Connecticut Lawmakers Agree on New Gun Restrictions

By al, April 2, 2013

The Newtown, CT shootings prompted state lawmakers to agree to a new round of restrictions. But the agreement does not include everything that families of Sandy Hook school victims wanted.

The New York Times reports:

“It would require new state-issued eligibility certificates for the purchase of any rifle, shotgun or ammunition; mandate that offenders convicted of any of more than 40 weapons offenses register with the state; require universal background checks for the sale of all firearms; and substantially expand the state’s existing ban on assault weapons.

But the package did not include everything that anti-gun forces had asked for. It includes a ban on the future sale of high-capacity magazines with more than 10 bullets. But despite a dramatic plea on Monday from relatives of 11 of the victims killed at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14, legislative leaders did not include a complete ban on their ownership, although they agreed on new requirements requiring their registration. Legislation passed by New York in January included a ban on the ownership of high-capacity magazines that would go into effect next January.”