tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post2776567516218068216..comments2023-10-26T08:02:44.948-04:00Comments on Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State: No More Briefings PleaseDon Pescihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-79362852349667603302013-01-19T18:39:26.100-05:002013-01-19T18:39:26.100-05:00Peter -- see post, "A face in the Crowd."...Peter -- see post, "A face in the Crowd." Lots of people.Don Pescihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167988001948356357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-11433670167350320542013-01-19T17:53:13.694-05:002013-01-19T17:53:13.694-05:00I was very pleased to see the excellent turnout fo...I was very pleased to see the excellent turnout for the anti-anti-gun rally this afternoon up at the Capitol. peter brushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-48480971526006325822013-01-17T09:10:37.244-05:002013-01-17T09:10:37.244-05:00In 2005, our state Supreme Court, in Benjamin v. B...In 2005, our state Supreme Court, in Benjamin v. Bailey, rejected a constitutional challenge to the ban, grounded in Article 1, Sec. 15 of our state constitution. Section 15 provides, “every citizen has a right to bears arms in defense of himself and the state.”<br />http://blog.ctnews.com/meehan/2013/01/17/conn-s-assault-weapon-ban/<br />peter brushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-89040132351727059812013-01-17T08:58:17.673-05:002013-01-17T08:58:17.673-05:00Reports consistently are that the gun used by the ...Reports consistently are that the gun used by the Newtown pervert was a legally purchased "assault weapon."<br />That, despite the fact that Ct. has an assault weapon ban that includes "Bushmaster Auto Rifle" "loopholes" in the law allowed the pervert's mother to possess one. I'd ask Governor Malloy, or other pols concerned about "gun violence" to explain the loopholes. In reading the statutes I'm missing them. (Consider in particular Sec. 53-202a(3).) Do the same loopholes exist in the Feinstein federal assault weapon ban? Has the existing Connecticut ban or the previously existing federal ban ever been litigated with respect to either the Connecticut or the Federal Constitution?<br />----------------------------------<br /><br />Assault Weapons<br /><br />Section 53-202a of the Connecticut General Statutes gives the definition, and an itemized list of what weapons are considered Assault Weapons. <br /><br />Definition. (1) Any selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option of the user or any of the following specified semiautomatic firearms: List of Assault Weapons<br /><br />Who may possess Assault Weapons in Connecticut?<br /><br />Law enforcement and military personnel may possess Assault Weapons in connection with their official duties, and any person who has a Certificate of Possession issued by the Special Licensing and Firearms Unit may possess the Assault Weapon listed on their certificate.<br /><br />Can I get a Certificate of Possession for my Assault Weapon now?<br /><br />No. The only exceptions to this would be a person who has been out of state serving in the military prior to October 1994, or a person who receives an Assault Weapon through bequeath or intestate succession providing the weapon already had a certificate. In these instances, the person has 90 days to register the weapon with the Special Licensing and Firearms Unit<br /><br />I just moved into Connecticut and I possess an Assault Weapon. May I keep the weapon or if not what are my options?<br /><br />Within 90 days of moving to Connecticut, you may sell the weapon to any licensed gun dealer, or you must do one of the following;<br /><br />1) render the weapon permanently inoperable,<br />2) sell it to an out of state dealer,<br />3) relinquish the weapon to a law enforcement agency.<br /><br />If you choose to keep the weapon you risk felony arrest.<br /><br />I never registered my Assault Weapon, What are my options?<br /><br />You can only render it permanently inoperable, or relinquish it to a law enforcement agency.<br /><br />Can Connecticut gun dealers buy or sell Assault Weapons?<br /><br />A licensed gun dealer may purchase any Assault Weapon that has a Certificate of Possession, or any Assault weapon that has been transferred into Connecticut as part of someone’s personal belongings for less than 90 days. The dealer may then sell them to other dealers, law enforcement agencies, or out of state.<br /><br />Can Police Officers buy Assault Weapons?<br /><br />No. Police Departments can buy them and give them to their officers to use, although the individual officers cannot buy Assault Weapons.<br />http://www.ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?a=4213&q=494616peter brushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069955.post-58965933481802633342013-01-16T13:50:22.134-05:002013-01-16T13:50:22.134-05:00Thanks for being one of the few writers asking the...Thanks for being one of the few writers asking these questions Don; In these questions lies the prevention of another Mass murder of this or a similar ilk. What Id like to know is this is MALLOY'S proclamation that her knows all he needs to know about his usual arrogance, or is he implying that he is too emotionally drained" by the events as we saw his uncharacteristic display of emotion at a press release where he addressed these awful crimes? <br /><br />I hate to say it but I think it might be the former, with a little bit of the whole 'I know what the important issue is with these crimes already, and I am already planning on it' ie Stricter gun control" More arrogance, not the issue of Gun control per se but the way he goes about his COMMUNICATION with both the masses the legislature and any entity that he is supposed to work with. Laurel O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237246062714261180noreply@blogger.com