Connecticut: Several Gun Bills Pass Favorably Out of Joint Committee

Dear [Lawmaker],

As a fellow resident of Connecticut and your constituent, I urge you to OPPOSE HB 7042 and to SUPPORT HB 7194 when they arrive on the floor.

HB 7042 would allow civil causes of action to be brought against firearm industry members who allegedly fail to establish, implement, or enforce “reasonable controls,” as defined by the bill. The law has the potential to bankrupt local firearm industry members through a litany of lawsuits, inflating business costs in such a fashion that it severely limits opportunities for gun owners to lawfully purchase firearms, ammunition, and components.

House Bill 7194 would clarify the provisions concerning the discharge of firearms in the case of self-defense or in lawful defense of another person, and further, it would allow the legal transfer of so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines between people who already legally possess such firearms or magazines.

Again, I urge you to OPPPOSE HB 7042 and to SUPPORT HB 7194 when they arrive on the floor.

Thank you for all that you do for our state.

Sincerely,
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