Connecticut Senate passes gun control and budget revision bills after all-night session
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Updated · The Connecticut Mirror · May 6
Connecticut Senate passes gun control and budget revision bills after all-night session
7 articles · Updated · The Connecticut Mirror · May 6
The chamber approved HB 5043 at 7:22am by 22-11 and Senate Bill 477 by 25-11 after Republicans slowed proceedings over a 111-page amendment.
The budget package revises the newly adopted state budget, delays Hartford's revaluation, adds at least $3 million for Shore Line East and addresses Ansonia's troubled $63.6 million fuel-cell project.
The gun bill, proposed by Governor Ned Lamont, bans Glock and other convertible firearms that can be turned into illegal machine guns and now goes to him for signature.
With 'auto sears' already a federal felony, will banning certain pistol models truly impact public safety?
If new 'switch-proof' guns can be defeated, can design-based firearm bans ever truly succeed?