Please Contact the Public Safety and Security Committee!
Senate Bill 903, introduced by State Senators Martin Looney (D-11) and Toni Harp (D-10), will be heard by the Public Safety and Security Committee tomorrow, Thursday, May 17 at 10:00 A.M.
The proposal would make it a crime to fail to report the loss or theft of a firearm to police within 72 hours of when you "discover or should have discovered" the missing firearms, and would also make it illegal to store your firearm in such a manner that would allow it to be stolen. Under SB 903, when a law-abiding citizen reports the loss or theft of a firearm to police, it would immediately trigger an investigation into the manner in which the firearm was stored and expose a gun owner to criminal prosecution. Under the provisions of this bill, the police and prosecutors retain total discretion to determine what constitutes "safe storage."
The problems for law-abiding gun owners who run afoul of the storage provision are compounded when multiple firearms are stolen -- as they now could fit the definition of a gun trafficker according to the language in this bill!
It is imperative that you contact the members of the Public Safety and Security Committee TODAY to strongly encourage them to OPPOSE SB 903!
Senator Andrea L. Stillman (D-20), Co-Chair
(800) 842-1420
Representative Stephen Dargan (D-115), Co-Chair
(860) 240-8585
Representative Tom Reynolds (D-42), Vice Chair
(860) 240-8585
Senator Eileen M. Daily (D-33), Vice Chair
(800) 842-1420
Senator Anthony Guglielmo (R-35)
(860) 684-4164
Representative Raymond Kalinowski (R-100)
(860) 240-8700
Representative Penny Bacchiochi (R-52)
(860) 240-8700
Representative Elizabeth Boukus (D-22)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Charles D. Clemons (D-124)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Christopher Caruso (D-126)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Kevin DelGobbo (R-70)
(800) 842-1423
Representative Louis P. Esposito (D-116)
(860) 240-8586
Representative Ruth C. Fahrbach (R-61)
860-688-0822
Representative Minnie Gonzalez (D-3)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Leonard Greene (R-105)
(800) 842-1423
Representative Ernest Hewett (D-39)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Karen Jarmoc (D-59)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Shawn Johnston (D-51)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Joan Lewis (D-8)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Steven Mikutel (D-45)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Linda Orange (D-48)
(860) 240-8585
Representative Jim Shapiro (D-144)
(860) 240-8531
Representative Kevin Witkos (R-17)
(860) 693-3985
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