Why Won't New Weapons-Offender Registry Be Open To Public?

Hart\ford Courant ^ | April 6, 2013 | JON LENDER

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Connecticut legislators say a key provision that sets their tough new gun-control law apart from other states' measures is its first-in-the-nation "dangerous weapon offender registry" — which will list the names and addresses of those convicted of weapons-related offenses for five years after their release from prison.

But while the weapons-offender registry sounds similar to online sex-offender registries around the country that are open to the public, there's a big difference: This one would be off-limits to regular citizens. It is intended only for the eyes of law-enforcement personnel.

So here's a question: If state officials say Jack and Jill Citizen should have the ability to find out online if a sex offender lives in their subdivision, why shouldn't they be able to find out if one of their neighbors went to jail for shooting somebody

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**weapons-offender registry, which showed up in the bipartisan gun bill after being negotiated in secret by Democratic and Republican legislative leaders**

What color is tyranny? I want to paint the capitol.

Anyone in Hartford notice that the state will release a felon for *time served* and we no longer have a death penalty?

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This state blows!

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I’m waiting for the litigations to start....makin’ popcorn.

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Maybe there’s another agenda.

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Only one I can think of....

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Connecticut legislators say a key provision that sets their tough new gun-control law apart from other states' measures is its first-in-the-nation "dangerous weapon offender registry"

The whole state doesn't have enough jail cells to house all the people who don't comply. WHAT A BUNCH OF BOOBS!!

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I’m tellin’ ya....we’ll all qualify for early release with the rest of the felons Malloy let out.

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Connecticut legislators say a key provision that sets their tough new gun-control law apart from other states' measures is its first-in-the-nation "dangerous weapon offender registry"

These people are lying. Every state already has this. It's called a police record. I guarantee there is a record in every state that has the illegal use of guns as part of it.

CT sucks. I want out.

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A star of David?

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They’ve already started

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How about an election-fraud offender registry?

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A registry for state legislators, not in compliance with the law....................forget it.........it’s *ALL* of ‘em.

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Yes.

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Any linkage to that?

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Sounds as if they plan to use this registry to make a permanent record of kids caught with cap-guns and water-guns. Remember ounce it's in the computer it's permanent just like those temporary background checks."Firefly" reference "You can't stop the signal"

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Just heard it from the folks at Ct Citizens Defense League.

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Do you mean the email about *the boycott of anti-gun states*?

That’s hardly a court challenge, which was my reference. ;)

CCDL is taking a step from Ronnie Barrett. http://barrett.net/news/11

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Hmmm, yeah I think I might be. Sorry. They’re coming, though.