Pro-Gun Connecticut Lawmakers Overwhelmed In Anti-Gun Vote

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Yakima Herald-Republic, TJ Mullinax, File

The idea behind our system of government is that we elected people to go and represent us at the various stages of government so our voices can be heard. It doesn’t always work out in our favor, mind you, but it’s nice to know that at least you’re opinions aren’t being dismissed out of hand.

Despite that system being in place in Connecticut, when it comes to gun rights, it might as well not.

Conservative lawmakers who support gun-owner rights showed their numbers in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday and Wednesday, voting against firearms-safety legislation that was overwhelmingly approved.

In votes Tuesday regulating untraceable so-called “ghost” guns, and requiring the safe storage of firearms in the home, conservative Republicans made up the bulk of the opposition. The legislation passed 127-16, and 108-36, respectively.

A third bill was approved Wednesday after a five-and-a-half hour debate. Second Amendment advocates in the House spoke against a measure requiring that firearms be locked when unattended in autos. All three bills head to the Senate.

“I think the ghost gun bill represented a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist,” said veteran Rep. David Labriola, R-Oxford. “I don’t think it …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms