Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State

Now  that the full report on the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School finally is exposed to the light of day, interested parties -- including the parents of the school children murdered by Adam Lanza, Connecticut’s General Assembly, which passed an omnibus gun bill without having at its disposal data that might have been shared with legislators, in camera if necessary, disinterested parties who have waited patiently for the release of authorized data before committing themselves to reasonable conclusions concerning measures that should be taken to prevent future Sandy Hooks, and many others touched by the murders of so many innocent children – will be able to turn a page on an event that caught the attention of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, the state’s General Assembly, President of the United States Barack Obama, both houses of the U.S. Congress and even international publications. A little more than a month ago, after having twice postponed a final release of his...