Connecticut Set to Confiscate Guns for Temporary Restraining Orders

By Robert Farago

“By a surprisingly strong vote,” ctmirror.org reports, “the House of Representatives overcame tenacious opposition from conservatives Wednesday night to pass a bill requiring gun owners to surrender their firearms within 24 hours of being served with a temporary restraining order in domestic violence cases.” And so Connecticut gun owners are set to lose their Sixth Amendment right to confront their accusers. Not to mention the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. Check out what a Republican — one of 21 who voted for the bill — had to say about that . . .

“It’s a small price to pay for the precious lives we might save,” said Rep. Mitch Bolinsky, R-Newtown. Yup, a Republican. In other words, the court will be removing Constitution State residents’ civil rights with no guaranteed benefit. At least one other CT Republican understands the concept:

Republicans Rob C. Sampson of Wolcott and Doug Dubitsky of Chaplin led the opposition, arguing against singling out firearms among other weapons and complaining that even temporary confiscation was a violation of due process and Second Amendment rights.

“We’re decimating the rights of our citizens,” Sampson said.

Needless to say, the Nutmeg State Dems were not impressed.

Rep. William …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns