Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Gun groups sue to block new Connecticut gun law

By Richard Weizel
MILFORD, Connecticut | Thu May 23, 2013 4:20pm EDT

(Reuters) - Leaders of Connecticut gun advocacy groups said on Thursday they had sued to knock down a strict new gun-control law passed in April because they believed the measure would not improve public safety.

In the wake of the December massacre of 26 people at an elementary school by a gunman, Connecticut adopted a tough new gun law banning sales of the sort of high-capacity ammunition clips used in that attack as well as expanding the range of weapons covered by the state's assault-weapons ban.

The Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, one of the groups that brought the lawsuit, argued that the law violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects the right to bear arms, and that it would not have stopped the brazen attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. Of course it would not have stopped the Sandy Hook attack. But that's not the point.

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2. To me the law is a lot like banning high powered Corvettes and Mustangs ...

and any vehicle with a large gas tank because speeders cause too many accidents. Eliminating any car that looks like a racing car and any engine with a horse power rating of over 400 hp combined with causing owners to stop more often to gas up their vehicle may feel good but will do little good to curb those who violate the speed limit.

A criminal doesn't need a evil looking semi auto firearm with a 15, 20 or 100 round magazine to commit a crime with a firearm and neither does a person wishing to kill a lot of innocent people in a massacre.

In my opinion the better solution is to better enforce existing laws and punish those who break them. Couple that with some well thought out improvements to the NICS background check system and increased penalties for the straw purchase and smuggling of firearms and we might see a true drop in violent crime caused by firearms.

Still this is a decision made by elected politicians at the state level. If it passes judicial review and the voters of Connecticut agree with it, I see no problem. If the majority of voters in that state disagree with the law, they can elect new representatives and overthrown it. That's fair.