After weeks of negotiations in the wake of last December’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, state lawmakers have agreed to a framework for a series of new gun control measures, CT News Junkie reported Monday (April 1).
Under the proposal, nobody will lose their right to own a gun, according House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero, a Norwalk Republican.
But they will have to register their firearms and get a background check if they want to purchase ammunition. The proposed bill also adds about 100 more weapons to Connecticut’s assault weapons ban, which currently includes 66 models.
The legislation also bans the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines. The legislation allows residents who already own the magazines to keep them, so long as they register them with the State Police by Jan. 1, 2014. Under the bill, possession of an unregistered high-capacity magazine will be considered a Class D felony.
