Looney & Duff on Supreme Court Deciding to Hear Challenge to Connecticut’s Gun Safety Law

“Connecticut’s assault weapon ban exists because twenty children and six educators were murdered in under five minutes by a man carrying a rifle built for war. We passed this law to keep that weapon off our streets. The Second Circuit upheld it last year because doing so protects public safety without taking away anyone’s right to self-defense.

This case exists because the gun lobby has spent years and millions of dollars trying to put rifles like that one back on shelves, regardless of how many more children, educators, or families pay the price. If the Supreme Court acts in conformity with their solemn oath, they will uphold this statute. We are confident that any fair and responsible appraisal of this law will find that Connecticut acted within its constitutional authority.

— Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) on the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge to Connecticut’s assault weapon ban

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Contact: Kevin Coughlin | 203-710-0193 | kevin.coughlin@cga.ct.gov