Sen Winfield, Rep Stafstrom, Distinguished Members of the Judiciary Committee: Vote yes for H.B. 5227, which prevents local preemption for firearms laws in the State. Once granted a permit (after a full background check), the right to carry is for all Connecticut guaranteed by State Law and the State Constitution. This is too important to leave to the whims and vagaries of patchwork decisions of towns. Vote yes for: H.B....

Senator Winfield, Representative Stafstrom, and distinguished members of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary: My name is [YOUR NAME], I am from [TOWN].  I am testifying today in support of; S.B. 940 AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PERSONS TO CARRY HANDGUNS IN STATE PARKS AND STATE FORESTS. H.B. 5227 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS BY MUNICIPALITIES. H.B. 5870 AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSFER OF ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES....

Senator Winfield, Representative Stafstrom, and distinguished Committee members: My name is [your name], I am from [town you reside] and I’m a law-abiding citizen. I’m in favor of H.B. 5227 An Act Concerning Regulation of Firearms by Municipalities, preventing confusion as I travel about my home State. As a law-abiding citizen, I don’t want to accidently place my permit and freedom at risk, and keeping track of 169 local rules...

Oppose; S.B. 60, H.B. 7219, H.B. 7223 Support; S.B. 940, H.B. 5227, H.B. 5870 Judiciary Committee Members, Imagine, if you would, a State where each and every Town or City had its own currency.  A Hartford Dollars would be good in Bridgeport, but not in Westport. A Bethel Buck would be banned in Hartford. Makes no sense, does it? Yet, Firearms laws can be just as confusing when left to...

Support AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PERSONS TO CARRY HANDGUNS IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. Oppose AN ACT CONCERNING GHOST GUNS Members of the Judiciary Committee, The unique factor with state parks is that they are generally spread out over large geographic areas, and typically have little to no armed law enforcement presence. Personal attacks on people frequenting state parks cannot be curtailed by unarmed park employees. Since legal firearms carry...

Sen. Winfield, Rep. Stafstrom, and Members of the Judiciary Committee: My name is [YOUR NAME], I am from [YOUR TOWN], I’m asking that you not support any further restrictions on the law-abiding citizens. Connecticut gun owners are once again the target of more restrictions. Please vote: NO on S.B. No. 60 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESENTATION OF A CARRY PERMIT. Don’t allow a “Stop and Frisk” law in Connecticut. Currently,...

Members and 2nd Amendment supporters are needed participate at the Judiciary Committee Public Hearing on March 11th, 2019 at 10 A.M. in Room 2C at the Legislative Office Building (LOB), 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT. This is a grassroots effort to have our voice heard. It’s important to show lawmakers we are here and staying vigilant about protecting our rights. We anticipate this hearing to last all day and into...

Vote favorable on; S.B. No. 940, H.B. No. 5227, H.B. No. 5870 Vote unfavorable on; S.B. No. 60, H.B. No. 7219, H.B. No. 7223 Offer substitute language H.B. No. 7218 Distinguished Members of the Judiciary Committee, I’m a resident of Connecticut, I’m opposed to more restriction on law-abiding citizens. Enforce the current laws and stop making more restrictions on the most lawful group of citizens. I ask the committee to...

Senator Winfield, Representative Stafstrom, and Distinguished Members of the Judiciary Committee: Oppose An Act Concerning Ghost Guns.  Please don’t fall victim to clever terms. Firearms didn’t require serial numbers until after 1968. The proponents of this bill will say criminals are making “assault” or “military” weapons at home. This is already against Connecticut law.  Oppose S.B. 60 An Act Concerning The Presentation Of A Carry Permit.  This is a bill...

OPPOSE R.B. 6355 AN ACT CONCERNING RISK PROTECTION ORDERS OR WARRANTS. To: Judiciary Committee Members; Any bill that will allow a judge to hear only one side of a case will only produce a high rate of abuse. Do not take away constitutional rights based on one sided case.  Keep the requirement two officers must investigate. Meanwhile, help the law-abiding people of Connecticut by SUPPORTING the right to self-protection.  I...