Last week, a year after the
passage of
rushed and poorly drafted gun restrictions in Connecticut, the
organization Connecticut Against Gun Violence issued
a press release celebrating the anniversary and deriding gun
owners for continuing to call for repeal of the law.
Fairfield, CT Last April, following the
senseless slaughter of 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook,
the Connecticut General Assembly took a courageous action. It voted
“yes” in a bipartisan effort to strengthen the state’s gun laws
with common-sense measures that make our communities safer. It did
so while respecting Second Amendment rights, as confirmed by a
federal court decision upholding the constitutionality of the
law.Nonetheless, gun rights activists are holding a rally at the
Capitol on April 5 to protest the law. They are demanding
that the law, which they call “one of the most unconstitutional gun
laws in the nation” be enforced or repealed, warning that
“State-provoked chaos and violence will be required to enforce the
anti-gun laws.”A coalition of state Gun Rights Prevention Groups will
be holding a press conference on Thursday, April 3, at 10:00 am at
the State Capitol, 3rd Floor, Old Judiciary Room. ( See logos below
of participating organizations).
Very quickly, as the reference to the law’s supporters as “a
coalition of state Gun Rights Prevention Groups” drew
notice, a correction
went out over the wire changing the wording to: “A Coalition of
state Gun Violence Prevention Groups.”
Whoops.
But in a year marked by
political turmoil, the
steady migration of firearms companies from Connecticut to
other states, and
massive defiance of the the new gun law, you have to wonder if
a little honesty might have peeked through.
Ultimately, prohibitionists and restrictionists inherently want
to stop us from doing something. If you believe that people have
the right to be free—to act so long as they don’t harm others—then
you better believe that some rights are being prevented. And they
know it.
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