There were 76 homicides by firearms in Connecticut in 2007. Here is a list of victims. Our sympathy goes out to all their loved ones. Atryal Womack, 18........Lumnije Dermaku, 31........Bashkim Emini, 36........Mehrdad Moussavian, 37........William Donald, 36........Leroy Brown, 32........Deanna Pugh, 45........Janice Brown, 49........Kenneth Brown, 53........Martha Brown, 80........Marzena Ladziejewska, 29........Urszula Winiarski, 50........Sergio Jaquez, 20........Javed Akhtar, 32........Edgar Sanchez Jr, 22........Joshua McClelland, 18........Melvin Burke, 42........Juan Marcano, 24........Corey Forrest, 22........Julius Sockwell, 19........Terrence Driffin, 23........Ricardo Beamon, 28........Julian Ellis, 17........Aaron Talley, 33........Tyler Coward, 18........Angel Rovira, 30........Lester Holmes, 26........Asher Glace, 21........Marc Morgan, 18........Maria Garzon Arenas, 40........Delano Gray, 22........Filiberto Meza Morales, 36........Vernell Marshall, 23........Eric Moore, 37........Hector Diaz, 26........Xion Davidson, 16........Kent McLaurin, 19........Tony Simons, 37........Hector Salvania, 33........Ralph Colon, 56........Maurice Allen, 21........Jennifer Magnano, 42........Jepther White, 24........Kirk Taylor, 48........Edgardo Difre, 19........Keron Robinson, 23........Garrett Smith, 38........Sherwin Venable, 41........Miguel Vazquez, 50........Rontiesha Carroll, 20........Jared Silva, 46........Vincent Jones, 24........Jose A. Rivera, 19........Jorge Rivera, 20........Samuel L. Alexander, 59........Jessica Rodriguez, 21........Thomas Jefferson, 40........Gerard Chapdelaine, 39........Lorna Coley, 47........Efrain Rodriguez, 30........Jonathan Arroyo, 25........Steven Williams, 37........Eric Couvertier, 24........Luis Fernandez, 38........Yaritzi Myers, 27........Gregory L. Rowell, 22........Jeremiah Johnson, 32........Trevon Mauldin, 22........Moh'd Al-Sadouni, 26........Oshane Green, 18........Larry Paulk, 51........Thomas Szadkowski, 41 (sources: various news articles and press releases, 1/1/07 - 1/1/08).
 

Microstamping introduced in Connecticut - Senate Bill 607

This past session, CAGV proposed legislation that would require microstamping on handguns sold at retail in Connecticut after January 1, 2010. This legislation piggybacks on a similar bill that passed in California last October. Click here to read about the CA bill.

CAGV the West Hartford Police Department hosted a microstamping demonstration on March 3, 2008. Attending were Judiciary Committee co-chairs Senator Andrew McDonald (D-Stamford) and Rep. Michael Lawlor (D-East Haven), and Rep. Bob Godfrey (D-Danbury), along with press representatives from major media outlets across the state.

Presenters included Todd Lizotte, co-inventor of the technology, and Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and a leader in the effort to get this legislation passed in California.

Click here to watch the report by WTNH Channel 8.

The bill had good support in the Judiciary Committee, but due to the short timetable, was not taken up for a vote. CAGV will re-introduce the proposal next year.

Read Public hearing testimony from CAGV, CT Police Chiefs Association, and Capt. Peter Reichard of the New Haven Police Department.

Read Josh Horwitz's report on microstamping.

 
 

Some recent stories involving criminal use of rifles and shotguns:

  • 6/24/08 - Norwich man used shotgun in weekend robbery, police say Norwich- A Norwich man who police said wielded a shotgun during a robbery at his own apartment Saturday faces multiple felony charges. Read more.

  • 6/9/08 - Hartford Police Seize Firearm, Arrest Two
    Hartford - Police arrested two occupants in a white van on Park Street in Hartford early this morning and seized an assault rifle after receiving reports of gunshots in the area, police said. Read more.

  • 6/5/08 - Man Charged In Windsor Locks Home Invasion
    Windsor Locks- Police on Wednesday charged a Suffield man in connection with an early morning burglary and shooting on Maple Avenue. Read more.

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Supreme Court Rules on DC Gun Ban

On June 26, in a decision contrary to all previous Supreme Court interpretations of the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court ruled that the amendment gives individual the right to own firearms. Previously the amendment had been read to grant the right only when associated with the effectiveness of a "well-regulated militia." Click here to read the CAGV Press Release.

Read the press release of Rep. Michael Lawlor, CT House Co-chair of the Judiciary committee and a long-time leader on gun safety legislation.

Read CT coverage of the decision:

Learn more:

Brady Campaign to Stop Gun Violence

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Dennis Henigan (center), Director of the Brady Center Legal Action Project, spoke about the Heller case at a recent CAGV event. With him are (l-r) Rep. William Tong and Gerald Fox of Stamford, CAGV Development Chair Sue McCalley, and CAGV Co-executive Directors Lisa Labella and Ron Pinciaro.

  
  • Click here to learn about the Red Flag campaign, sponsored by the CAGV Education Fund.
  • Click here to view Gun Facts.
 
 
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