State police are dropping a proposal that critics complained would have banned private sales of rifles and shotguns in Connecticut. The short lived recommendation from the Department of Public Safety angered gun owners and organizations that support gun ownership. Despite the welcomed deletion, gun owners and their advocates still strongly oppose remaining provisions of the bill, including ones that would require additional notification for gun shows and reduce the time for reporting handgun sales.
Read Original at: The Republican American (Waterbury, Conn.)