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Quinnipiac Poll Shows Broad Support For Gun Controls

The poll by Quinnipiac University shows voters support a ban on assault weapons and that even…

Top News March 7, 2013 at 11:00 am

CT Lawmaker Adamant About Gun Law Changes [Video]

In Newtown, Chris Murphy speaks about the NRA, gun control and the mental health care system.

Top News January 15, 2013 at 10:48 am

VIDEO: Thousands ‘March for Change’ to Connecticut’s Gun…

As Thousands rallied at the state Capitol in Hartford for tougher gun laws, Patch was on hand…

Top News February 15, 2013 at 10:45 am

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Malloy: Banning Some Weapons Won't Hurt Connecticut Gun…

The governor says state weapon manufacturers sell most of their products out of state anyway.

Government March 15, 2013 at 10:01 am

Newtown Victim's Mother Wants Say in Gun Control Debate

The mother of a Sandy Hook Elementary School student who was killed on Dec. 14 will discuss…

Top News January 11, 2013 at 03:38 pm

Gun-Rights Advocates: 'We Will Not Comply'

That's what one sign reportedly said at a gun-rights rally at the State Capitol in Hartford…

Top News March 12, 2013 at 09:15 am

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Report: Some Fear Gun Seizure Requests Will Spike After…

The New Haven Register takes a close look at Connecticut's gun seizure law formed in 1999.

Government January 9, 2013 at 10:43 am

Himes: 'No Civilian Needs a Gun With A Magazine that Holds…

Oxford's representative in the U.S. Congress issued a statement Tuesday about gun control…

Government February 27, 2013 at 01:14 am

Retired Trooper Questions Malloy About Guns [Video]

The trooper says he doesn't like that law enforcement would be allowed to carry more…

Government May 7, 2013 at 03:57 pm

U.S. Rep. John Larson Calls For Gun Control Talks

In a statement issued this weekend Connecticut's First District Democrat said "politics be…

Police & Fire December 18, 2012 at 04:23 pm

Let CT's Gun Control Debate Begin: Part II

Last week’s Patch Back on gun control made fodder for several well-reasoned online debates…

Government January 23, 2013 at 04:17 pm

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President Obama to Speak About Gun Control in West Hartford

A University of Hartford official confirmed that President Obama will speak there on Monday,…

Top News April 3, 2013 at 10:06 am

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Gun Manufacturer Plans to Leave Connecticut

PTR Industries, which makes a semi-automatic rifle, said the recent passage of gun control…

Business April 11, 2013 at 10:08 am

Connecticut Reaction to Obama Gun Control Proposals

The president unveiled a sweeping number of proposals Wednesday designed to curb gun violence.…

Top News January 16, 2013 at 06:22 pm

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Does America Need More Gun Control? [Poll]

In the wake of the movie theater massacre in Colorado which left 12 people dead, New York City…

Top News July 23, 2012 at 08:42 pm

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Malloy Unveils Gun Safety Measures

The governor wants to ban large capacity magazines for guns, implement universal and…

Government February 22, 2013 at 10:24 am

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VIDEO: Biden Honors Newtown Victims, Calls for Tighter Gun…

In an impassioned speech at a Connecticut university on Thursday, Feb. 21 2013 Vice President…

Government February 21, 2013 at 10:43 pm

Ammunition-Control Legislation Introduced in Connecticut…

In the wake of the Newtown shootings the first of what is likely to be numerous gun-related…

Government January 5, 2013 at 10:58 am

Let the Gun Control Debate Begin

Governor Malloy’s State of the State address, the appointment of the Sandy Hook commission and…

Government January 16, 2013 at 10:54 am

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Gun Hearing Shaping Up to Be Showdown

Organizations and individuals on both sides of the gun control debate are rallying to have…

Top News January 28, 2013 at 09:54 am

Letter to the Editor: The Wrong Vote

Oxford man takes issue with his representatives 'no' votes on gun laws.

Government May 7, 2013 at 05:04 pm

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Congresswoman Esty to Serve on Gun Violence Prevention Task…

"We can’t allow the loss of innocent life we saw in Newtown to happen again," Congresswoman…

Government January 5, 2013 at 11:14 pm

Parents Call for Tighter Gun Laws in Tense Hearing

Two sides clashed in Hartford Monday as parents of those lost in the Dec. 14 shooting, as…

Government January 28, 2013 at 11:02 pm

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Team 26 Embarks on 400-Mile Bike Trek to DC

The 26 bicyclists are championing the cause of common-sense gun control.

Top News March 11, 2013 at 09:53 am

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Obama Appoints Biden to Oversee Newtown Policy Response

"We're going to be serious about making sure that something like Newtown never happens again,”…

Government December 23, 2012 at 11:19 am

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Bearing Witness at the Gun Violence Hearing

Advocating on the side of stricter gun laws, “Patch In” columnist Heather Borden Herve…

Top News January 30, 2013 at 10:59 am

Ending Gun Violence for All

Patch Back's Lisa Bigelow wonders, will the results of Connecticut's gun control legislative…

Top News January 30, 2013 at 10:46 am

Murphy to Fox Sports: Cancel Coverage of NASCAR Race

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy has asked Fox Sports not to broadcast a NASCAR race because the…

Government April 12, 2013 at 03:40 am

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Can Connecticut Enact Rational Gun Control Legislation?

Patch Back columnist Lisa Bigelow spoke with State Representative Gail Lavielle about the…

Top News January 12, 2013 at 10:56 am