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Gun ownership is growing in particular among women and African-Americans. It s really a cross section of society. It s not that gun owners are this or that, gun owners are everybody right now,” Holly Sullivan, president of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, said.
Sullivan said membership in her organization is up 20% over last year.
The NSSF said more than half the firearms purchased in 2020 were small handguns used for self-defense. They first saw sales start to increase back in March when the first COVID lockdowns were put into place. That continued into May with the killing of George Floyd.
Gun sales among African-Americans went up 58% from 2019.
Sandy Hook families hope for change to gun control laws with Democrats in charge
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 15, 2021, 6:23pm EST
Families in Sandy Hook say having the Democrats take control of Congress Wednesday could be a game-changer for gun control laws.
Twenty children were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Mark Barden, whose 7-year-old son Daniel was among the victims, is the co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise.
Barden convinced lawmakers to pass sweeping gun control laws that include a ban on AR-15 rifles and bump stocks. Connecticut also limits magazine sizes and requires a background check for all gun sales. However, all of those measures failed in Congress.
Dan Haar: Gun culture, if not guns, fueled U.S. Capitol siege
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A pro-Trump mob gathers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.Jon Cherry /Getty Images / TNSShow MoreShow Less
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Insurgents enter the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Congress held a joint session Wednesday to ratify President-elect Joe Biden s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images / Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
Legitimacy of guns called into question as an investigation into deadly police shooting in Hartford continues
The shooting happened on December 26 in the area of Gilman Street. The suspect was identified as Shamar Ogman. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 10:09 PM EST December 30, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. While calling for transparency, no agencies involved in Saturday’s deadly police-involved shooting in Hartford will clarify a key question. Were the guns real?
On Wednesday, we learned the suspect who was killed, Shamar Ogman, lived on Gilman Street where the incident occurred. He has a lengthy criminal history. Most recently he was arrested by the Meriden Police Department on December 15th on charges ranging from criminal possession of a firearm to carrying a pistol without a permit.