CCDL Response to Mayor Boughton Gubernatorial Exploratory Committee

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Groton, CT –-(Ammoland.com)- The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (The state’s largest gun rights organization) release the following statement after Danbury mayor Mark Boughton announced the creation of an exploratory committee for the governor’s seat in 2018.

Statement from CCDL President Scott Wilson:

“Mark Boughton was a member of the gun control group ‘Mayors Against Illegal Guns’. The Mayor also made several public statements about recently passed anti-gun laws that were very troubling to gun owners in Connecticut”

Mayor Boughton did finally severe his affiliation with MAIG towards the end of his last gubernatorial campaign because his being associated with gun control hurt his campaign. As far as CCDL can tell, there has been no outreach or attempt by the mayor to mend any fences. We must assume his position hasn’t changed in the last few years.

We hope that the mayor of Danbury is aware that gun owners do vote, and they do not forget.”

Wilson also stated:

“It would be an extremely difficult hurdle for any candidate to overcome a prior platform position that included gun control in a statewide …Read the Rest

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