During a Judiciary Committee hearing held by video conference, supporters of the bill said it would save more lives and avoid cases where families seek law enforcement help but police do not act. Opponents said it would open the door for gun seizures to be ordered based on the word of people with an ax to grind, including spurned lovers, and without the law enforcement investigation required under the current law.
Several people who testified told stories of loved ones dying from gun violence.
Jennifer Lawlor, of Bethel, said her 25-year-old daughter, Emily Todd, was shot to death in 2018 by a man she had known for only 18 days, after having told a Bridgeport police dispatcher during a 911 call a week earlier that he was threatening to kill himself and she believed he had a gun.
A proposal to expand Connecticut s gun seizure law to allow relatives and medical professionals to ask judges to order people s guns to be taken away from
State lawmakers debated two key bills on guns Friday on both ends of the spectrum of the Second Amendment. One bill called for making it easier to take firearms away from troubled gun owners and another would make it legal for civilians to gain access to stun guns and Tasers that are currently largely reserved for law enforcement.
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