say the legislation will protect voters. It is unclear if Senate Republicans will support it.

Posted inGovernment

Sandy Hook survivors call on Senate to pass assault weapons ban

Avatar photo by Lisa Hagen September 22, 2022 @ 4:57 pmSeptember 23, 2022 @ 10:14 am

Advocates want the Senate to go beyond the new gun safety bill and renew a federal assault weapons ban. But passage remains a challenge.

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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PODCAST: Linda Greenhouse on end of Roe, momentous SCOTUS term

Avatar photo by John Dankosky July 18, 2022 @ 11:21 amJuly 21, 2022 @ 5:32 pm

The Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter discusses the 2021-22 U.S. Supreme Court term, including the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
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‘Wave of new litigation’ in CT possible after Supreme Court gun law ruling

Avatar photo by Dave Altimari June 23, 2022 @ 5:01 pmJuly 6, 2022 @ 3:09 pm

Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling could open the door to challenges in a state that has some of the most restrictive gun policies in the U.S.

Sightlines by Mercy A. Quaye
Posted inOpinion

Actually, this is the perfect time to ‘politicize’ gun violence

Avatar photo by Mercy A. Quaye June 13, 2022 @ 10:42 amJune 14, 2022 @ 11:51 am

At this rate of mass shootings, the United States doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for a lull in the gunfire to talk about gun control.

Posted inPolitics

Murphy, other senators announce bipartisan deal on guns

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 12, 2022 @ 2:02 pmJune 17, 2022 @ 4:16 pm

The law would enhance background checks for buyers under 21 and create a “red flag” tool to allow the seizure of guns from troubled people.

Posted inPolitics

The day after: Will the Texas school shooting shift America’s gun debate?

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 25, 2022 @ 6:45 pmMay 26, 2022 @ 3:48 pm

The day after the worst school shooting since Sandy Hook, the inevitable question was posed in Hartford and Washington: Will anything change?

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