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TRACKING THE ISSUES...
March, 2007Approximately 10 bills relating to firearms were proposed in this year's session of the CT General Assembly, most having to due with lost and stolen firearms, but only two bills have made it out of committee:
Since this is a budget year for the general assembly much of the legislative effort is being expending on money issues. If gun control is an issue that you feel strongly about, contact CAGV (Connecticut Against Gun Violence) an organization that deals with issues concerning firearms violence and control.
April, 2006CAGV (CT Against Gun Violence) needs your support to help pass proposed legislation requiring gun owners to report the loss or theft of their firearms! Thanks to the hundreds of people across Connecticut who have contacted their State Senators in support of this very sensible legislation so far, our bill requiring the reporting of lost or stolen weapons passed in the Senate by a 26 to 6 vote. The bill passed as an amendment to SB 105, An Act Prohibiting the Sale of Electronic Defense Weapons. We must now focus our attention on the State Representatives and the Speaker of the House, James Amann. We know that the NRA and other groups who oppose this sensible legislation are scared because they were unable to kill this bill in the Senate so they'll be pulling out all the stops to try to kill it in the House. We cannot let that happen!
July, 2005Your urgent action is needed to help make our communities safer and hold gun manufacturers accountable for their actions. Once again, the gun lobby has returned to Washington DC with another effort at passing an immunity bill that will shield the gun industry from any liability against law suits brought by victims of personal or property damage caused by weapons they create, distribute, or sell. A vote on this bill (S.397 in the U.S. Senate) is imminent and we expect it
to take place early this week. Last year the House passed this bill by a vote of
285 to 140 but we were able to block its passage in the Senate. This year the
gun industry is starting in the Senate and if it passes there it will surely
pass the House. This means we must stop it here and now, before it can get out
of the Senate. This is an extremely important time in our efforts to make our
communities safer and ensure that the gun industry can be held accountable for
their actions. We must let Connecticut's Senators Now is truly the time to act. Our Connecticut Senators, Dodd and Lieberman, have helped to lead the fight to block this unfair legislation in the past and we expect they will do so again this time. But they need to know that their constituents are supporting them because they will certainly be getting a lot of calls from the pro-gun lobby. (See below for a Washington Post editorial about S.397 and what it's effects could be.) Please take a minute of your time to write a letter to Senators Dodd and Lieberman to let them know you oppose the pro-gun lobby's efforts to shield gun manufacturers from being held accountable for their actions. Visit www.cagv.org for a letter template for you to edit with your own thoughts. Or, call Senator Dodd's Washington DC office at (202) 224-2823. Below are some talking points to use in your letters or calls:
This communication is provided to the CT PTA membership by CT Against Gun Violence's Online Action Center. To learn more about this issue and be added to our e-mail list please visit the CT Against Gun Violence website at www.cagv.org or send comments to info@cagv.org.
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