Connecticut votes for strictest gun law
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April 5, 2013, Friday
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THE governor of the US state where 20 young children were shot dead at school in December is expected to sign a law putting in place some of the country's strictest gun control laws.
Early yesterday morning, following hours of respectful and at times somber debate, the House and the Senate in Connecticut voted to approve the law. The bill now goes to Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who was expected to sign it by noon yesterday.
The state, where gun manufacturing dates back to the war for independence from England, has wrestled with the issue of gun safety since 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot his way into the school with a high-powered rifle legally purchased by his mother, whom he killed as well. The massacre reignited a national debate on gun control, and US President Barack Obama has made gun safety one of the defining issues of his second term, which started a month after the shooting.
His proposed gun control measures have largely stalled in Congress, however, and Obama has planned a trip to Connecticut on Monday to increase pressure on lawmakers in Washington. Obama visited Colorado on Wednesday and repeated his call for universal background checks for gun buyers.
Early yesterday morning, following hours of respectful and at times somber debate, the House and the Senate in Connecticut voted to approve the law. The bill now goes to Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who was expected to sign it by noon yesterday.
The state, where gun manufacturing dates back to the war for independence from England, has wrestled with the issue of gun safety since 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot his way into the school with a high-powered rifle legally purchased by his mother, whom he killed as well. The massacre reignited a national debate on gun control, and US President Barack Obama has made gun safety one of the defining issues of his second term, which started a month after the shooting.
His proposed gun control measures have largely stalled in Congress, however, and Obama has planned a trip to Connecticut on Monday to increase pressure on lawmakers in Washington. Obama visited Colorado on Wednesday and repeated his call for universal background checks for gun buyers.
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