Connecticut Legislature Holds Emotional Hearing on Proposed Gun Control Legislation

The Connecticut General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on March 6 on firearms and gun-control legislation that lasted about 12 hours (approximately 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.) and which, at times, got testy and emotional.
Close to 5,000 people submitted written testimony, and more than 150 delivered their remarks in person or through an online video feed.
Individuals primarily speaking for themselves, municipal police chiefs and elected officials, and representatives of gun-control and gun-rights and Second Amendment advocacy groups gave testimony and answered questions.
Gov. Ned Lamont put forth two of the four bills discussed and debated at the hearing….}