RESPONSE BRIEF FILEDThursday, 5/23/24 Connecticut Citizens Defense League filed a Response Brief in the Grant v. Lamont case. This brief is asking the court to reconsider our preliminary injunction that was denied by Judge Arterton prior to her retirement. If successful, injunctive relief could halt the CT Assault Weapons Ban while the case is in court. The Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban is an unjust restriction of our 2A rights under...

Sine Die! CT Legislative Session 2024 Comes to an End As of Wednesday, 5/8/24 the Connecticut Legislative Session of 2024 has come to a close. Thanks to the work of CCDL members and our stalwart pro-2A legislators, we were able to hold the line during this session. Here's the recap... H.B. 5114: The 2024 Ammo Tax - DEFEATED Proposed 11%  ADDITIONAL tax on ammunition sales. 1,500+ emails submitted by CCDL...

In addition to working just a FEW hours on a campaign, you need to ask EVERY gun owner that you know if they are even REGISTERED to vote!  An embarrassing number aren’t.  You can’t complain if you aren’t even registered to vote! As usual, CCDL (Connecticut Citizens Defense League) makes it easy!

Official 2023 AWB Registration Thread! By Matthew Strasser With the deadline approaching for registration, I thought it would be best to centralize all questions and comments regarding the registration aspect of HB6667. “How do I register my other?” The steps are relatively straight forward • Create an online account with SLFU • Print and fill out a DPS-414-C form. You can fingerprint yourself. • Upload completed DPS-414-C with either an...

Polling Places to be Gun Free Zones! Second Action Needed! HB5448 - AN ACT CONCERNING SECURITY OF CERTAIN ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTIONS-RELATED LOCATIONS   Not to the surprise of any of us, but anti-gun politicians have PASSED HB5448 from the Government Administration and Elections Committee and it is ON ITS WAY to the Judiciary Committee, where we have a REAL CHANCE at STOPPING this law. Timing is crucial here and...

Today, CCDL and Second Amendment Foundation filed an opening brief to Judge Arterton's denial of our preliminary injunction filed in June of 2023. We are hopeful that this decision will be overturned with this filing. Our motion for preliminary injunction would provide relief to all law-abiding gunowners affected by the Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban, and Lamont's H.B. 6667 (P.A. 23-53). Read the full appeal below!