Posted on 10/25/2001 6:37:55 AM PDT by WindMinstrel
HARTFORD, Oct. 25 - Two top Democrats in the state Legislature are citing the threat of terrorism in reviving their push for a controversial new gun control law.
State Rep. Michael Lawlor (D-East Haven), co-chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Senate Majority Leader George Jepsen (D-Stamford), on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to ban or strictly regulate long-range .50-caliber rifles in the state. They point to a report that says those weapons are a favorite of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network and other terrorist groups.
"In light of September 11th, we're going to be looking at ways to minimize the risk of domestic terrorism," said Jepsen, considered a top contender to be the Democrats nominee for governor. Part of that is "taking a hard look at which weapons are inherently dangerous. Certainly, .50-caliber guns would seem to fit on that list."
Robert Crook, a lobbyist for the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, accused the two lawmakers of political posturing during a time of heightened public anxiety. "If you're going to propose legislation, let's have a problem before we come up with a solution," Crook said. "There is no problem. We don't have criminals lugging around 35-pound guns."
The two lawmakers were forced to drop a similar proposal during the last legislative session to forge a compromise on other gun-control measures.
Lawlor, who noted that no state has banned the .50-caliber weapons, said he favors legislation that would require, at a minimum, that people who purchase those weapons pass criminal background checks and register the guns. Rifles are regulated more loosely than either handguns or machine guns; they don't have to be reported to the state, and in many cases, no background check is required, he said.
Lawlor and Jepsen said the .50-caliber weapons are powerful enough to knock down helicopters and airplanes.
Finger nail files, banned.
VHS boxes with images of guns on the cover, banned.
The book, "To Hell and Back," by Audie Murphy, banned.
U.S. Flag, banned.
Zero Tolerance, OK'd by Ministry of State Security and the National Education Assc.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
Now, now...there was a perfectly good explanation for that ban...they were afraid someone would knit an Afghan....
LOL! This sure rings a bell. During the "assault rifle"
furor, how often did we hear the phrase "favorite
weapon of gangs and drug dealers". Of course, the
statistics totally disprove this, but that never
stops the gun grabbers from spewing their lies
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Michael Lawlor
Serving the 99th Assembly District
Legislative Office Building, Room 2500
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
(860) 240-0530
1-800-842-8267
MLawlor99@juno.com
Senator George C. Jepsen, 27th District
Majority Leader
Room 3300, Legislative Office Bldg.,
Htfd., CT 06106
Email: Jepsen@senatedems.state.ct.us
Executive Aide: Kevin Graff, (860) 240-0375 or 1-800-842-1420
Legislative Aide: Katie Zito, (860) 240-8620 or 1-800-842-1420
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