A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk
was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state’s most wide-ranging gun legislation since the laws that followed the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.
Among other things, the changes would ban openly carrying firearms and prohibit selling more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions for instructors and others. The measure passed the Senate 24-11, following a 96-51 House vote last week. Democrats control both chambers.Nearly half the states have passed legislation addressing guns or school safety this year, but the measuresDemocratic-led states have enacted new laws to restrict semiautomatic weapons and expand background checks and waiting periods to buy guns. Republican-controlled states have backed the right to carry concealed guns without permits or for trained staffers to bring guns to school.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bear Euthanized After Breaking Into Connecticut HomeA mama bear was euthanized after breaking into a Bloomfield home Wednesday evening. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they were called to a home in Bloomfield at about 5 p.m. after a bear had reportedly got inside through a screen door while two people were home. Officials said the bear left the home before EnCon Police…
Read more »
Woman Killed in Targeted Shooting in Connecticut: PoliceA woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting in Hartford Thursday night and police believe the woman was targeted. The woman, 31-year-old Shadarean Ellison, Hartford, was standing on the sidewalk in the area of 184 Westland St. with a group of people when the gunman walked up to her and shot her several times, according to…
Read more »
Six Injured in Partial Building Collapse in ConnecticutSix people are injured after a building that is under construction on Lafayette Street in New Haven partially collapsed Friday. Two of the injured people are in critical condition. Rick Fontana, New Haven’s director of emergency operations, said six people are injured and two are in critical condition. There are no fatalities. Five people were trapped and four have been…
Read more »
New Heat Health Alerts Are Coming To England This Summer – Here's How To Sign UpUsers will now be able see what kind of impacts the extreme weather will bring.
Read more »
DeAndre Hopkins long shot to sign with Bills: SourceDeAndre Hopkins probably isn’t joining the Buffalo Bills. Three executives around the NFL, some with direct knowledge of what he wants in his next contract, inform The Athletic the Bills simply don’t have enough salary-cap room to accommodate the terms.
Read more »
Yankuba Minteh set to sign for Newcastle United with medical booked - ReportOdense Boldklub release statement saying transfer close - Yankuba Minteh set to sign for Newcastle United with medical booked.
Read more »